Post-Confederation Canada Flashcards
in canada during 1867 there was what type of political desire and fear of what
POLITICAL
-create a notice
FEAR
-U.S expansion
What was the purpose of sir john a macdonalds national policy and what were the 3 themes that came from it
protect and grow manufacturing base in central Canada
-tariff
-railway
-western settlement
what is a tariff
tax imposed by one country on the goods services imported from another country
what is a tariff used for
to protect and foster industrial products in canada and shift the focus of trade from a north-south axis to an east-west axis
the last spike of the transcontinental railway was driven by who and on what date
Donald Smith
Nov. 7th 1885
what was one part of the motivation to build the transcontinental railway
the tariff
-being able to ship goods made in canada across canada
what was the idea behind settling the west
encouraging immigration to the west of canada
-encourage settlers to come farm and cultivate in the west
-white folks
how did settling the west in canada affect indigenous people
put them on reservationa nd contributed to their stavation
what historic event helped settling the west of canada
railway
between what years did more than 1 million people immigrate to west of canada
1896 to 1914
what year was manitoba founded and under leadership in part by who
1870
louis riel
by 1900 82% of canadian manufacturing took place in what 2 provinces
ontario and quebec
what is industrialization
process of transforming the economy of a nation or region from a focus on agrictulture to a reliance manufacturing
between what years did the population of canada nearly doubled and where was most of this growth found and what happened at same time
1871-1911
-in urban areas as the share of workforce engaged in non-agricultural pursuits rose
what is urbanization and a cause of it
population shift from rural to urban areas
-agricultural jobs hard in canada cause of winter and many job opportunities in the city encouraged migration
what are 2 consequences of urbanization
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
what is out-migration
action of leaving one place to settle in another, especially within a country
between what years was there a dramatic increase in immigration and why
1901-1914
-encouraged by government trying to give away land in the west
-also individuals own reasons
more than what percentage of immigrants in canada between 1901-1914 came from europe and what were the top 3 places from
40%
-british isles
-ireland
-states
(english speaking and white: icelandic and ukranian)
from what part of ukraine did most come from when coming to canada
western
-Galicia
-Bukovina
what part of manitoba was withing an iclandic reserve
Gimli
-granted to icelandic settlers by the government of canada in 1875
-called “New Iceland”
what place is home to the largest icelandic population outside of iceland
manitoba
Winnipeg was the primary destination for most ukranians who immigrated to candaa during what
the first half of the 20th century
Why did the government refuse to allow chinese women to immigrate to canada
just wanted the labour of the men
-no growing families
what is the idea behind industrial space
conceptualization historians had after the effect not during the time
-cities growing rapidly, less space creating a value
How big is an NHL hockey rink and why
200ft by 85
-cause htat was the size of the first one, it was the space they had available
what is industrial time
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
in the 20th century, the women who belonged to a womens group were majority what
middle aged, middle class, english speack protestants
the early 20th century was what type of era
of social reform activism
the 1912 strike at toronto eaton clothing factory was because of what
-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
