3.21 Moving Westward – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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#1. How many British immigrants came to Canada during the economic boom of the 1890s to early 1900s?

2 million

1 million

Over 3 million

500,000

#2. How many Polish immigrants move to the West during the economic boom of the 1890s and early 1900s?

115,000

Over a million

170,000

500,000

#3. Who helped develop the thriving agriculture sector in the West prior to the start of World War I in 1914?

British

European immigrants (Ukrainians, Poles, Germans, French, Norwegians, and Swedes)

French

Americans

#4. The period between 1890s and early 1900s (before World War I) was a period of economic boom in Canada.

True

False

#5. What made the westward immigration of thousands of Europeans possible during the economic boom of the 1890s and early 1900s?

The railways

Thawing of snow in Western Canada

Establishment of a responsible government

Industrialization

#6. How many Ukrainians immigrated to the West during the economic boom of the 1890s and early 1900s?

Over a million

170,000

115,000

500,000

#7. What led to the economic boom in Canada between 1890s and early 1900s?

Canadian stock market was established

The Beaver pelts from Canada started fetching high prices in Europe

Canada grew and became more industrialized

Canada started importing goods from Europe

#8. Which European communities immigrated to western Canada during the economic boom of the 1890s and early 1900s?

Norwegians and Swedes

Ukrainians, Poles, Germans, French, Norwegians, and Swedes

Ukrainians and Poles

Germans and French

#9. Who was the first French-Canadian Prime Minister of Canada?

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

Sir Etienne-Paschal Taché

Sir Wilfred Laurier

#10. How many American immigrants came to Canada during the economic boom of the 1890s and early 1900s?

2 million

500,000

1 million

Over 3 million

#11. Which Prime Minister encouraged westward immigration in Canada during the economic boom of the 1890s and early 1900s?

Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

Sir Etienne-Paschal Taché

Sir John A. Macdonald

Sir Wilfred Laurier

#12. Whose portrait is on the $5 bill?

Sir John A. MacDonald

Sir Wilfred Laurier

Queen Victoria

Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine