Immigration and Canadian History

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Push factors in immigration

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Things that make people want to leave their home country.

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Not a pull factor for immigrants coming to Canada in the 1800s

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Religious freedom.

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Les filles du roi

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Orphaned women sent from France to marry settlers.

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Impact of the Canadian Pacific Railway on Winnipeg

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It led to rapid growth and new businesses.

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Main purpose of the British American Institute

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To educate escaped slaves.

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Difference in views of treaties between government officials and Indigenous elders

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Officials wanted written ones, elders wanted oral treaties.

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Attawapiskat as a fly-in community

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It lacks road access for much of the year.

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Role of the fur trade in early Winnipeg settlement

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It attracted both Indigenous people and European traders.

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Significance of National Indigenous Peoples Day

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It celebrates and raises awareness of Indigenous cultures.

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Group that established Dawn Township

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Escaped slaves and abolitionists.