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Fugitive Slave Act
The fugitive slave act was passed in 1793 and 1850 to promise the return of slaves if they were found escaping their slave master and they were found in another state. The cause of this act to be passed was to ensure that salves would be returned to America if they escaped to Canada. This act also came with an incentive, which was money, so it increased the chances of them being caught even more. -
Reciprocity Treaty
An agreement between the British and the USA for trade with few or no tariffs. This included British colonies such as the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia among others. The economy of Canda was stagnating and Britain needed a way to get it back on its feet. British-American relations weren't the best as one can imagine due to it being a former colony. Back to Canada, multiple rebellions indicated the pro-independence sentiment and the Empire needed to placate it's a colony. -
Gradual Civilization Act
The requirements of indigenious to be able to read, write, and speak both English and French by the age of 21. The cause of this act was to make sure that the indigneous peoples had learned the knowledge and language of the Canadians so that they didn't stick out, and so they conformed to their view of society's standards. The indigenous peoples would have their own land given to them by the government, along with the right to vote. -
British North America Act of 1867
The BNA act was an act that was passed because the provinces of Canada, including New Brunswick and Nova Scotia wanted to join together, with the blessing of the United Kingdom. After this happened the would join together to make Canada. -
The Constituation
The Constitution was written in 1867. It was written to set the foundation for the Canadian government. It defines the power of the Canadians three government systems, the executive, legislative and judiciary systems. This gave power to the queen, a governmental system improvised of representitives, levels and houses and judges. This was one of key components to the foundation of Canada. This had a huge impact on Canadian history as this gave them permission to be independant to Britain. -
Manitoba Act
The creation of the province of Manitoba. The greatest single factor was Louis Riel and his large political influence and support of the Metis. The effects of the Manitoba act was to create Canada's fifth province at the time. After the Manitoba act, they promised the Metis that their religious land and other lands that were their property would be protected, but all else would now be the property of Canadian government. -
Dominion Lands Act
Any man over 18 or woman at the head of a household can claim a plot of land(160 acres) for only $10 as long as they agree to cultivate the land and build a permanent dwelling there. The prairies were great for cultivation and farming, but there weren't any pioneers willing to risk it so the Canadian government lowered the price drastically to the point where even a beggar could afford it with some saving. For comparison, the price for being within 20 miles was $2.50/Acre. -
The Immigration Act of 1875
This act was to stop people from being brought from their homelands without their consent for the purpose of labor or prostitution. The causes of this were to stop illegal immigration and slavery for untasteful services. The effects this had though, was to stop women from coming to the United States without having an apparent way to support themselves. This meant that many people were rejected from the borders of the United States. -
The Great Migration
Between 1914 and 1920 over 500,000 black southerners travelled up north fundamentally changing the social and political scene in Cleveland Detroit New york and Chicago this was called the great migration the black southerners faced a whole lot of social and economic problems that prompted the migration to the north the majority of black farmers lived in dire debt or poverty there condition worsened while an infestation of the boll weevil decimated crops -
War Measures Act of 1914
This act made sure that in the event of a war the "Cabinet" which was a party chosen by the curent prime minister had control over most of the things concerning wars and battle. This meant that they could overrule all other political parties. The cause of this act being made was to give the federal Cabinet power over everything concerning war. It was made as a precaution by the Canadian government in WW1. -
Military Service Act of 1916
The Military Service act was an act that made it so that the survivors of previous wars and battles had to be called back into action. This had caused a huge uproar throughout the civilians, but they couldn't defy the law. This act was passed during the last years of WW1. It was made after they had trouble recruiting soldiers for the war because of the massive body count that it had amassed. The effects of the act was to recruit the soldiers that survived to bring them back into war. -
James Fraklins death
james franklin was a ww1 soldier and was possibly the Canadian black soldier to die in battle and maybe the first to die in all of North America. He died by getting shot to death in ww2. The effects it had were that he fought during the battle of ancre heights as Canadian soldiers were approaching they couldn't hold there ground and the Germans took them over. -
The War Time Election Act of 1917
This act made it so that any female relatives that were related to the soldiers by blood were allowed to vote. This was a ploy to get Robert Borden more votes in the event of an election. The cause of this act being passed was because of taking away foreign votes and help Robert Borden gain votes in the 1917 election. This allowed women that were relatives of the overseas soldiers to have a vote concerning the problems of war. -
"Wartime Prices and Trade Board of 1939 "
This was made under the influence of the hand of the War Measures Act. The reason this group was made, was to ensure that Canada wouldn't have price inflation and to not waste resources in the second world war. "The cause of this act was under the War Measures Act and was to ensure that the times of inflation and other things that stemmed from the First World War, and they were afraid that might happen once again in the Second World War. -
the personal injuries act
provides a payment of temporary allowance and pensions to certain classes of people who may be injured. because the only insurance people could get for injuries was workman's compensation. It allowed many people who normally couldn't get insurance and opportunity to get help against serious injuries. It is now common practice to give people loans or insurance against injuries. -
Wartime Prices and Trade Board of 1939
This was made under the influence of the hand of the War Measures Act. The reason this group was made, was to ensure that Canada wouldn't have price inflation and to not waste resources in the second world war. "The cause of this act was under the War Measures Act and was to ensure that the times of inflation and other things that stemmed from the First World War, and they were afraid that might happen once again in the Second World War." -
The Indian Act
In 1946, Parliament established a Special Joint Committee on the Indian Act. Indigenous leaders, representing First Nations and political associations, were called to say anything they wanted to say or complain to the government. Indigenous conclusion was partitioned on obtaining the government vote, dreading loss of Indian status, loss of bargain rights and loss of exclusion from tax collection. After three years the Committee delivered a last report in 1948. -
Medgar Evers
"After returning home from World War II, veteran Medgar Evers decided to vote in a Mississippi election. But when he and some other black ex-servicemen attempted to vote, a white mob stopped them. 1848 a group of black men tried to vote but the white men physically blocked them from voting. The judge ruled they should be allowed to vote. The cause of him becoming a civile rights speaker was because he was wrongfully treated by a white mob when he was voting. -
Daylight Savings
This was the year that daylight savings were passed by law. The government did this because they wanted prisoners of war to have to work longer. Daylight Saving Time has been used in the U.S. and in many European countries since World War I. At that time, they tryed to conserve fuel needed to produce electricity, Germany and Austria took time by forelock, and began saving daylight at 11:00 p.m.
