chapter 7

Question 1

Which two provinces join confederation in 1905

Answer 1

Alberta and Saskatchewan

Question 2

What problems did Canada face

Answer 2

Takeover by America
Independence from Britain
Fighting between French and English

Question 3

Who was Canada’s first French prime minister and what did he promise

Answer 3

Wilfred Laurier and he promised unity among French and English

Question 4

Who are imperialists

Answer 4

Supporters of the British Empire

Question 5

What were some things that allowed Canadians to hope for a better future

Answer 5

Inventions
Gold Rush
Immigrants

Question 6

For what two events did Britain rely on Canada

Answer 6

The South African War and Navy

Question 7

What was the South African War

Answer 7

It was also known as Boer War
Britain wanted to expand its colony in South Africa but the Boers called war on Britain
English Canadians wanted to send troops but the French did not

Question 8

What was Laurier’s compromise for the Boer War

Answer 8

He allowed and equipped 7300 volunteers to go fight

$3 million spent

Question 9

What was the issue with Navy and what was Laurier’s compromise

Answer 9

Britain wanted to expand their navy
The English Canadians wanted to contribute ships and money but the French wanted a Canadian navy
Laurier created the Naval Service Act

Question 10

What was the Naval Service Act

Answer 10

A Canadian navy which could be turned over to Britain in case of emergency

Question 11

What was the reciprocity agreement

Answer 11

Between USA and Canada

It reduced tax on American Goods

Question 12

How did the public respond to the Reciprocity agreement

Answer 12

Many people were against it such as business leaders, and nationalists due to things such as manifest destiny, Canadian resourcing staying in Canada and loss of railway traffic

Question 13

Why did Laurier lose election in 1911

Answer 13

He lost because people did not want the reciprocity agreement

Question 14

What was the Alaska Boundary Dispute

Answer 14

To get the gold in Yukon , Canadians had to go through American territory
A tribunal with 6 judges : 3 from USA , 2 Canada and 1 Britain
Britain voted for USA to get Alaska

Question 15

What are push factors

Answer 15

Factors that push people out of the country such as overpopulation , starvation and crop failure

Question 16

What are pull factors

Answer 16

Factors that attract people to a new country such as jobs , resources and a better life

Question 17

What problems did the immigrants face

Answer 17

Long cold winters
Mud houses on wooden frames 
Unskilled 
Little English 
Unsafe jobs 
Everyone worked so no education

Question 18

What were the 2 railways built in Laurier’s Era

Answer 18

Canadian Northern Railway and the Grand Trunk Railway

Question 19

How did World War 1 affect railways

Answer 19

It caused a lost in the numbers of immigrants and money

Question 20

What are the Canadian National Railways

Answer 20

All railways owned by Canadians except the CPR

Question 21

What problems did union workers face

Answer 21

Wanted their share
Could not strike otherwise would be replaced
Police and Militia arrested them
Favored the employers

Question 22

What is the continuous passage act

Answer 22

Immigrants had to come directly for their homeland without stopping
It was discrimination against Asians
Implemented by Frank Oliver

Ex : Komagata Maru

Question 23

What is the woman’s suffrage

Answer 23

The campaign for women’s right to vote

It was supported by women christian temperance union and national council of women of Canada

Question 24

What were women’s hardships

Answer 24

10 - 12 children 
Died during childbirth 
Rarely worked 
Low education
Job restrictions

Question 25

Lets talk about the Chinese Immigrants

Answer 25

Largest group of immigrants
Worked in coal mines and salmon canneries
They worked hard for low pay

Question 26

Who was Nellie McClung

Answer 26

A suffragist

Fought for women in Alberta

Question 27

What was the Royal Proclamation of 1763

Answer 27

It protected native peoples right to their land

Question 28

What was the biggest problem faced by the natives

Answer 28

Being forced to assimilate into the European Culture

Question 29

What is the Nisga’a land claim

Answer 29

It took 90 years to resolve
Treaty states 18 reserves , $200 million , 1930 km land
and entitled to all resources to land

Question 30

Who is Frank Calder

Answer 30

He was the nisga’a chief who got elected to the BC legislature

Question 31

What are site factors

Answer 31

the features of the land on which the settlement is built, such as its elevation and landforms.
Characteristics in the area such as resources , relief and gap towns and confluence towns

Question 32

What are situation factors

Answer 32

how a settlement is related to the surrounding are, including its relationship to other settlements and routes
Characteristics surrounding the area such as communication , water supply and fuel source

Question 33

What is a Gap town

Answer 33

A town located in a pass to an upland area so it benefits from being in the center of routes

Question 34

What is a confluence town

Answer 34

A town located where two rivers join