Category: Grade 10

Why the treaties were signed

I believe that both sides did not understand the treaty. I feel like the British over estimated the aboriginals understanding of the treaty. The aboriginals really believed that the British were being very peaceful because of the tension between the 2 groups.

The first quote is from douglas. Because he realized what happened, this led to him being very bias and saying that it was fair, which it was not.

The second quote is from Latasse. He says that to the aboriginals understanding the fur and blankets were a trading gift.

The third quote is also from Latase. He explains how if the aboriginals knew it was a trade for land they would not have just taken blankets. He also states that there was no money to his knowledge because if there was the aboriginals would have known what the payment was for.

The fourth quote is from a proffesor. He states that the aboriginals would have believed the x they were signing was for peace because it looks like a cross representing christianity. Therefore telling us the aboriginals did not understand the trade was for there land.

The fifth quote is from a member of the sanich people. He says that they did not understand English very well and believed they knew what they were translating was right.

The sixth quote is from an actual translator from the signing. He tells them what he thought the British were saying but it is not at all close to what the British actually said.

The seventh quote is from the same translator. He says that he believed the British said the blankets were for peace and thanking the aboriginals for not fighting.

The eighth quote is from a man whose father told him what happened at the signing. He explains that his father told him the crosses were believed to be peace signs and that the British were thanking the aboriginals for keeping the peace.

The ninth quote is from douglas. He is saying that after he discussed with the aboriginals they agreed to give up their lane. This is very bias because clearly from all the other statements no one understood douglas.

The last quote is from an elder of the sanich group. He states everything they believed about the crosses and what they thought the actual singing was. He says that everyone believed the offerings were for peace.

Vancouver in 1907

1. Describe the cultural makeup of Vancouver. How has the proportions of cultures changed over time?
Most of Vancouver is British and European. Now we have a very wide range of people. Back then there was only asian, british, european, and first nwtions. Now we have all races and cultures.

2. Who are the servants in the Malkin family? What might this mean about society?
Aboriginals are the servants in the family. It shows they are treated as lower class people than the rest of the cultures.

3. What industries existed in Vancouver?
Logging, mining, and fishing.

4. If you lived in 1907, what industry would you want to work in and why?
Mining. This is because you get paid well and it would probably the most enjoyable out if the 3, and you could get rich quick.

5. What services were available to help with safety and health?
Salvation army, school, hospital, firehall, police station.

6. What options did Vancouverites have to transport themselves? Which option would be most commonly used and why?
Bicycle, street cars, horses, boats, trains, and cars. Bicycle. They were the cheapest and you could go anywhere with it.

7. Use the price of the bicycle to figure out the equivalent costs of items today.
Multiple the price by 50.

8. Use your answer to the above to apply to 1907 property costs. Are the 1907 costs equivalent to today’s housing prices?
No they are not equivalent to today’s prices at all.

9. What would Vancouverites be doing for recreation in 1907? Which ones are still common today? What would teenagers be doing in 1907?
Library, opera, plays, baseball, tennis, swimming, hockey and going to the bar.
All of these are still here today. Kids would most likely be swimming.

10. Based on the wages in the industries section, would vacation travel be realistic ofr most people? Explain why or why not.
No it wouldn’t be very realistic because they make $4 a day.

11. See the Stock-taking Sale at Edgett’s, what items on sale would you find in your cupboards today?
Maybe ketchup, milk, canned peas, canned corn, tea, baking powder and apples.

12. Who is Billy Miner and what happened to him? Go beyond the documents.
He was a robber about age 65, grey hair, slight build, five foot nine, sharp featured. When he robbed many places people said he was really polite so got many nicknames for example “gentleman bandit.” After his third time in prison he came to British Columbia then him and two others staged BCs first train robbery. $500 reward if he was found. Once the police went on a manhunt for these three, Miner surrendered and was put in prison for life near Kamloops. He then escaped and was not found until he fled to the states where the he committed more robberies and was arrested again then escaped again.

13. Was Vancouver a welcoming place for everyone? Explain why or why not.
Probably not. Because of the riot where they tried to clear the Chinese and Japanese out I don’t think anyone would want to come visit.

14. Use the Panoramic view of the City of Vancouver and compare it to a current map of Vancouver. What are the major differences?
Downtown Vancouver is more devolved as in there’s more businesses rather than housing in the area.

