Grade 8s
-What were some of the causes of the Red River Rebellion?
-The English legal system allowed more individual rights than French settlers had
-Farmers needed roads more than canals
-The farmers objected to the use of tax money for canal building
-which favoured the businessmen more than farms
-Lower Canada concerned about losing their French culture and language
-Afraid to lose privileges given to the Anglican church
-most of the population were Catholic
- Violence broke out in Montreal
-Papineau's ideas became more radical and republican
- Government came to a halt
- assembly did not pass bills to raise taxes to pay for government salaries
- governor continued to have salaries paid without the legal right to do so
-Papineau's supporters became more radical
-Upper Canada the government was run by a few wealthy families (Family Compact)
-Ordinary settlers became frustrated with this form of government
-ideas for a different kind of government came from the democratic ideas of the United States
-new Reform movement that was taking place in Britain
-1837 rebels in Upper Canada planned an uprising
-What were some of the causes of the Red River Rebellion?
-What were some of the effects of the Red River Rebellion?
-What would life for a Canadian look like, feel like and be like at this time in our history?
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Assignment 9.5, Live Blogging
Monday, March 9, 2009
Assignment 9, The Canadian Pacific Railway
March 8th, 1882
Dear diary,
This is my first entry in this journal and I hope I get to read my entries when i get back home to China. Just in case I don't make it I should tell who I am. I am a Chinese woman named Cybele P.Lin. Yes I know, I am a girl working on the railroads. So far I am the only woman here, though they don't know that because right now they think I am a man names Julian P. Lin. When Mr. Delory showed up with his group of workers to higher (more like tell) Chinese men to work for him that needed the money and had troubles filling there families needs, they wouldn't let me go with them. I am a strong independent women that doesn't need big men to tell me what I can and and cannot do! So I did it. I disguised myself as a man and got in with no problem. Its amazing how short hair and baggy clothes can change a persons perspective! Anyways so after I got in with the 17 000 Chinese men, we all traveled to BC to face the crazy bombs and exploding mountains while trying to build a railroad to stretch from one side of the country to the other. And now I'm just about to go to sleep in a crazy, crowded tent on the first night of being a male. Wish me luck! ill talk to you tomorrow, Goodnight.
March 8th, 1882
Dear Diary,
Today I am frustrated, sad, and tired. I have just finished a long day of running in and out of exploding mountains, carrying wood around and traveling 40 km with all my gear, when needing to a leave to a different area to build. Its very exhausting work, especially when you are only getting paid 1$ a day! Now if everyone was getting paid 1$ a day, I wouldn't complain, just the thing is that only people from my country are getting paid 1$ day! The rest of the people here are getting 1.50 to 2.50 a day!! How unfair is that! And we need the money more then they do anyways! Well, I guess that's what I'm going to have to live with for the next billion days I'm here. At least I'm getting some money to come home with for my 3 kids, if I end up surviving to get home to my kids! Its absolutely horrible what they are making the people from my country do! they are the only ones risking there lives to blow up these huge mountains! I have already seem many people not make it out in good condition, or even alive. At least i have not been assigned to do anything too dangerous, well.. at least not yet.
March 10th, 1882
Dear Diary,
This is horrible! There's people dieing all over the place! Including my friend Maadai Cabal that I just met a few days ago. I don't think I can stand it anymore! Sseeing body's after body's coming through to get help. lucky for me, I haven't gotten instructed to do one of those dangerous bombings of a mountain but I might have to soon. Its funny, you see many workers exploding the mountains but no Europeans ! What a surprise. We do all the work and they get paid more, it makes me sick. Oh, and speaking of sick, not only are people dieing of explosions but there dieing of scurvy. No wonder everyone's dieing of scurvy! All you eat is rice, dry salmon and some disgusting tasting tea! No fruits, no vegetables, no vitamin C. All I hope for, is to survive. 
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Assignment 8, Louis Riel Interview
Hello everyone!
Today I am doing an assignment on Louis Riel and my interview with him in heaven. I know what your thinking in HEAVEN!? WHAT!? Yeah well, god found my story of how I really needed to talk to him important and let me take a visit, and this is how it went;
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Carly: Welcome back everyone and today I am up in heaven to talk to Louis David Riel. So welcome Louis, we are so glad to have you on the show with us!
Louis:Oh why thank you! I'm so glad you came up to talk to me! So I hear you have some questions for me today?
Carly: Yes, i sure do!
Louis: Okay, spill!
Carly: Well first off, where was your home town again?
Louis:I grew up in St. Boniface, Quebec.
Carly: Was that a nice place to live? or would you have preferred something different.
Louis: Well I liked it there, there was nice schools and people.. though I liked Saskatuwan aswell.
Carly: Oh! I see that you were named after your father?
Louis:yes, and I am proud of it!
Carly: *laugh*, well I can see why! Your father, he was was a millar, AND a farmer! And he was also the leader of the metis as well! And of course, he was the father of you; a founder of the province of Manitoba, a Canadian politician, and of course a leader of the Metis people in the Canadian prairies! How did you get along with this father of yours?
