Social History Flashcards
John Palliser’s
- He made a topographical delimitation of the boundary between British North America and the United States, from Lake Superior to the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
- The information contained in his survey was instrumental in the ending of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s ownership of Rupert’s Land (lands encompassing all tributaries to Hudson Bay) with the Deed of Surrender in 1869. While Palliser is credited with opening up a new era of settlement and development in the Canadian West, his warnings about the unsuitability to agricultural development of the area now known as Palliser’s Triangle went unheeded. Palliser reported that the region including what is now southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan, was too arid for farming. The area was nevertheless settled for farming, but was devastated in the Dust Bowl drought.
Rupert’s Land Act
1868
authorizing the transfer of Rupert’s Land from the control of the Hudson’s Bay Company to the Dominion of Canada.
Homestead Acts
The Homestead Acts were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain
Immigrant desirability
Preference to Northern Europeans
Eastern Europeans also acceptable
South Europeans less acceptable
Asian Jewish Black People less acceptable
When was the Fraser Valley Gold Rush?
1858
Chinese Immigration Act
1923
the Chinese Immigration Act was passed. It went into effect on July 1, 1923. The Act banned Chinese immigrants from entering Canada except those under the following titles:
Diplomat
Foreign student
Under Article 9 of the Act, “Special circumstance” granted by the Minister of Immigration (This is the class that former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson’s family fell under).
Merchant
Chinese Head Tax
1903 got to $500
Komagata Maru Incident
Komagata Maru sailed from British Hong Kong, via Shanghai, China, and Yokohama, Japan, to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1914, carrying 376 passengers from Punjab, British India. Of them, 24 were admitted to Canada, but the other 352 passengers were not allowed to disembark in Canada, and the ship was forced to return to India.[1] The passengers comprised 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus, all British subjects. This was one of several incidents in the early 20th century in which exclusion laws in Canada and the United States were used to exclude immigrants of Asian origin.
Men who married during the war and were returning home with their new bride
War Brides
MacDonald’s National Policy
Western Resettlement
Development of Transcontinental Railway
Protectionism
Protectionism
Concern over American Manufacturing hurting Canadian Manufacturing
Impact of New Population on Economy
High Tariffs
Grain Market issue
- disconnect between producer and seller
- Seller could sell grain for however much they wanted
- Incorrect weights
- Improper grading
- Inconvenient positions
- grading lacked precision
Elevator Scandal
Empire Elevator- Grossly under weighing crops
Port Arthur Terminal Elevator Company
Grain Market Issue Solution?
formed 1908, ended in 1928
Articles about news that concerned agricultural producers
Wheat Prices Worldwide
Provincial Ownership
The Siege of Ottawa
1910
Farm Leaders went to Ottawa angry about high tariffs and supported free trade