🟡| Unit 3 - Canada

Question 1

Points

6

Answer 1

• John A McDonald - Prime Minister
• George Stephen & Sandford Fleming - Pacific Railroad
• William Jack - University Curriculum
• James McGill - McGill University
• Highlands - Farming Techniques
• Hudson Bay Company - Fur Trade

Question 2

Prime Minister

Answer 2

• John A McDonald was the first Prime Minister of Canada and during his 18 years of service he pioneered ensuring Canadian independence from the USA.
• This impacted Canada because McDonald was instrumental in developing Canadian politics, and their independence from the USA would help build the country’s identity, overall making Canada a more refined country.

Question 3

Pacific Railroad

Answer 3

• George Stephen, a Scottish financer at the bank of Montreal, financed the Canadian Pacific Railroad, and the main engineer of this product was Scot Sandford Fleming.
• This impacted Canada because the railway spanned 3700 miles and connected areas of Canada that had previously been cut off from each other.

Question 4

University Curriculum

Answer 4

• Scottish Immigrants, like William Jack, brought over the practical subjects taught in Scottish universities to the Canadian education system.
• This impacted Canada because the education curriculum was broadened which increased Canadian’s opportunities.

Question 5

McGill University

Answer 5

• McGill university was founded in 1821 with money from the estate of James McGill, a merchant and politician who had emigrated from Glasgow.
• This impacted Canada because more education institutes allowed for more Canadians to receive further education and experience what had been brought over from Scotland’s curriculum.

Question 6

Farming Techniques

Answer 6

• Scots, particularly from the Highlands, brought over new farming techniques which they had learnt in Scotland due to coming from farming families.
• This impacted Canada because these techniques had positive effects on farming, such as crop rotation helping to improve and increase crop yield.

Question 7

Fur Trade

Answer 7

• The Hudson Bay Company, whose trading posts stretched for thousands of miles, hired many Scots from Orkney due to their experience and skill in trapping animals.
• This impacted Canada because the fur trade within this company could not have succeeded without the experience of Scots, so they could profit and bring new material to Canadians.