15. Use Google Street View to find the same view as Dominion Day at English Bay.
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16. Use Google Street View to show what is now at the CPR Station (terminus)
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1. Describe the cultural makeup of Vancouver. How has the proportions of cultures changed over time?
Most of Vancouver is British and European. Now we have a very wide range of people. Back then there was only asian, british, european, and first nwtions. Now we have all races and cultures.

2. Who are the servants in the Malkin family? What might this mean about society?
Aboriginals are the servants in the family. It shows they are treated as lower class people than the rest of the cultures.

3. What industries existed in Vancouver?
Logging, mining, and fishing.

4. If you lived in 1907, what industry would you want to work in and why?
Mining. This is because you get paid well and it would probably the most enjoyable out if the 3, and you could get rich quick.

5. What services were available to help with safety and health?
Salvation army, school, hospital, firehall, police station.

6. What options did Vancouverites have to transport themselves? Which option would be most commonly used and why?
Bicycle, street cars, horses, boats, trains, and cars. Bicycle. They were the cheapest and you could go anywhere with it.

7. Use the price of the bicycle to figure out the equivalent costs of items today.
Multiple the price by 50.

8. Use your answer to the above to apply to 1907 property costs. Are the 1907 costs equivalent to today’s housing prices?
No they are not equivalent to today’s prices at all.

9. What would Vancouverites be doing for recreation in 1907? Which ones are still common today? What would teenagers be doing in 1907?
Library, opera, plays, baseball, tennis, swimming, hockey and going to the bar.
All of these are still here today. Kids would most likely be swimming.

10. Based on the wages in the industries section, would vacation travel be realistic ofr most people? Explain why or why not.
No it wouldn’t be very realistic because they make $4 a day.

11. See the Stock-taking Sale at Edgett’s, what items on sale would you find in your cupboards today?
Maybe ketchup, milk, canned peas, canned corn, tea, baking powder and apples.

12. Who is Billy Miner and what happened to him? Go beyond the documents.
He was a robber about age 65, grey hair, slight build, five foot nine, sharp featured. When he robbed many places people said he was really polite so got many nicknames for example “gentleman bandit.” After his third time in prison he came to British Columbia then him and two others staged BCs first train robbery. $500 reward if he was found. Once the police went on a manhunt for these three, Miner surrendered and was put in prison for life near Kamloops. He then escaped and was not found until he fled to the states where the he committed more robberies and was arrested again then escaped again.

13. Was Vancouver a welcoming place for everyone? Explain why or why not.
Probably not. Because of the riot where they tried to clear the Chinese and Japanese out I don’t think anyone would want to come visit.

14. Use the Panoramic view of the City of Vancouver and compare it to a current map of Vancouver. What are the major differences?
Downtown Vancouver is more devolved as in there’s more businesses rather than housing in the area.

15. Use Google Street View to find the same view as Dominion Day at English Bay.
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16. Use Google Street View to show what is now at the CPR Station (terminus)
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The father of Vancouver

I believe David  Oppenheimer is the father of vancouver. This is because he setup and made the economy. It doesn’t matter if people have land  and can settle somewhere, you need an economy or else the city will not be successful. Even though people were there before him and setup the land, he made it what it is today. Without money Vancouver wouldn’t be like it is today. Many people contributed to bringing people to Vancouver but if they can’t support themselves when they are there what is the purpose of living there.

Response to article

I disagree with this article. This article states that the Canadian government is awful and do not listen to British Columbia s say. They don’t understand that there is equal representation. This article also states that the white house wants change. This is a lie because all the stats do is spend and spend and spend their money and are in a pile of debt. It says that the taxes would be lower is we joined the US. That s false because of the debt they are in and the taxation is how they pay back their insane amount of spending. Geologically it makes more sense to join the US because of the topography. But if you are basing countries off that then there would be no Canada or USA. There would be multiple small countries that make up north america.

Nwc questions

1. Metis- the canadians didn’t give them anything they promised from manitoba. The railway was taking money that the Metis were supposed to get
Aboriginals- nothing in the treaties that was promised happened and it made their life hard
Canadians- canadians thought the Metis were grouping up and thought if they gave the aboriginals all land together the would rebel against Canada

2- it was caused by the metis grouping at botche. The canadians took this as a rebellion threat and decided to send the nwp to them. The canadians ended up retreating.

3- they decided to send more troops into the areas of the battles. The canadians wanted to have as many troops as they could not the area around duck lake

4- big bears aboriginals captured Metis and then big bear tried to convince his men to release them but instead his men killed the metis. Overall it was a fight between all of big bears men.

