Post-Confederation Canada

Question 1

in canada during 1867 there was what type of political desire and fear of what

Answer 1

POLITICAL
-create a notice
FEAR
-U.S expansion

Question 2

What was the purpose of sir john a macdonalds national policy and what were the 3 themes that came from it

Answer 2

protect and grow manufacturing base in central Canada
-tariff
-railway
-western settlement

Question 3

what is a tariff

Answer 3

tax imposed by one country on the goods services imported from another country

Question 4

what is a tariff used for

Answer 4

to protect and foster industrial products in canada and shift the focus of trade from a north-south axis to an east-west axis

Question 5

the last spike of the transcontinental railway was driven by who and on what date

Answer 5

Donald Smith
Nov. 7th 1885

Question 6

what was one part of the motivation to build the transcontinental railway

Answer 6

the tariff
-being able to ship goods made in canada across canada

Question 7

what was the idea behind settling the west

Answer 7

encouraging immigration to the west of canada
-encourage settlers to come farm and cultivate in the west
-white folks

Question 8

how did settling the west in canada affect indigenous people

Answer 8

put them on reservationa nd contributed to their stavation

Question 9

what historic event helped settling the west of canada

Answer 9

railway

Question 10

between what years did more than 1 million people immigrate to west of canada

Answer 10

1896 to 1914

Question 11

what year was manitoba founded and under leadership in part by who

Answer 11

1870
louis riel

Question 12

by 1900 82% of canadian manufacturing took place in what 2 provinces

Answer 12

ontario and quebec

Question 13

what is industrialization

Answer 13

process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agrictulture to a reliance manufacturing

Question 14

between what years did the population of canada nearly doubled and where was most of this growth found and what happened at same time

Answer 14

1871-1911
-in urban areas as the share of workforce engaged in non-agricultural pursuits rose

Question 15

what is urbanization and a cause of it

Answer 15

population shift from rural to urban areas
-agricultural jobs hard in canada cause of winter and many job opportunities in the city encouraged migration

Question 16

what are 2 consequences of urbanization

Answer 16

may cities emerged in unstructured and unplanned ways in which cause them to become much more crowded than anyone anticipated
-no government supports
people try to convince others theres a need to reform

Question 17

what is out-migration

Answer 17

action of leaving one place to settle in another, especially within a country

Question 17

between what years was there a dramatic increase in immigration and why

Answer 17

1901-1914
-encouraged by government trying to give away land in the west
-also individuals own reasons

Question 17

more than what percentage of immigrants in canada between 1901-1914 came from europe and what were the top 3 places from

Answer 17

40%
-british isles
-ireland
-states
(english speaking and white: icelandic and ukranian)

Question 18

from what part of ukraine did most come from when coming to canada

Answer 18

western
-Galicia
-Bukovina

Question 19

what part of manitoba was withing an iclandic reserve

Answer 19

Gimli
-granted to icelandic settlers by the government of canada in 1875
-called “New Iceland”

Question 20

what place is home to the largest icelandic population outside of iceland

Answer 20

manitoba

Question 21

Winnipeg was the primary destination for most ukranians who immigrated to candaa during what

Answer 21

the first half of the 20th century

Question 22

Why did the government refuse to allow chinese women to immigrate to canada

Answer 22

just wanted the labour of the men
-no growing families

Question 23

what is the idea behind industrial space

Answer 23

conceptualization historians had after the effect not during the time
-cities growing rapidly, less space creating a value

Question 24

How big is an NHL hockey rink and why

Answer 24

200ft by 85
-cause htat was the size of the first one, it was the space they had available

Question 25

what is industrial time

Answer 25

the way time is calculated and measured in an industrial setting
-work time defined by clock (schedule giving to you) not tasks that need to be done

Question 26

in the 20th century, the women who belonged to a womens group were majority what

Answer 26

middle aged, middle class, english speack protestants

Question 27

the early 20th century was what type of era

Answer 27

of social reform activism

Question 28

the 1912 strike at toronto eaton clothing factory was because of what

Answer 28

-frail children during busy seasons work from 8am to 9pm
-skilled working women connected with the firm work during the slack season make very little money
-girls forced to take homework to do at night