Greater Vancouver History Tour

Kingsway- Old first nations trail, it now follows false creek route. Gastown- John Deighton had a vision, he paddled in Burrard Inlet on the last day of September. He announced to all the Mill workers they could have all the whisky they could drink if they would help him build a bar. The globe Saloon […]

Why were the treaties signed?

The reason why the treaties were signed was on the count that the aboriginals wanted to make peace. It was also signed because of communication issues that went on. The treaty was signed by a 105 year old man so there had to be come miscommunication or misunderstanding because of his age. Also the Aboriginals […]

Political Cartoon

Description- So for my project I decided to make a “Monopoly” board. I drew all the major events in the order that they happened. While I was drawing I tried to show everything in symbols instead of just drawing exactly what the event was.   For my project, I made a “monopoly” board. So the […]

Pg. 197-201

Why did MacDonald develop the National Policy? John A. MacDonald created the National Policy in 1876. The three main parts of the policy was a system of protective tariffs, increased immigration, and the CPR. The voters agreed with MacDonald when him and his party went back they had a large majority. List and explain each […]

Battle of seven oaks

The battle of seven oaks all started when the governor of Selkirk colony who made the law that pemmican was not allowed to leave the colony. The Selkirk colony also made a law that buffalo running was now illegal. The battle only lasted 15 minutes, the battle was between the HBC and the Metis.  After […]

pg. 138-142 Horizons

Read pp 138-142 in Horizons: Why did First Nations women marry French-Canadian fur traders? -As well as creating social connections, the marriages also firmed loyalty and economic ties between the traders and the First Nations with whom they worked.   Which company (HBC or NWC) would be more likely to be working with the Metis […]