National Policy Flashcards
What are the 3 prongs of the national policy
Transportation
Immigration
Economy
What did we want for tranportation
We wanted a railway for Canada to go across the continent
What did we want for Immigration
We wanted people to come from other countries to populate Canada
What did we want for Economy
We wanted to make the economy strong
Why did the government of Canada want to build a transcontinental railway
- To bring B.C into confederation
2. Keep Americans out of the west
Why did they pick the southern route for the railway
- Flat land (cheaper)
- Coal deposits fuels the train
- Close to the border, take instead of American train
- Already owned most of the land
- Immigrants would’ve found better jobs for farming areas
Explain where the southern and northern route took you in the railway
Southern: From Québec through the bottom of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C
Northern: Through the bottom of Quebec and Manitoba and gradually moves up through Alberta and Saskatchewan getting to the mountains in B.C
How did the Canadians government negotiate with the First Nations
They promised them farming tools and signed a treaty but never got the stuff to this day
They didn’t even want farming tools they hunted
What were some challenges of building the railway in B.C
people would build in different areas that don’t connect
Build along steep canyons and dark tunnels
Workers died in rock slides, falls and explosions
What challenges did workers face in the prairies building the railway
Workers would lay out 10km day and night
Also built along rivers
Supplies would be brought and placed on newly laid track
What challenges did Northern Ontario face when building the railway
They would work in the mud
Track would fall in the mud
Blast through the rock of the Canadian Shield (rocky area is the Candiac shield)
Filled soggy muskeg
Why were Chinese workers unprepared for the work they arrived to do
They were unprepared for the harsh winters
They didn’t know much about Canada coming from China
Who mainly worked to build the transcontinental railway
Chinese workers
The CPR
Why do you think Chinese workers would put themselves in danger
Fill in pls
What did Laurier do to attract immigrants and what did he want
He wanted farmers to come so he offered two things
1. Make two railways going both ways so easier travel
Special treatment if you come to Canada
What was discriminatory about Siftons immigration policies
He wanted people who spoke English and not people who spoke French
So, then there was barely any Francophones in Canada and more anglophones
Before they were even
Push factor and examples to come to Canada
Pushes you to leave somewhere
- Unhappy life
- Wars
- Shortage of food
Pull factor and examples to come to Canada
Pulling you to come somewhere
- Better transport
- Better living conditions
- Family links
Where did most immigrants come from
The British empire
What are ways the Eastern Europeans influenced Canada
Wheat farms Schools Towns Climate Social services Other industries
Who were the British Home Children
Came from Britian
Between 1869-1948
Britain was suffering and Marie Rye didn’t want this for kids
150k came to Canada
People thought they were orphans but just didn’t have enough money
6 months to 18 years old
What are the aims of the immigration act
- Attract skilled and educated workers
- Reunite families
- Fleeing persecution (refugees)
- Allow new immigrants to become citizens
How did the immigration act effect people
Asians had about 50% of the population
The rest of the 50% of the population is made of 5 groups of different people
Asian have big families attracting more of them
What does the official languages act guarantee
- Bilingualism in the government
2. Opportunities to be bilingual
What is the Chinese head tax
Have to pay 50 dollars= 1300 to immigrate
Increased to 500 dollars = 13 000 to immigrate
Chinese exclusion act banned them
Removed in 1947 because of pressure from the world
