the cANADIAN PACIFIC railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was built so that people, supplies and the RCMP could travel more easily from the eastern part of Canada, to the west. This was also meant to help new settlers from other parts of Canada and Europe to move out west to begin a new life. The building of the CPR was an important part of the growth of Western Canada, including Alberta, because it brought many more settlers out west which had not been there before.
The CPR took many years to be built. Construction began in 1879 and Chinese workers were hired to help with the hard work. The work was very dangerous and many Chinese workers lost their lives. The CPR was eventually finished in 1885.
The Canadian Pacific Railway (by Amanda,Jules,Robert,Austin,Matthew,Tobi)
Why should we care about it today?
It was the first railway back in the days that connected to Western Canada all the way to Eastern Canada. It brought all the Settlers from Ukraine, Europe, and the USA to Western Canada for cheap farm land and it also brought the Settlers to Eastern Canada for cheap farm land. It affected the First Nations people by when they were building the Canadian Pacific Railway then it went through their land. It wasn’t very fare for the Chinese because they were not getting paid the same because the British were the ones who were already there. The British got paid$250 and the Chinese got paid $150. Some of the negatives of the Railway were that the Chinese had the hardest jobs so they got paid less. Lots of Chinese railway workers died because they got blown up and lots of that stuff.
Why is the CPR railway an important part of the growth of Canada specifically Alberta?
Because it made people come quicker as is settlers and it made people come because they thought it was cool. It went all across Canada. It was a negative because lots of people killed buffalo. There wasn’t really a positive. It wasn’t a good time for the first nations.
What Is The CPR
The CPR is a railway that helped people Settle across Canada faster. The Chinese were some helpers of the CPR. Some Chinese died some Chinese survived the Chinese were discriminated. The CPR reached Calgary by 1883.The CPR is a railway that was built across Canada to connect eastern Canada to western Canada. The reason that this was built is because the Prime Minister of Canada promised that there would be a railway to connect eastern Canada to western Canada. A company called the Canadian Pacific Railway was formed to build the railway the CPR contained thousands of Chinese people. William Van Horne was hired to make the building of the railway go faster.The CPR railways built in 1879 to 1885 and the first train left the station in 1885.Because people use it to ship cargo loads and people still use it for transportation and people care about because it was the first railway that connected western Canada to eastern Canada.John A. MacDonald, William Van Horne, Father Lacombe, Louis Hong, Wong Yet, John Palliser.
The CPR took many years to be built. Construction began in 1879 and Chinese workers were hired to help with the hard work. The work was very dangerous and many Chinese workers lost their lives. The CPR was eventually finished in 1885.
The Canadian Pacific Railway (by Amanda,Jules,Robert,Austin,Matthew,Tobi)
Why should we care about it today?
It was the first railway back in the days that connected to Western Canada all the way to Eastern Canada. It brought all the Settlers from Ukraine, Europe, and the USA to Western Canada for cheap farm land and it also brought the Settlers to Eastern Canada for cheap farm land. It affected the First Nations people by when they were building the Canadian Pacific Railway then it went through their land. It wasn’t very fare for the Chinese because they were not getting paid the same because the British were the ones who were already there. The British got paid$250 and the Chinese got paid $150. Some of the negatives of the Railway were that the Chinese had the hardest jobs so they got paid less. Lots of Chinese railway workers died because they got blown up and lots of that stuff.
Why is the CPR railway an important part of the growth of Canada specifically Alberta?
Because it made people come quicker as is settlers and it made people come because they thought it was cool. It went all across Canada. It was a negative because lots of people killed buffalo. There wasn’t really a positive. It wasn’t a good time for the first nations.
What Is The CPR
The CPR is a railway that helped people Settle across Canada faster. The Chinese were some helpers of the CPR. Some Chinese died some Chinese survived the Chinese were discriminated. The CPR reached Calgary by 1883.The CPR is a railway that was built across Canada to connect eastern Canada to western Canada. The reason that this was built is because the Prime Minister of Canada promised that there would be a railway to connect eastern Canada to western Canada. A company called the Canadian Pacific Railway was formed to build the railway the CPR contained thousands of Chinese people. William Van Horne was hired to make the building of the railway go faster.The CPR railways built in 1879 to 1885 and the first train left the station in 1885.Because people use it to ship cargo loads and people still use it for transportation and people care about because it was the first railway that connected western Canada to eastern Canada.John A. MacDonald, William Van Horne, Father Lacombe, Louis Hong, Wong Yet, John Palliser.