Weatern Settlement Of Canads Flashcards
1872
Honestead act or dominion lands act to get more white Europeans to settle in Canada by giving them 160 acres
5 requirements to get 160 acres
- Male over 21
- Pay $10 administration fee
- Live in land for at least 3 years
- Cultivate at least 30 acres
- Built perms any dwellings
Until 1896 almost all Canadian settlers were from?
Britain France and USA
Who was the minister of anterior
Clifford siffton
What did Clifford siffton do
Brought in more settlers to Canada from Eastern Europe so the prairie lands would be filled an the Americans wouldn’t take over
Selective immigration
To restrict who is allowed in a country
What drew people to Canada
They were promised they wouldn’t be drafted into the army, live close together, speak own language and keep religion
Assimilation
Cultural absorption of a minority group into a larger group
With Clifford sifton how many settlers came to Canada
Over 2 million
Imperialism
The belief that it is ok that a more powerful country take economic control of a smaller country
Nationalism
The belief that ones country is superior to all others
Prejudice
Making pre judgements about others
Discrimination
Actions of prejudice, treating someone differently or unfairly because of their race, religion etc
Settler
Someone who comes to live in a new country that is not their own
Culture
How people live their lives clothing , food
Racism
Type of discrimination because of a persons race or colour
Stereotype
An idea that all people of a certain place act the same
Assimilate
To change to fit better in a new place
Multicultural
Containing many cultures
Multiculturalism
In Canada the idea that ethic groups can be part of a Canadian society
Homestead
A farm lot
Head tax
The amount of money people from China had to pay to come to Canada
Internment. Camps
Prisons or work camps where civilians are sent in times of war
Metis
Children with aboriginal and European ancestry
