Leonard Harrord (339)

Find it on: page 339 to 340

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1st Quote:

“…We suffered all the winter for things we left on the way…”

~This quote shows that Canada had very cold temperatures during winter time.  The refugees had nothing for bedclothes at night, so they slept in their day clothes. No doctors were available back then; they would get sick, thus they had to suffer for long periods of time.

2nd Quote:

“A man can get more information in Canada about slavery, than he can in the South. There I would have told you to ask master, because I would have been afraid to trust a white man. “

~This quote shows that Canada had a freedom of speech. You were able to have your questions answered by anybody. On the other hand, in the South, a slave was only able to communicate with its master because white man were not to be trusted.

This untitled cartoon shows the Irish as obese, wasteful, violent, drug abusing monkeys. John Bull (Britain) shows Uncle Sam that he will take care of the troublemaker.

This image illustrates two British men pointing and laughing at an Irish immigrant. The Irish man is impersonated into an obese, greasy , and foolish monkey holding weapons in his hands. The violent Irish monkey has caused a lot of chaos. He seems to be crazy wasted, thus grabbing for himself everything that crosses his sight. He has “stolen” from the British bottles of rum, along with many barrels/ boxes containing essentials items (sugar, flour, corn, soap, etc).

The Irish are depicted as foolish, lazy & greasy alcoholics which are selfish and eat away all the British’s resources. They have no manners and controls over their actions.

The cartoonist is trying to convey that the Irish just sit around doing nothing, other than goof around, thus they should not be trusted and treated with respect.

Women’s Equality Since The 19th Century

Explain how far women’s equality has progressed since the early 1800s.

Since the 1800s, many aspects of a women’s every day life significantly changed due to the evolution in society.

Back then, in the urban area, women were expected to fulfil domestic responsibility such as cooking, managing a low budget and making candles, soap, etc. They also had to make and repair clothing. In addition, women had no voice when it came to decision making. If the men (head of household) made a decision, the women had to just follow their say. Nowadays, both sides of a couple make decisions for their family or themselves. In most cases, both voices have an equal importance when it comes to decision making. However, women are still expected to cook for their families, but they now have more of a choice in doing so.

During the 1800s, in the rural area, women were seen and treated as “objects”. They were the ones responsible for feeding their families. Also, fur traders only wanted to take advantage of women from their marriage. The men benefited because their wives had access to forts/trading posts, they acted as interpreters and navigators (guides), and they had survival skills. Nowadays, most cultures base their marriage on pure love, not for taking advantage of one another.