Nov. 22, 2011 L.O.: Students will be able to explain the major changes to Upper and Lower Canada from 1815-1838. 1) Community Chat + Test Discussion 2) PPT Notes 3) Work Period 4) HW: Changes in UC/LC Worksheet; Read Pgs 1-3 Newspaper; Chapter 7 Vocab due. Nov 28
L.O.: Students will be able to explain the major changes to Upper and Lower Canada from 1815-1838. Community Chat + Test Discussion PPT Notes Work Period HW: Changes in UC/LC Worksheet; Read Pgs 1-3 Newspaper; Chapter 7 Vocab due. Nov 28. Nov. 22, 2011. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Nov. 22, 2011L.O.: Students will be able to explain the major changes to
Upper and Lower Canada from 1815-1838.
1) Community Chat + Test Discussion2) PPT Notes3) Work Period
4) HW: Changes in UC/LC Worksheet; Read Pgs 1-3 Newspaper; Chapter 7 Vocab due. Nov 28
• What important changes took place in Upper and Lower Canada from 1815 – 1838?
Changes To Upper and Lower Canada
Key Vocabulary• Canadian- – English speaking person living in Canada
• Canadien- – French speaking person living in Canada
• Immigrant– a person who leaves his/her country to live in another country
• Great Migration – 1815-1840 many immigrants from Great Britain moved to
Upper Canada• Timber– Wood that has been cut down; lumber
• Potash– Ash from burnt wood
• Mast– Pole on a ship that holds the sail
• Sawmill– Factory that cuts wood into smaller pieces
Upper and Lower Canada Changes
Following the War of 1812, both Upper and Lower Canada experienced population explosion (growth).
This occurred because of:LC - High birth rate among French-speaking
peopleUC experienced a wave of settlers from Great
Britain Increased the population from 70 000 to 430 000This was called: The Great Migration
The Great Migration1815-1850
Where Did All the People Come From and Why?
What was the Great Migration?
• New people to Canada because of bad conditions in Europe
• Economic changes in Europe led to huge increase in population– Many people were poor
• Idea was to send the poor people to Canada
Causes – Push & Pull• Scottish Highlanders
(Tenant Farmers)– Landlords replaced them
with sheep to supply new factories with wool
• English workers replaced by the Industrial Revolution (machines taking over the jobs of Artisans – skilled workers)
• Irish Potato Famine 1845-9– Crops destroyed by
disease– Irish left because of
poverty and hunger
Coffin Ships
• These new comers forced into ships; these ships used to transport timber; lasted from 20 days to 2 months
• Irish immigrants fell ill with cholera in filthy ships (steerage, overcrowded, no bathroom, no air, rats, bad food)
• In 1847, 17 000 of the 100 000 Irish died of sickness on the way ; by 1860 the majority of English-speaking were Irish
• Before arriving in Quebec City or Montreal, all ships had to stop first at a place called Grosse Isle, where sick passengers were removed from the ship and cared for – this was called quarantine
Images of Hope
D. Great Migration Recap • A great many people left their homes in Britain and other counties
of Europe. • Economic conditions in Britain and most of Europe were poor in
the years after 1815. • There was a great deal of unemployment, made worse by the
growing use of machines during the Industrial Revolution. • Many of the migrants leaving Britain and Europe from 1815 to
1850 came to Canada. • Sixty percent of these immigrants to Canada were British. This
made them the largest cultural group in Canada. • Several immigrant groups had established themselves in Atlantic
Canada by 1861. • The main groups were British, French, and German, but there
were also American Loyalists. • A significant Black population had created a community in Nova