People Flashcards
Who was lord Selkirk?
Aristocrat from Scotland > wanted to help scots who were kicked out of farm lands
• invested in HBC
• gave farmers land in red river which made métis angry
•Selkirk settlement: settlement in snag is now southern Manitoba
Who was Wilfred Laurier?
French Canadian prime minister. Made the Manitoba school question, attracted thousands to prairie region in Canada ( last best west)
Who is sir JAM?
One of the architects of Canadian confederation
Wanted to create country from coast to coast
CPR railway > killed lots of people
Thought métis were noble savages
Helped by Hugh Allen for his re-election > forced to resign
Who was Georges etienne cartier?
Focused on protection of French Canadian rights and culture
Support of Catholic Church
Wealthy man who invested in railways
Part of lower Canada rebellion
• one of the fathers of confederation who brought quebecers in
Who was George brown?
He wrote the newspaper called the globe
Wanted more democracy and
Disliked French and Catholics
Who was Louis riel?
Leader for métis, wanted to protect them and give them equal rights
Went against country to help métis
Executed for treason
Who was William Van Horne?
General manager for railway
He was a fast efficient worker
railway got really expensive > cut down expenses by hiring Chinese workers
Clifford sifton?
He set recruit programs to encourage immigrants to come to prairies
• made open door policy > allowed anyone to immigrate to Canada
Who was William Lyon Mackenzie?
Replaced gourlay as radical reformer
Wrote the colonial advocate and criticized about gov and family compact
Later elected to legislative assembly in 1828
Who was lord Durham?
English reformer Anti-French DURHAM REPORT: Brought the 2 Canada's together Forced French to assimilate to English Canada Wanted responsible gov ACT OF UNION: All docs were written in English
