History 30 by Elam Davis

Utah Beach, France

ed8294 — 2023-09-08 17:21:19 UTC

Utah Beach was one of the beaches of Normandy that was targeted for Invasion during D-day where 14,000 Canadian soldier fought with only around 360 casualties. This location was important in causing Germany to be pushed back and surrender less than a year later after the successful invasion.

University of Toronto, King's College Circle, Toronto, ON

ed8294 — 2023-09-08 17:31:13 UTC

The discovery/invention of Insulin was made in the U of T. This was important because it has saved countless lives and let people live normally, where they may not have been able to before.

Vimy, France

ed8294 — 2023-09-11 16:47:14 UTC

The battle of Vimy ridge was the first occasion where all 4 divisions of the Canadian corps attacked together. This was the site where Canada fought off Germany and proved their military strength.

Brantford, ON

ed8294 — 2023-09-11 16:56:41 UTC

It was believed that the Telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell here, where he patented it.

Fort Qu'Appelle, SK

ed8294 — 2023-09-12 14:39:03 UTC

Fort Qu’Appelle was the signing site of Treaty 4. The signing of these treaties are important for keeping peace in Canada.

New Orleans, LA, USA

ed8294 — 2023-10-26 16:49:22 UTC

Acadians escaped to New Orleans in mass numbers to stay away from the French and to gain their own land.

New France, NS

ed8294 — 2023-10-26 16:53:07 UTC

New France marks the start of the colonization of North America. During the colonization many conflicts arose, but just as many trade passages and alliances surfaced as well. New France was the start of our Canada, and without the voyages here, we wouldn't be where we are right now.

Plattsburgh, NY, USA

ed8294 — 2023-10-26 17:03:39 UTC

Plattsburgh was the location of the Battle of Lake Champlain, which is the site that Champlain fought alongside the Algonquin peoples in the first battle of the beaver wars. it was also the first time the indigenous rivals witnessed the power of a European firearm.

Nova Scotia Island, Prince William Parish, New Brunswick

ed8294 — 2023-10-27 16:44:56 UTC

Nova Scotia was the origin of the acadians, originally called "Acadia." The acadians were forced out of their homes and had to flee or were deported to other nations

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

ed8294 — 2023-10-27 16:55:08 UTC

Santo Domingo is a site where many Acadians either escaped from or were forcefully deported to.

Treaty Number One

ed8294 — 2024-01-05 16:55:51 UTC

The first Treaty was intended to give land security to both Indigenous peoples and Canadian officials, and ended up giving the band of Yellow Quill 25 square miles of land and the promise of a school on each reserve where the Indigenous wanted. The treaty also prohibited the introduction or sale of alcohol on the reserves.

Treaty Number Two

ed8294 — 2024-01-05 17:03:00 UTC

The treaty was created to allow British settlers to inhabit the land that was occupied by the Indigenous people and to "make arrangements" for the Indigenous people who were kicked out to try "an make good peace." The Treaty gave Indigenous peoples the promise of land with school and houses to home families of up to 5 people.

Treaty Number Three

ed8294 — 2024-01-05 17:09:13 UTC

The third Treaty was originally intended to be the first, but the Anishinaabe people held up against giving away their land. The Anishinaabe agreed to sign the treaty under the impression that both sides would have mutual respect and support from each other.

Treaty Number Four

ed8294 — 2024-01-05 17:11:16 UTC

Treaty Four gave land ownership over to British rule in exchange for provisions, payments and reserve land rights. The need for provisions was because of the disappearance of buffalo when the westerners settled, which caused the indigenous people's main food and resource supply to drop drastically. To keep families and culture alive, they had to sign away their land in order to get food and money to continue living.

Treaty Number Five

ed8294 — 2024-01-05 17:20:05 UTC

In exchange for access to an area of approximately 100,000 square miles, the Indigenous people of Treaty 5 were to receive reserves of 160 acres per family of five, annuities of $5 per year, clothing and medals, articles for cultivation, education, and the right to hunt, fish and trap; they were to ban alcohol and to keep peace

Treaty Number Six

ed8294 — 2024-01-08 00:40:14 UTC

Treaty 6 included terms that had not been incorporated into Treaties 1 to 5, including a medicine chest at the house of the Indian agent on the reserve, protection from famine and pestilence, more agricultural implements, and on-reserve education. The area agreed upon by the Plains and Woods Cree represents most of the central area of the current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Treaty Number Seven

ed8294 — 2024-01-08 00:43:23 UTC

The treaty established a delimited area of land (a reserve), promised annual payments, provisions, or both, from the Crown to the Indigenous peoples and promised continued hunting and trapping rights on the "tract surrendered". In exchange, the people ceded their rights to their traditional territory, of which they had earlier been recognized as the owners.

