alex 7 gh unit 9 test Flashcards

1
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Natural resources

A

Part of nature that people can use

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2
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In 1869 Rupert land =?

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?= nwt

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3
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Began to mark the

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usa-canada border

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4
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The nwmp b/c

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Violence was common

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5
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Border was

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  • On the 49th parallel between Canada and USA
  • every 1.6 km they planted an iron post
  • every 5 km they planted a small mound of earth
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6
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Whoop up country was

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Cypress hill in Saskatchewan

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7
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problems

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Whiskey sellers

wolfers

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8
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Whiskey sellers

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usa ppl that want extra money -sell wiskey to fn ppl

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9
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wolfers

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Wanted wolves so poisoned dead dogs to catch wolves

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10
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ppl who need police force built was

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Jam

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11
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He made the

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nwmp

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12
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nwmp would

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  • Made USA aware that Canada owned the land
  • protect fn and other groups from American ppl whop R mean
  • help newcomers adjust
  • keep peace -fn and new setlers
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13
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A group of ? were near 2 trading posts in cypress hill

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?=Nakoda

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14
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massacre

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  • wolfers thought that they stole horses
  • nakoda camp was ambushed
  • 36 ppl were murdered
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15
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The great march west

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  • Police went 2 Manitoba for training
  • ox carts, horses, wagons w/ them
  • food ran low, horses dies, got lost
  • once they got there 2 forts were made-fort MacLeod ,fort Edmonton
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16
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Role of. The nwmp

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Make a life peace flu of ppl in Canada

  • enforce law
  • cleared out whisky traders
  • delivered mail
  • fought fires
  • helped farmers
  • fought in nw rebellion of 1885
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17
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Use the resources effectively in Canada nedded

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  • transportation
  • population
  • economy
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18
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National policy

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  • Transportation policy
  • immigration policy
  • economic policy
  • land policy
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19
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Transportation policy

A

Build a railway

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20
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Immigration policy

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Encourage farmers to move

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21
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Economic policy

A

Build a strong economy

22
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Transcontinental railway means

A

A railway going across the country

23
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y build railway

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  • get bc to join

- improve economy

24
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2 options

A

Northern route

Southern route

25
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southern route was chosen b/c

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  • flatter
  • less trees
  • coal along the way would provide fuel
  • closer to border
  • railway already owned most of the land
26
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Building the line

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  • Private company build it
  • mostly Chinese ppl working on it
  • 1 km of track cost 1/2 million dollars
27
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Chinese workers problems

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  • weather
  • housing
  • food
  • wage
28
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weather

A
  • Summer

- winter

29
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Summer

A
  • heat

- bugs

30
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winter

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  • cold
  • icy
  • snowy
31
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housing

A
  • lived in communal housing

- slept in hay- had fleas and rats

32
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food

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  • salt pork
  • beans
  • corned beef
  • tea
33
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wage

A

Very little and inexpensive for the investors

34
Q

The last spike

A

November 7,1885 Donald Smith drove the last spike at Craigellachie in British Columbia

35
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Land policy

A

Divide up land

36
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How it was divided

A
  • Divided into townships
  • Each township was divided into 36 square sections
  • Each section was divided into 4 quarter sections
  • 2 townships were for schools
  • some for hbc
  • some for cpr
37
Q

Dominion land act

A

Act making land more available

38
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Who could apply

A
  • any family
  • any male 21 or older
  • after 1882 women could apply too
39
Q

What would they get

A

1 homestead

-$10

40
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What they had to do

A
  • Live on it for 6 months
  • build a house
  • to start farming land
41
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When would they get there land

A

After 3 years

42
Q

y they gave up

A
  • poor

- weather

43
Q

poor

A
  • no seeds
  • no farm tools
  • no livestock
  • no building matterials
44
Q

weather

A
  • drought
  • pests
  • frost
  • hail
45
Q

Improve population

A
  • Newcomers from Ontario
  • Mennonites
  • Gimli
46
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Newcomers from Ontario

A
  • Early settlers from Ontario came
  • most moved to Manitoba
  • called new Ontario
47
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mennonites

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-a religious offshoot of Protestantism
They do not believe in violence or war
-in Russia the czar wanted them to fight - say no b/c against there religion
-Canada see and say come here b/c of religion freedom , and farming
Say yes
Big group were 7000

48
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gimli

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-Means paradise
-came from Iceland b/c of volcanoes
-called new Iceland
-freedom of religion and laws
-bad
Became Manitoba in 1881

49
Q

y bad for gimli

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  • floods
  • hunger
  • smallpox
50
Q

competition

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Between USA and Canada
-was cheaper in USA then Canada
So
-Canada made a tax on imported goods whitchg made Canada more cheap then usa

51
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Changes in nwt

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  • new immigrants were farming
  • grain was new best export
  • land was being taken care of
  • trade posts were popular
52
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fn and metis problems

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  • neglected by government
  • immigrants were mean
  • tried to change but can’t