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Loyalist Refugees
Refugee Loyalists There was a second major wave of immigration starting in the 1770's. These people were British citizens who had origonally settled in the Thirteen Colonies . These people however, were more loyal to the British Crown following the start of the American Revolution than the patriots who would go win the war. These new settlers are called Loyalists and are considered Canada's first political regugees. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution The American Revolution was a political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century where thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America. -
The French Revolution
The French Revolution During the revolution, many people in France wanted to get away from all the fighting so they fled their country and came to canada to take refuge. -
Constitutional Act
Constitutional ActIt reformed the government of the province of Quebec to accommodate 10,000 English-speaking settlers, who were known as the United Empire Loyalists, who had arrived from the United States after the American Revolution -
War of 1812
War of 1812The war of 1812 was a military conflict between Great Britain and the United States. As a colony of Great Britain, Canada was swept up in the War of 1812 and was invaded a number of times by the Americans. -
Irish People Immigrate to Canada
Irish ImmigrantsIn the 1840s, Irish peasants came to Canada in vast numbers to escape a famine that swept Ireland -
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Immigration from Underground Railroad
Underground RailraodIn the 1850s and 1860s, British North America became a popular refuge for slaves fleeing the horrors of plantation life in the American South. In all 30,000 slaves fled to Canada, many with the help of the underground railroad - a secret network of free blacks and white sympathizers who helped runaways -
Louis Riel Establishment
Louis RielRiel appears before the Council of Assiniboia and declares the National Committee will block entry of any governor unless union with Canada is based on negotiation with the Métis and the population in general. -
Chinese Immigration
Chinese Immigration By 1880, there were 300 000 Chinese immigrants in Canada. These immigrants first started coming in 1820, but the wave was at its peak in 1880. -
Chinese Head Tax
Chinese Head TaxThe Chinese head tax was a fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada. The head tax was first levied after the Canadian parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 and was meant to discourage Chinese people from entering Canada after the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway -
The First Ukrainian Immigrants
Ukrainian ImmigrantsThe first wave of Ukrainian immigration to Canada began with Iwan (Ivan) Pylypow and Wasyl (Vasyl') Eleniak, who arrived in 1891, and brought several families to settle in 1892 -
Chinese Head Tax Goes Up in Price
Chinese Head Tax IncreaseThe Head Tax was increased to $100 in 1900. Because of this price, it started to discourage Chinese people from coming into Canada. This was very hard for some people because they simply did not have the money. -
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Immigration to Canada
Canadian ImmigrationMany countries were immigrating to Canada in the early 1900's. The total number of immigrant s during this time frame was 3,393,295 people. -
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Western American Immigrants
Western American ImmigrationBetween 1901 and 1914, over 750,000 immigrants entered Canada from the United States. While many were returning Canadians, about one–third were newcomers of European extraction—Germans, Hungarians, Norwegians, Swedes, and Icelanders—who had originally settled in the American West. -
Chinese Head Tax Increases Again
Chinese Head Tax Increase AgainThe head tax increased to $500 in 1903. $500 was equivalent to two years wages of a Chinese labour at the time. Meanwhile, Chinese were denied Canadian citizenship. In all, the Federal Government collected $23 million from the Chinese through the Head Tax.