Treaty Number Eight

ed8294 — 2024-01-08 00:50:15 UTC

The agreement encompassed a land mass of approximately 840,000 km² (320,000 sq mi). Treaty territory, which includes thirty-nine First Nation communities. The terms of the treaty were accepted by the Indigenous people for "reasons of peace and friendship" as part of a partnership.

Treaty Number Nine

ed8294 — 2024-01-08 00:56:17 UTC

Although ratification of the treaty required the agreement of Indigenous peoples living in the territory, none of the Omushkegowuk and the Anishinaabe communities expected to sign were involved in creating the terms of the written document, nor were the terms permitted to change during the treaty expedition.

Treaty Number 10

ed8294 — 2024-01-08 01:00:26 UTC

Commissioner J. A. J. McKenna offered medical and education incentives to the affected First Nations, with commitments that their traditional food gathering practices would not be impaired by the reserve system. In recompense for how long his peoples had been requesting treaty, William Apisis, chief of the English River Band, made an unheard-of request for annuity payments to be paid in arrears, dating back to the time of the first treaties. This request was denied.

Treaty Number 11

ed8294 — 2024-01-08 01:04:39 UTC

Treaty 11 provided the government with land for development and in exchange promised signatory First Nations reserve land, annuities, and the continued right to hunt and fish on unoccupied Crown lands.

Batoche National Historic Site, Batoche, SK

ed8294 — 2024-01-08 16:53:58 UTC

The Battle of Batoche was the last major action of the North-west resistance, where the Metis and First nations peoples were defeated by government troops. This battle was also a contribution to Louis Riel's conviction of high treason which led to his execution.

Manitoba

ed8294 — 2024-01-08 16:57:18 UTC

Louis Riel was born in a settlement near Red River (which is now Manitoba) and Louis Riel grew up to become a resistance leader for the Metis people, and was chosen for a spot in the House of Commons on three separate occasions.

Riel advocated for Metis language and political rights, as well as guarantees for their land.

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Charlottetown, PE

ed8294 — 2024-01-08 23:05:41 UTC

The Charlottetown Conference was held in Charlottetown and was intended to be about the possible union of the maritime Colonies, and later lead to another conference in Quebec City because all parties who attended seemed interested in the idea of confederation.

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

ed8294 — 2024-01-08 23:21:04 UTC

Glasgow Scotland is where the first Canadian prime minister, John A. MacDonald was born. MacDonald wide-ranging policies that continue to influence the country today and was a key figure in Confederation and writing the British North America Act.

Hong Kong

ed8294 — 2024-01-23 16:24:58 UTC

The Komagata maru set sail from Hong Kong in hopes of transporting its passengers to Canada, but when they reached the shores they were not allowed onto the Canadian land and were forced to stay on the vessel and were later sent back home.

Burrard Inlet, Metro Vancouver, BC

ed8294 — 2024-01-23 16:29:51 UTC

The Burrard Inlet was the Komagata maru's destination, but before they could dock they were stopped and forced to stay on the vessel. One night at the inlet a group of british were sent to forcibly set the Komagata maru on its why, but they were deterred when the passengers retaliated with projectiles of scrap they had lying around.

Ottawa

ed8294 — 2024-01-25 19:06:55 UTC

A University in Ottawa was the place where Fairway wheatgrass was developed to allow farming possible during the dust storms of the Great Depression. This allowed for the economy to be able to be revived and still produce food for the people struggling through the time.

Wasauksing First Nation, Parry Sound, ON

ed8294 — 2024-01-25 19:18:56 UTC

Francis Pegahmagabow was born in Wasauksing First Nation and became a "runner" in the first world war delivering information and plans within the army, and became an extremely great sniper. He became the most decorated Indigenous soldier in Canadian history, and after his time serving he became chief as well as a politician fighting for Indigenous rights.

The Prairie Provinces

ed8294 — 2024-01-25 19:23:23 UTC

In the prairie provinces or where there was farmland, many schoolboys and teens were recruited to help the war effort by farming in the land that the soldiers had to leave to serve. The soldiers of the soil allowed for Canada to continue to produce their food products as well as supply military power with their soldiers who didn't need to return to farm.

Alberta

ed8294 — 2024-01-25 19:29:09 UTC

Alberta was able to extract oil from their grounds which was extremely impactful to their economy, allowing them to build it up after the province was just recently created to reduce the amount of land under one control. The oil Alberta exports is still of use today, allowing vehicles and heavy machinery to run smooth, and was a necessity during the Industrial age of Canada.

