British North America Flashcards
Vast distances and difficult terrain
First nations originally showed Europeans the routes from place to place
Climate extremes
Climate affected how communities developed. the hotter the climate the better The economy.
People of British North America
mostly British
Canada East: French
Canada west /Maritimes :British
Prairies: First Nations/ Metis
Canada west industrialization
Largest industry was textiles. They made curtains, clothing and tablecloth’s and other household items
First Nations
Fur trading was declined and British had one their fight against America they were no longer needed.
The Maritimes industrialization
Logging and ship building
The west industrialization
Least populated and industrialized. They would trap and slaughter animals which did not require industrial methods.
Canada East industrialization
Saint Lawrence river supplied water and boilers were built to convert water into steam which ran pumps, drills and other equipment.
Life in British North America
Woman didn’t domestic chores.
Men did outside tasks.
Girls had too milk cows cook garden milk cows care for others by age of five.
Boys feed livestock got wood harvest crops.
Kids did not go to school
Entertainment equals Reading newspaper, visiting family, attending church
Underground Railroad
30,000 American slaves escape to Canada West and Nova Scotia
The great migration
People migrated from what Europe to Canada because of poverty and food shortages.
Social characteristics
Candace East equals French, Roman Catholic
Canada West equals English and protestant
Some Africans in Nova Scotia and southern Canada
Distinct class divisions
Government
Crown appoints executive Council and legislative Council
Executive Council responsible to legislative assembly
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Canada Canada east members
West members
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Voters Voters
Census
An official count of population including information such as occupation, gender, age, religion, and ethnic origin.
Crown
Symbolic term referring to the monarchy of a country.
