Chapter 10 Flashcards
(19 cards)
How many people first came to British Columbia?
Not many
After people came to British Columbia for farmland and the fur trade, why did others come?
Because of the goldrush
How was the goldrush discovered?
The first Nations first found it
What kind of numbers did the goldrush bring to British Columbia
25,000 people came to mine gold
What was the governor’s response to people coming to British Columbia for the goldrush
He created a police force, appointed judges, and issue licenses is to miners
What became of Victoria after the goldrush?
A thriving center for farms, businesses, and governments
What three things cause the colonies to nearly go bankrupt?
- The goldrush died,
- The for trade died,
- They spent most of the money on Cariboo Road,
- Not enough people to pay taxes
What was Britain’s solution to the colonies nearly going bankrupt?
They united Vancouver Island and British Columbia into one colony
Why was BC feeling pressured to make a decision about their future?
They were surrounded by large developing countries
What were BCs three choices to make a decision about their future
- Remain as a British colony,
- Become a province of Canada,
- Join the USA
Why didn’t PEI join confederation in 1867
They wanted money and more members of Parliament, but the other colonies did not meet their demand
What factors convinced the people of PEI to change their minds?
- Most Islanders had to rent their land,
- They wanted the government to pay for the railway,
- They were trying to make a trade deal with the US,
- Canada was worried the US secretly planned to take over the island
What things to Canada agree to PEI were to join confederation?
- Pay the islands debts
- pay the province an annual sum of money
- provide year round steamboat service between the island and mainland
- give PEI 6 MPs in the house commons
- take over the cost of building the island’s railway
- buy back land from absentee owners in Britain
When did PEI become the seventh province?
July 1, 1873
The Northwest Territories Act made______ the capital
Regina
What first true people to British Columbia?
The promise of fertile farmland and the fur trade
What was the controversy over schools in the provinces and how did Laurier decide on it?
The Anglophones wanted one school board that discluded the French, to allow with one hour of French instructions a day
What city was chosen chosen as the capital of Alberta?
Edmontonbecause they voted for Laurier
What year did Alberta and Saskatchewan join confederation?
1905
