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An Emerging identity at the west.
(1)When we speak about the characteristics of the people of a particular event, we are referring to demographics of the place. (2)Demographics include information such as the number of people who live in the town the ratio of female residents is another example.(3)By 1840, there were about 4000 Francophone's Metis in the region. They were mainly catholic, like their Canadian ancestors.(4)About 1000 other people lived near the red river. -
British Columbia joins confederation
(1)People came to BC for gold. (2)Prospectors trying to find gold stampeded into the region. (3)25,000 prospectors were everywhere trying to find fold.(4)This led to a lot of people coming into Canada which massively helped Canada to become what it is today. -
PEI joins Confederation
(1)At first PEI did not want to join the Confederation.(2)The people of PEI started rethinking about joining Canada after Canada offered to give them what they wanted.(3) If PEI joined the country, Canada promised to buy the land for them.(4)In 1871, the government decided to build a railway so more people could have jobs.(5) For farmers it would mean they could get their goods shipped easier. -
Red River Resistance
(1)The Red River Metis have been living at Rupert's land for over 100 years. (2)Rupert's land for them was essential for life because of the buffalo hunt.(3)But the European government thought it was a good place to send more European Colonists. (4)The Canadian government sent scientists to Rupert's land to see what the climate and soil was like.(5)When the scientists got back they said that Rupert's land was rich in natural resources and farm land. -
Building the Iron Road.
(1)In 1870, work began on the transcontinental railway.(2) By building the transcontinental railway Canada hoped that it would get BC to join the Confederation.(3)Tho it was a hard task they pulled it off because of the Chinese.(4) The Chinese had the hardest time because they had to work in the Mountains, they got $1.50 per day, it was $4.00 to rent a tent to sleep in, and a lot of them died because of diseases. -
The Creation of Manitoba
(1)Prime Minister John A. Macdonald wanted to find a solution that would seem to please all sides of the Red River crisis.(2)The Metis Provisional Government sent representatives to Ottawa with its bill of rights.(3)The prime minister recognized them as legal. He met with them and agreed to almost all the items on the list.(4)The Government passed the Manitoba Act, which created the province of Manitoba. -
Securing the Land
(1)The government cannot give land to the settlers until it knew exactly what land it had.(2)The 49th parallel was the border west of the Great Lakes.(3)In the early 1870's, with the help of Metis guides, American and British surveyors marked this boundary.(4)Their were illegal liquor traders that were very harsh and killed lots.(5) The government had to act fast to stop them so he created the NWMP (North West Mounted police).(6)Then shortly later they put a end to the illegal liquor traders. -
Second Métis Uprising.
(1)When Manitoba was created some of the land was set aside for the Metis.(2)All the family's were supposed to get a scrip giving them land, about 240 acres(97 hectares)(3)This system did not work well many Metis did not receive their land.(4)The newcomers showed no respect for the Metis way of life or identity.(5)The newcomers wanted to make a society so big that so many Anglophones to Manitoba that it would be a English-speaking place. -
Choosing a capital of Alberta
(1)When Alberta and Saskatchewan became provinces in 1905, they had a discussion on which city to make capital.(2)In Saskatchewan, Regina was the obvious choice because it was already capital of North West Territories.(3)The harder choice was in Alberta, it was either Calgary or Edmonton.(4)They both were the largest cities. They both were on the railway lines, and they were both important centers of business. -
Alberta becomes a province.
(1)With the growing population in the North West Territories, schools, roads, railways and other services were badly needed.(2)The people wanted their territory the become a province so they could collect taxes to pay for the things they needed.(3)The Alberta Act created the new province called Alberta.(4)The federal government controlled public lands and resources and paid the province but the province didn't receive title to their land for 25 years.
