UNIT 1: #1 Canada in 1900

Question 1

What were living conditions like in Canadian CITIES in 1900? Name 5 answers.

Answer 1

1) apartments
2) roads for cars and such
3) disease
4) stores, recreational/communal facilities (entertainment)
5) bad plumbing
6) poverty

Question 2

What were living conditions like in Canadian RURAL areas in 1900? Name 5 answers.

Answer 2

1) less communal buildings
2) smaller concentration of people
3) less disease
4) labour intensive jobs
5) large families

Question 3

How did living conditions differ from cities to rural areas in 1900? Name 3 relating to people, jobs/lifestyles, and housing.

Answer 3

1) there were less people in rural settings, therefore there was less disease.
2) Most people in rural areas worked labour intensive jobs, commonly farming. They had more children than those in the city because they needed the help/free labour on farms
3) very bad, often straw houses in rural areas compared to apartments in the cities

Question 4

What were the working conditions like in the city in 1900? Where did people work, what kinds of jobs did they have, and how were they treated?

Answer 4

1) factories
2) mines
3) no/little safety measures
4) no/little government guidelines/workers rights
5) unsanitary work environments

Question 5

What were the working conditions like in rural areas in 1900? Where did people work, what kinds of jobs did they have, and how were they treated?

Answer 5

1) labour intensive
2) family based
3) long hours, everyday

Question 6

What type of industries were in Canada? Try to name all, if not, name 3 with most significance.

Answer 6

1) mining
2) primary resources in places other than Toronto and Montreal
3) agriculture
4) textiles
5) food production/packaging

Question 7

How did people entertain themselves in RURAL areas?

Answer 7

children read since adults couldn’t, and preformed their talents.

Question 8

How did people entertain themselves in the CITY? Name 3.

Answer 8

1) “Movies”, moving pictures
2) plays
3) Opera
4) festivals