SS11 (Post-War - Part A) Name: Dhanbir.V Period: Blk.1 Canada in the 1950s Read Counterpoints p. 168 -189 The Changing Face of Canada (p. 170-178) 1. Explain the “baby boom” of the post-war years. What effect do you think this would have on Canadian society? -The increase in the birth rate that took place in Canada was known as the “baby boom”. -The demand for baby products and services and grown and many woman had to leave their jobs to support
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History Journal 1 Entry 1 Indentured and Headright Between 1660 and 1710 Virginia’s population of white settlers doubled. The Headright system was put into place to entice settlers to the new lands. This allowed 50 acres of land for each person arriving to the New World‚ in turn starting the indentured servant system. Employers would pay for passage to America‚ and a contracted period of work would be established to pay back the debt. When complete individuals would be free. The paying party would
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West -> wealthier‚ densely populated / Southwest -> irrigation / Great Plains = sedentary farming / Woodland Indians -> Mississippi (Cahokia = St. Louis) / Northeast = mobile‚ farming by clearing the land fast / Algonquin tribes -> Iroquois Confederation Why do historians so often differ? • Positivists: shared views that real knowledge can only be derived from direct‚ scientific observation of clear facts • “Facts” are unknown bc they mean almost nothing without an effort for proof / Leads
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Stalin: 1922- 1952 * Leady of the Soviet Union * Dictator * Louis St. Laurent: 1948- 1957 * Liberal * Canada became more international under his power * Promoted welfare * Helped bring NFL into the Confederation * Build highway
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chamber‚ where representation is always based on population. Therefore the functions associated with the Senate are legislative review and the representation of the various regions on a different basis from the lower house. The Fathers of Confederation originally intended for the Senate to play the legislative review role. As sir John A. MacDonald said‚ the Senate was to have "the sober second thought in legislation" and should
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Ch 6 Outline I. Hearts and Minds: The Northern War‚ 1776-1777 A. The British offensive 1. After Declaration of Independence‚ British determination to subdue and retain colonies increased 2. During spring of 1776‚ patriot assaults on Canada stalled 3. British assaults on New York in the fall sent Continental Army reeling 4. Efforts to negotiate peace floundered on British refusal to acknowledge U.S. independence 5. British swept across New Jersey as far south as Burlington in Dec 1776
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The 1929 stock market crash affected mainly people in Canada and the US when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and Stocks lost 13% of their value‚ and in 1932 and 1933 they went‚ down about 80% from their highest value. So whoever invested in stocks lost all their money‚ and it was considered the beginning of the Great Depression. By the end of the stock market crash‚ $16 billion had been lost from New York stocks. In addition‚ many banks had invested their deposits
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This became apparent when the Second Continental Congress met to create the Articles of Confederation. The question of slavery drags on and leads to disastrous implications in the future.
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for the Federalists and will talk about a proposal for the ratification of the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation has both its strengths and weaknesses. A Strength would be that the government passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787‚ which allowed the Northwest Territories to organize their own governments. It has also banned slavery from the region. A weakness of the Confederation would be that the congress had no power to coin money; therefore each state developed its own currency. Shays
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¡°united¡± under the German Confederation. As a result of these terms from the Congress of Vienna‚ liberal and nationalistic feelings began to stir up and the people began to fight towards independence. The states that would soon unite to become future Germany and Italy all faced many obstacles in their fight for independence. One of the main things that stood in the way of both unifications was the state of Austria. Though it was ironic that the German Confederation had to fight one of its own
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