Chapter 9

Inquiry Questions – How did Canada secure the West and prepare for a massive influx of

immigrants?

Expanding West

Inquiry Question: How did Canada secure the West and prepare for a massive influx of immigrants?Key words DefinitionsWest In this chapter we are looking at people moving into western Canada (southern

Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia).Immigrants These are people from outside of Canada who move here.Influx The arrival of a large number of people.

1. Explain the role of each of the following on the opening of the West:

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The Northwest Mounted Police(p 198 – 201)

What problems in the West caused the government to create the NWMP?

What jobs did the NWMP perform in the West?

The Railway(p 202 – 203)

To use the land effectively, what three things did Canada need to do?•

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Why was the southern route chosen?

Farming(p 207 – 210)

What challenges did newcomers to the prairies face?

Where did many of the newcomers come from?Mennonites:Farmers from Russia who had a unique religion

Economic Policy(p 212 – 213)

Reasons for tariffs Reasons against tariffs

Tariff:A tax placed on goods coming into a country.

The Chinese(p 204)

Why were Chinese brought in to work on the railway?

Describe what their work conditions were like.

2. What do you think are the PROS (good things) and CONS (bad things) of the railway from the perspective of each of the following groups?

PROS CONS

First Nations

Settlers

Industry

Targeted Self Assessment

Can You ResponseDescribe the role of the NWMP in opening the West?

YesNo

Describe how building the railway affected growth in the West?

YesNo

Describe how farming affected growth in the West

YesNo

Describe how the National Policy caused economic growth.

YesNo

Review: Let’s go back and do a quick review of the things that caused in the Western growth.

The main events that caused growth were:

1. NWMP – they made sure the West was settled peacefully.2. The Railway – building the railway allowed people to easily move to the prairies, ship their goods

to people in Ontario and Quebec and to get goods sent to them.3. Farming – the government divided up the land and encouraged immigrants to settle the prairies4. National Policy – tariffs were put on imported goods (goods from other counties) so that

Canadian products would be cheaper for consumers (people buying the products).

Cartography – map makingUse page 195 and 203 in your textbook (and an atlas if necessary) to label the following on the map:

Lightly shade in:• Rocky Mountains • Prairies • Canadian Shield

Create a symbol to show where the following resources are found:• fish • forests • mining • agriculture (farming)

Put a dot and label the following towns and cities:• Vancouver • Kamloops • Calgary • Edmonton• Moose Jaw • Regina • Battleford • Selkirk• Rat Portage • Fort William • Lake Nipissing

Use two different lines to show:• Proposed CPR route • Actually CPR route

Also, all maps require a:• a legend • compass rose • title • colour

Map making skills:Make sure you know the purpose for a map:• make sure there is a title• look at the legend to see what information is important.

Map making skills:Make sure you know the purpose for a map:• make sure there is a title• look at the legend to see what information is important.

Interpreting MapsBuilding the Railway

Use the map and pages 195 and 203 to answer the following questions:

1. What resources would have attracted newcomers to the West in the 1800s?

2. OF the four resource industries (farming, fish, mining, forestry), which would be most helped by the building of the railway? Explain why.

3. Imagine you were going to select a place to farm. What geographic features would you look for when selecting your ideal farm site? Explain why these features are important.

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4. Through what part of Canada would it have been the hardest to build the railway? Why?

5. As you can see, the proposed route was more northerly. However, the actual railway was built farther south. Why do you think the southern route was chosen

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6. Towns sprung along the railway route. Towns located far away from the railway either failed to grow very large or faded away. Why do you think this happened?

Wrapping things up - create a cause and effect chart to show the impact of the railway on Canada’s West.

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Chapter 9 Creative Project

Individually or with a partner you may create a diorama of a historical moment in Canada’s western. A diorama is a miniature recreation of a scene from a moment in history (or a scene from a book or story). It captures the moment in a 3D format that gives the observer a “bird’s eye view”.

Choose your scene from something you’ve learned in the chapter, or you can choose from the suggestions below.

On a recipe card attached to the top of your box write a description of your scene and tell why it was significant in helping to open the West to immigrants

Some suggestions:

The building of the railway The North West Mounted Police Farming The role of First Nations

Some things you will need:

A shoebox Materials for the background, figures, objects

4 Excellent 3 Good 2 Basic 1 Not meeting

Knowledge and Understanding

• the significance of the event is clearly related to opening the west through a rich and logical narrative.

• the significance of the event is related to opening the west through a strong narrative but may lack a few important detail.

• narrative is basic with some connection between the scene and description.• the significance lacks details.

• narrative is incomplete or makes no reference to significance or the significance of the event is confused

Communicate ideas in an informed and persuasive manner

• ideas in the diorama are communicated with creativity• a detailed explanation of how all item in the diorama are related to the scene and description is provided.• all requirements (background, foreground) are meticulously crafted

• most ideas are communicated in a creative and deliberate manner• a clear explanation of how are related to western expansion• all requirements (background, foreground) are included in a way that enhances the scene

• ideas are communicated with minimal creativity and lacking a clear purpose• some information is provided to explain how items are related to western expansion• all requirements (background, foreground) are included but some parts may not add to the scene

•  lacks creativity or is incomplete• insufficient evidence of ideas related to western expansion are communicated• missing essential components that are necessary for the scene to be accurate

Lasting UnderstandingState three things that are important to remember about Canadian history from this chapter:

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