Toronto, ON

ed8294 — 2024-01-25 19:32:28 UTC

Helen Armstrong was born in Toronto and an activist for gender equality and better working conditions for women. She encouraged many to walk out on their jobs and supplied them with the food they would need to continue their strike with no pay. Helen was able to raise the awareness for the needed equality and set society into the path of working equality.

Toronto, ON

ed8294 — 2024-01-25 19:38:36 UTC

Toronto developed low income slums for new immigrants coming to Canada, the slums were filthy with many people dying from fast spreading diseases in them. These slums lead to the pasteurizing milk which had been deadly to young kids when unpasteurized, as well as the steps taken for Tommy Douglas to provide healthcare for anyone.

Montreal, QC

ed8294 — 2024-01-25 19:43:42 UTC

Montreal was Canada's largest city and port that was like the Canadian Vegas with tons of gambling and clubs. Montreal was also the only city that was allowed to sell liquor legally because it was great for the economy, but this led to tons of organized crime and law corruption as many tried to sell liquor over the border to make money. This made Montreal into Canada's city with the largest organized crime rates and bootlegging of products.

National Research Council of Canada, Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON

ed8294 — 2024-01-25 20:05:35 UTC

During the second world war the NRC was tasked with reverse engineering Nazi technology to be used against them. They also developed Radio Signal Jamming to interfere with opposing forces transmissions, which cause information like battle plans to be misheard or unheard entirely. The council allowed for many casualties to be avoided because of their interference with signals and the technology they were able to understand.

Canada

ed8294 — 2024-01-26 01:35:02 UTC

The Canadian Fur Trade allowed Canada to start to build up it's economy through the catching and selling of beaver furs. The Fur Trade gave jobs to many in trapping, skinning, and making fur products like hats, as well as creating connections with the indigenous people that occupied the land.

Canada

ed8294 — 2024-01-26 01:44:25 UTC

As the British expanded their territory, they forced off the Indigenous peoples westward towards what is now Treaty 2 territory. The relocation of the Indigenous people caused their system of living to be completely flipped and forcing them to figure out how to make do with their differing situation.

Pittsburgh, PA, USA

ed8294 — 2024-01-26 02:01:57 UTC

The Seven Years war that was fought between France and Great Britian as a dispute over land claims (around Pittsburgh). The war resulted in the treaty of Paris, large territorial gain for North America and ended up causing more diversity for the nowadays Canada from the culture in the new territory.

Ottawa, ON

ed8294 — 2024-01-26 02:51:20 UTC

The National Policy was a central economic and political strategy of the Conservative Party under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald, and many of his successors in high office. It meant that from 1878 until the Second World War, Canada levied high tariffs on foreign imported goods, to shield Canadian manufacturers from American competition, and try to boost Canadian economy.

Palace of Westminster, London, UK

ed8294 — 2024-01-26 03:20:42 UTC

The Palace is where British parliament was able to pass the British North American Act, provided for the union (confederation) of three of the five British North American colonies into a federal state. Some content from the BNA was used for the Constitutional Act as well.

St Lawrence River

ed8294 — 2024-01-26 15:22:48 UTC

The Beaver wars around the St. Lawrence River were fought between the Iroquois and the Hurons for land coverage and control. The land control was wanted to monopolize trade with the new settlers in the fur trade.

Louisiana, USA

ed8294 — 2024-01-26 15:37:16 UTC

French Louisiana was part of the New France colonization and gave up more land for the colonizers, who were attracted to the new fertile land and easy game for hunting and trapping. Louisiana was later sold by Napoleon for fundage during the French revolution.

Regina, SK

ed8294 — 2024-01-26 15:52:23 UTC

In Regina, Louis Riel was executed by hanging on the account of high treason. The result of his execution was the support of the Liberal party from the enraged people of Quebec, leading to the first time a Liberal party held a majority in election.

Duck Lake, SK

ed8294 — 2024-01-26 15:59:55 UTC

The Battle of Duck Lake lasted only about 30 minutes, but is considered to be the first actual engagement of battle during the 1885 resistance, marking the beginning of the resistance using weapons instead of just voices.

Craigellachie, British Columbia

ed8294 — 2024-01-26 16:04:33 UTC

After the 1885 Resistance, the Canadian Pacific Railway was able to finish construction, and in Craigellachie the final railway spike was hammered in, marking the end of the project and the unity of Canada via railway.

London, UK

ed8294 — 2024-01-26 16:11:39 UTC

Queen Victoria was born in London UK, and is widely known as the mother of Confederation. She signed the British North American Act after advocating for Canadian Confederation, believing that it would strengthen the Canadian provinces and make them prosperous.