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Laurier Boom years
There was much gold coming in from south africa going to london. It was used by rich industrialists to invest in British Territories such as Canada. B.C mining, lumber, and fishing became very profitable on the west coast. -
last best west
"Last Best West" was the phrase used to advertise the Canadian Praries to immigrants. The program was so succesful that little more than nine years later the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were formed out of enormous Northwest Terriotires of Canada -
Wilfred Laurier Becoming Prime Minister
He made attempts to define the role of french Canadians in the Federal State and also worked to define Canadas relations with Great Britan. Thanks to his many accoplishments he was nighted in 1987. -
life on the prairies
The people of this region were very hard working they did cultivation made milk products. When they first arrived they had a hard time there land was cheap and hostile many people died trying to tam the prairies. -
Second Boer War
The second Boer war was a long war that lasted for about three years from (1899-1902). It involved large numbers of british troops, it ended with the conversion of the Boer republic into a British Colony. -
Womens Movement
Womens suffrage happend during the laurier era, the man group of suffargists were middle-class women devoted to social reform. Before this happend only women who owned land could vote but by 1912 all women were aloud to vote. -
Life in the City
After the railway was completed the chinese workers could not afford to return home they set up communitys in Victoria and Vancouver. The government legalized discrimination against immigrants. -
Building a new railway
The new railway extended through the yellow head pass and down the north thompson River to Kamloops and then to Vancouver. -
Alaska Boundary Dispute
The Alaska Boundary Dispute was the dispute over the boundary of the Alaska PanHandle running south 54 degrees and 40' north on the coast of bc. Neverthless, the alaska settlement promoted better understanding between the US and Britain -
Alberta becoming a province
Alberta was first made apart of the north west territories in 1882, its population grew with the coming of the railroads and expansion of wheat farming. It was made into its own province in 1905. -
Saskatchewan becoming a province
Saskatchewan offically became a province on Sept.1,1905 , with the passing of the Saskatchewan Act. Its offical inauguration day was not till Sept.4,1905. -
Anti Asian Riots
The Riots began in Bellingham as a movment to drive Punjabi Sikhs out of the lumber industry, and white supremacist crowds marched to Vancouver City Hall to demand a white Canda. There was many social injustices during this time -
Naval Crisis
The debate over Canadas navy and how if the British were to control them during war then they would just be Brtitans ships. This small fleet was known as the "Tin Pot navy". -
Unions
Some of the major unions were Imperial Oil, Massey harris, and dunsmuir coal. Due to these busines many entrepreneurs were becoming quite wealthy in Victoria about 10% of workers were part of unions. -
borden becoming prime minister
Sir Robert Borden was a Canadian Lawyer and politican he served as the eighth Prim minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10,1920. He was also the third Nova Scotian to hold office. -
Nisga's Land Claim
This claim started with a native tribe getting angry over white settlement on there land. The cheif wanted larger reserves to live on and compensate for any land they might have surrenderd this debate lasted for 90 years and was concluded on August 4, 1998 -
immigration issues (chinese, komagata, maru)
The Komagata Maru was a japanese steam liner, that was charted by a affluent businessman Gurdit Singh, to bring indian immigrants to Canada. It began its Joruney in hong kong, sailed to Shagnhai, China, and then to Yokohama, Japan, and then to Vancouver Canada.