5-midleton decided to send men to batoche to fight the rebels. The rebels ambushed the canadians and many of the metis were killed. The metis ended up stopping Middletons push to batoche.

6- the Cree fought general otters men. Otters men were confronting the aboriginals when the fight started.they fought for 6 hours. The canadians ended up retreating.

7- the CPR is what made the metis and aboriginals mad because the canadians were focusing more time and money on the railway then they were on fulfilling the promises they made to each group.

8- Middleton was taking a slow approach to defeat the rebels and it wasn’t working well. The rebels ended up leaving their fort to come attack the canadians and we’re over run. This resulted in riel surrendering .

9- they should have stayed at their fort. They left all their protection and ran right into the open against the canadian boats. If they stayed back they would have had a chance of winning.

10- the lawyers tried to convince the jury that Riel’s religious and political delusions made him unaware of the nature of his acts.

11- riel was hung big bear and pound maker were sentenced to 3 years in jail and Dumont fled to Montana

Political cartoon revision

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Describe- on the left side of the image there is a man. He has a large nose . He is holding a shovel that says Batoche. Under the man’s foot there is a dollar bill that says pacific scandal on it. Above him there is a beaver pelt, a sign that says Ruperts land for sale(sold). Beside the sign, there is a man on a horse. On the right side of the horse there is a British flag. Below the flag there is 2 pieces of bread. One piece has 10 cents on it and the other has 15. The one with 10 says canada below it and the one with 15 says usa below it. On the right side of these items the is a line on the ground. On the right side of the line there is a shed that says residential schools. Inside this shed there is a a teddy bear, some bannock, a newspaper with metis seized fort gary headline, pemmican, and a dog leash that says treaties. With all of the garbage there is a garbage can sitting in the middle. Outside the shed there is a man trying to push the garbage into the shed. Beside that shed there is another shed that says manitoba on it. Above the shed there a dead buffalo. Above the buffalo there is a ghost of a man and he has large curly hair. Above the man is a pile of garbage with 3 flags sticking out of it. One is a metis flag, a hbc flag and a nwc flag.
Document- the man on the left side of the image is John a macdonald. He is overlooking all of this since he was the prime minister when all of this happened. The shovel he is holding is representing 2 things. Batoche and the way he dealt with moving to the west. The first part is showing that the battle of Batoche ended all of the rebellions and pretty much stomped the metis and aboriginals. The second part is how a shovel represents force. You wouldnt use a shovel to move garbage, probably use a broom. This is showng how he was using force and being very hostile toward the aboriginal and metis. Also it shows how he doesnt really care what heppens to all of the garbage he just wants it gone away and forgotten about. The dollar bill under his foot represents the pacific scandal and how he used money to bribe the people of Canada to vote for him. It is under his foot because it is stuck to him wherever he goes. He wants to foget about it but he can’t becuase the people do not forget. The beaver pelt represents how the aborginals contributed to Canada. This shows that they were involved in the fur trade and that they were a part in shaping Canada. The For sale sign represents the selling of Ruperts land and the sold is showing that Macdonald bought it. The man on the horse represents the NWMP. The NWMP is near the other items because Macdonald sent the NWMP to protect his land and here they are protectig Macdonald’s items, just as the land was an item of his. The British flag represents the National Policy: Immigration. This is showing that he wants more people from Canada East (who were British) to come and immigrate into the west. The 2 pieces of bread represent the National Policy:Tariffs. This shows how the bread in the USA is more expensive than the canadians because of the tax he placed on it. The line in the middle represents what Macdonald liked and didn’t like. Now even though Macdonald did enjoy the residental schools, he built it to get the Abriginals out of his way. The line is showing also how the country was split into macdonald on one side and the aboriginals and Metis on the other side. The line also has stripes on it to show the CPR. It is in the middle because it splits the scene into 2 parts and shows how the CPR “split” his tasks when the CPR was being built. The CPR pretty much got in the way of all Macdonald’s promises to the aboriginals and Metis.

