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Jan 1, 1500
The fur trade started
-The fur trade began because of a demand for fur in Europe . -
Jan 1, 1500
first trader in canada
- Samueul de Champlain was one of the first french traders in Canada, he and other traders got the furs from the aboriginals and white trappers.
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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
fur trade
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Problems of the fur trade
-in the 1700's the French and English traders fought over the regions leading to the French and Indian war in 1754.
-aboriginal communities died because of a diesease called small poxs brought in by the Europeons in the blankets and other items they traded. -
Outcome of the fur trade
-aboriginals in Canada died while Europeans got new coats and hats
-the British won the war in 1763 claiming Frances land
-after the fur trade the Hudson Bay Company turned into one of the biggest stores in Canada. -
The beginning of the railroad
-the railroad was built because of a demand for transporting goods and people across the country .
-the first public railway was in Quebec in 1836.
-the first train to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific was in June of 1886 -
Physical impact of the fur trade
-the killing of millions of animals almost lead to near extinction of mink, wolf, otter, beaver, fox and marten in Canada -
Physical impact of the railroad
-opening the west to future settlers and industry
-many trees were cut down and sadly lots of animals were run over on the tracks. -
Problems in the railroad
-in april of 1886 there was a flood that stop the building of lots of stations
-on June 29 1864 a train crashed killing lots of people -
beggining of the Gold Rush
-gold was sent to San Francisco by the Governor of Vancouver James Douglas. An american group of prospecters heard about it and rushed to the North -
Famous people of the gold rush
Billy Barker-found one of the biggest strikes in the Caribou making him one of the most well known people in the gold rush. -
The Cons of the gold rush
-the Aboriginal people thought the prospecters were taking their rescources away -
Enviromental Impact of the Gold Rush
- gold pannimg hurt the salmon population in B.C
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outcome of the gold rush
-the gold rush was the base of the government of B.C -
British North American Act
This was the act that gave the government of Canada more power over the country that was once controled fully by Great Britian. -
Ontario became a province
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Quebec became a province
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Nova Scotia became a province
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British Columbia became a province
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North West Territories became a province
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Manitoba became a province
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Prince Edward Island became a province
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Important people in the railway
-Sir John Alexander Macdonald Canadas first prime minister, had a dream about a railway from coast to coast. -
Yukon became a territory
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Outcome of the railway
-the railroad built Canadas economy, created jobs and made people able to go to other citys and provinces, connecting the country -
Alberta became a province
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Saskatchewan became a province
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Newfoundland became a province
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The Constitution Act of 1982
This act gave the country full independence from Great Britian. The Constitution of Canada is comprised of 7 parts. The first part is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It is important to have a Constitution because it outlines the basic rules and laws of the government , making the expectations clear for all citizens. -
Nunavut became a province
