industrialization in canada Flashcards

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what is industrialization?

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Industrialization is a progressive transformation of an economic system from rudimentary productive methods to more complex manufacturing processes. It is a systematic change that aims to reshape the productive forces of a given country.

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what did industrialization transform?

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how goods were produced

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3
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what did workers operating Machines replace?

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craft people

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4
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what did factories replace?

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workshops

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5
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what was industrialization stimulated by?

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pop growth, reciprocity treaty with USA, development of domestic market

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how did mechanization help?

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made it better because it produced more goods at a faster pace

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7
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what do crafts people do?

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work with simple tools and perform each task. they were slow

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8
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what did the businessmen invest in?

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sectors that responded to the needs of a fast growing pop

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what were the different sectors?

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food (milk, butter, cheese), leather, iron and steel

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10
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what is industrial capitalism?

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businessmen make money because they sell the stuff that the workers make. they then invest that money into buying factories and machines

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11
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the development of transportation networks were closely tied to what?

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industrialization

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12
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maritime and rail transportation were essential to what?

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moving raw material and manufactured goods from factories to Canadian foreign markets

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13
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in the 1st half of the 19th century, what was the most efficient way to transport goods?

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canals

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14
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growth of port activity lead to the widening of what?

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of the canal because larger ships needed to pass

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what were the advantages of the rail network?

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first access to raw materials, shipping of manufactured goods, year round transportation, colonization of new territories,

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16
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how did the railway help the economy?

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helped transport goods quicker and it wad easier

17
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what was the railway like before 1867?

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there was the grand trunk railway and many lines

18
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by the 1870s what did the grand trunk railway link?

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Maritimes and united canada

19
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when did the intercolonial railway open?

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July 1st 1867

20
Q

which industry continued to grow?

A

the forestry industry

21
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what helped the forestry industry grow?

A

mechanization and expansion of the railway

22
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what helped the growth of the lumber industry?

A

development of cities in the USA. because of the reciprocity treaty, people didn’t have to pay taxes

23
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how was paper made?

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wood was grounded into machines and treated with a chemical product. it was mixed to form a paste which was pulp and the pulp was made into paper why being washed, pressed and dried

24
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why did farmers want to diversify their crops?

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because there were more needs lof the pop and they kept needing to diversify

25
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how did the farms become more modern?

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through mechanization, crop diversification, dairy production

26
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why was dairy production good?

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it required little workers, weather didn’t affect it and it made many products

27
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what became the leading agricultural sector?

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dairy industry