The shed that says residental schools represents how Macdonald tried to get rid off the Aboriginal problems by putting them all in these residental schools. Inside the shed there is a leash. This leash represents the treaties to the aboriginals and how it was meant to let them go but keep them at a safe distance close enough to him. Inside the treaties they got various tools, money, schools, etc. These were meant to compensate for them giving up their land. The leash also shows how that with the treaties he wanted the Aboriginals to get out of his hair, but keep them still somewhat in touch with him. The pemmican shows how the Metis contributed to the success of Canada with their dried meat that they sold plenty of. The bannock represents Poundmaker because he got his name from punding the flour to make the bannock. The teddy bear represents big bear and how Macdonald wanted to put away big bear and poundmaker with the garbage because they were rebelling. The newspaper represents the Red River rebellion. It says the Metis capture Fort Gary. The trashcan just shows how all of those items Macdonald wanted to be put away, or in the trash. It is also because he didn’t like any of those items except the leash which he put in there himself. The man pushing the door closed shows how much trash was piling up in there and that it was hard to get closed. This shows how much stuff Macdonald had to try and put away or stop, with the battle of Batoche. The shed that has Manitoba on it represents Manitoba. It is empty because the Metis left the land since it was very crappy for their lifestyle. The dead bison above the the shed represents the laws of St. Laurent. This is showing that even though the Metis put laws in place, Macdonald had the power to overthrow those rules and continue the massacre of Bison. The man above the Bison is Louis Reil. He is potrayed as a ghost because he was hung after the battle of Batoche. He is still there though because the Metis do not forget him and Macdonald knew what influence Reil had on the Metis people. The pile of trash represents the battle of seven oaks. The flags represent who was in the battle. It shows the Metis with the North West Company because they worked together in the battle. Also it shows the HBC flag laying down since they were defeated. This battle led to the British hating the Metis. This resulted in all of the Metis actions looked upon as bad by the British. So since the Metis were essentially being “bullied” by the British, it sparked the idea of rebellion.

Interpret- This cartoon is meant to show what happened in Canada and how Macdonald dealt with it. Overall his expansion west turned out to be a success, but not without many ties missing (CPR). Macdonald took his approach a very barbaric way. He used brute force to attemp to try and make the people happy. He had the right ideas about expansion west but forgot about the people of canada views and opinions. He thought he was doing the right thing but only realized he wasn’t after the battle of Batoche. Overall i think Macdonald did an alright job but totally forgot about his people, which led to many rebellions and fights.

Politcal cartoon

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Describe- on the left side of the image there is a man. He has a large nose . He is holding a shovel that says Batoche. Under the man’s foot there is a dollar bill that says pacific scandal on it. Above him there is a beaver pelt, a sign that says Ruperts land for sale(sold). Beside the sign, there is a man on a horse. On the right side of the horse there is a British flag. Below the flag there is 2 pieces of bread. One piece has 10 cents on it and the other has 15. The one with 10 says canada below it and the one with 15 says usa below it. On the right side of these items the is a line on the ground. On the right side of the line there is a shed that says residential schools. Inside this shed there is a a teddy bear, some bannock, a newspaper with metis seized fort gary headline, pemmican, and a dog leash that says treaties. With all of the garbage there is a garbage can sitting in the middle. Outside the shed there is a man trying to push the garbage into the shed. Beside that shed there is another shed that says manitoba on it. Above the shed there a dead buffalo. Above the buffalo there is a ghost of a man and he has large curly hair. Above the man is a pile of garbage with 3 flags sticking out of it. One is a metis flag, a hbc flag and a nwc flag.
Document- the man on the left side of the image is John a macdonald. He is overlooking all of this since he was the prime minister when all of this happened. The shovel he is holding is representing 2 things. Batoche and the way he dealt with moving to the west. The first part is showing that the battle of Batoche ended all of the rebellions and pretty much stomped the metis and aboriginals. The second part is how a shovel represents force. You wouldnt use a shovel to move garbage, probably use a broom. This is showng how he was using force and being very hostile toward the aboriginal and metis. Also it shows how he doesnt really care what heppens to all of the garbage he just wants it gone away and forgotten about. The dollar bill under his foot represents the pacific scandal and how he used money to bribe the people of Canada to vote for him. It is under his foot because it is stuck to him wherever he goes. He wants to foget about it but he can’t becuase the people do not forget. The beaver pelt represents how the aborginals contributed to Canada. This shows that they were involved in the fur trade and that they were a part in shaping Canada. The For sale sign represents the selling of Ruperts land and the sold is showing that Macdonald bought it. The man on the horse represents the NWMP. The NWMP is near the other items because Macdonald sent the NWMP to protect his land and here they are protectig Macdonald’s items, just as the land was an item of his. The British flag represents the National Policy: Immigration. This is showing that he wants more people from Canada East (who were British) to come and immigrate into the west. The 2 pieces of bread represent the National Policy:Tariffs. This shows how the bread in the USA is more expensive than the canadians because of the tax he placed on it. The line in the middle represents what Macdonald liked and didn’t like. Now even though Macdonald did enjoy the residental schools, he built it to get the Abriginals out of his way. The line is showing also how the country was split into macdonald on one side and the aboriginals and Metis on the other side. The line also has stripes on it to show the CPR. It is in the middle because it splits the scene into 2 parts and shows how the CPR “split” his tasks when the CPR was being built. The CPR pretty much got in the way of all Macdonald’s promises to the aboriginals and Metis.

The shed that says residental schools represents how Macdonald tried to get rid off the Aboriginal problems by putting them all in these residental schools. Inside the shed there is a leash. This leash represents the treaties to the aboriginals and how it was meant to let them go but keep them at a safe distance close enough to him. It shows how that with the treaties he wanted the Aboriginals to get out of his hair, but keep them still somewhat in touch with him. The pemmican shows how the Metis contributed to the success of Canada with their dried meat that they sold plenty of. The bannock represents Poundmaker because he got his name from punding the flour to make the bannock. The teddy bear represents big bear and how Macdonald wanted to put away big bear and poundmaker with the garbage because they were rebelling. The newspaper represents the Red River rebellion. It says the Metis capture Fort Gary. The trashcan just shows how all of those items Macdonald wanted to be put away, or in the trash. It is also because he didn’t like any of those items except the leash which he put in there himself. The man pushing the door closed shows how much trash was piling up in there and that it was hard to get closed. This shows how much stuff Macdonald had to try and put away or stop, with the battle of Batoche. The shed that has Manitoba on it represents Manitoba. It is empty because the Metis left the land since it was very crappy for their lifestyle. The dead bison above the the shed represents the laws of St. Laurent. This is showing that even though the Metis put laws in place, Macdonald had the power to overthrow those rules and continue the massacre of Bison. The man above the Bison is Louis Reil. He is potrayed as a ghost because he was hung after the battle of Batoche. He is still there though because the Metis do not forget him and Macdonald knew what influence Reil had on the Metis people. The pile of trash represents the battle of seven oaks. The flags represent who was in the battle. It shows the Metis with the North West Company because they worked together in the battle. Also it shows the HBC flag laying down since they were defeated.

Interpret- This cartoon is meant to show what happened in Canada and how Macdonald dealt with it. Overall his expansion west turned out to be a success, but not without many ties missing (CPR). Macdonald took his approach a very barbaric way. He used brute force to attemp to try and make the people happy. He had the right ideas about expansion west but forgot about the people of canada views and opinions. He thought he was doing the right thing but only realized he wasn’t after the battle of Batoche. Overall i think Macdonald did an alright job but totally forgot about his people, which led to many rebellions and fights.

 

National Policy questions

1. To try and build a successful nation and he wanted to win votes.

2. A system of protective tariffs, increased immigration and the CPR. Tariffs would protects Canadians manufacturing, mining and agriculture by making Americas goods more expensive. They brought immigrants who were farmers so they could produce and export grain and would buy manufactured goods produced in Ontario and Quebec. The CPR would provide the ability to ship goods across Canada and form Asia. Also America wants to annex the west so if people settle there it will be harder for

3.George Stephen he owned the bank of Montreal ,Donald Smith who was a comissoner for the hbc,James J. Hill who was a coal trader.

4. He promised to give them $25 million in cash, a land grant of 25 million acres, and a monopoly west of Lake Superior for 20 years, the land they are getting is tax free until the sale of it.

5. They had to finish the railway within 10 years

6. They changed the planned route of the railway to go through the land between Saskatoon and Edmonton because the northern prairies was seen as good farmland and many land speculators into the area buying land that they hoped would be near the rail line. Also it would be faster to go straight through instead of going up and around. Many people already lived in the area so they would make more money than the people with the land

7. Because he had drive and energy. He also sped up the building of the railway.

8. He sped up the building of the railway. He laid almost 1500 km of track in the first 2 years.

9. They were running out of money, the Canadian government reluctantly passed a bill that provided them with $22.5 million for the railway. They used wooden tressels instead of metal tressels since it was cheaper.

10. Kicking horse pass

11. Usually they would take boats and go around south america. The mountains made it tough to get to the interior. They would take the American  railway to the coast of bc.