Louis:Well he was sometimes a pain in the butt talking about school and only school, but we got along sometimes as i remember.
Carly: Did you ever try to change the way you and your father communicated?
Louis:*laugh* Yes and I tryed to do the most I could until the day I died.
Carly: Oh man, what was the story around your death again? Sorry, if you don't want to talk about it, it was a very dramatic time.
Louis:Oh, no matter! Its all over now anyways so I might as well. Okay well, I was the leader of the metis right, and that is a big job if you think about it. I was in charge of the whole tribe! Big, big job! but anyways, so over the winter of 1885, tension began to grow on the Indian tribes and they began to feel like were becoming a "victim" of hunger and disease, and all the Indian agents did not have the tools or medicines necessary to relieve there suffering and of course they blamed it on ME. Out of all of the people they could, they blamed me. Then it just went down after that. my authority went down, and soon enough I found myself only being supported by the French-speaking Métis and the Indians.
Carly: Oh, and sorry to cut in but how did that feel only being supported by the French-speaking Métis and the Indians?
Louis:Well, it definitely brought me down, but that's not even the worst part! After that happened, oh man i was trying to be smart and i was thinking if i decided to capture Fort Carlton it would be very important for my operations, and of course I was wrong. It then turned into this big thing and ended with me being sentenced to hang on September 18th.
Carly: Oh man, well I'm really sorry about that, but don't you worry about ever being forgotten because that'll never happen. You have been a great contribution to Canada, and a proud leader of the Metis.
Carly: It has. :)
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Assignment 7, Canadian Personalitys
Today I'm doing an assignment about Canadian Personality's.
a.) Which category of Canadian Personalities interested you the most? Did you like the "we inspired", "we founded", "we fought", "we built" or "we governed" section the best? Why?
The category of Canadian Personalities that interested me the most was the "We Inspired," section. I liked the We Inspired section the most because it talks about a few people who inspired the world by doing ether what they like to do the most like "Herman Smith," or just teaching others like "Arthur Lismer."
b.) Which personality interested you the most? Why? Find an image of him or her to embed (add to the body of your post) and write, in your own words, a short description of what he or she did and why he or she is your favourite. If you get information from any source, you must credit it by creating a link to it (that includes information from the site that I've asked you to look at).
The person who I thought was the most interesting to read about was a man named Herman Smith Johannsen, and his nickname was, "Jackrabbit". I picked him because when I read his story of how he was in bankruptcy, and was struggling at that point and still decided to teach kids and become what they called "the living hero on cross-country skis" They called him Jackrabbit because it means/ stands for a love of nature, physical health and freedom. As they say, Herman was born and raised on skis, in Norway. Then in the Golden age of skiing" (1930) he "spearheaded the development of ski hills and trails throughout the Laurentians and the northeastern United States." Then Herman learned new techniques, organized skiing for younger ages, organized competitions, and teach people to love skiing. Then, in 1967, the "vigorous"92 year old man, became the living hero on cross-country skis, and his love for skiing remains in his trails he cut, his people he trained and in the sport he loves the most, cross-country skiing.
c.) In your post, suggest three more influential Canadian personalities that could be added to this site. Why did you choose these people? Which categories would they fit into? Link to information about each of them.
The three people that i would suggest would be;
1. Jamie Tworkowski.
Jamie is one of the founders of an organization called "To write love on her arms." The organization works with people who suffer from depression, addiction, self-injury or suicide . I have never actually suffered from any of those things but I know people who has and it helped them a lot. Plus, Jamie Tworkowski does shows in different city's and at different times where people like Jamie speak and tell there story of how they got through, what they went through.
"You were created to love and be loved. You were meant to live life in relationship with other people, to know and be known. You need to know that your story is important and that you're part of a bigger story. You need to know that your life matters."
TWLOHA
2. Avril Lavigne.
I think that Avril Lavigne should be on the site because she inspired many people not only to express there feelings in music but to be your own person and not to care about what people say. I also like the lyrics she writes and the messages she wants people to listen to, for example; Tomorrow - by Avril Lavigne, "tomorrow is a different day."
Wiki
3. Eva Avila.
I think that Eva Avila should be on the website because she went on Canadian Idle, not expecting to make it even to the top 4 and then BAM, she won the whole thing and became the Canadian Idle for 2006. And i think that because she worked so hard and made it so far shows that if you are committed to something and want it bad enough then there is a chance you will succeed your goal.
d.) Which History-Maker did you have the most in common with? Were you able to figure it out from the clues given? What do you share with that person? What are some things that are different between you and that person?
My "Match Maker," was a lady named Elizabeth MacGill, who's nickname was "Elsie." I was not able to figure out who she was by the information given because it only told me dates and such and so i would only have known if i would have looked on a different website because i have never heard of her. What i share with the person is that we both like to listen to music in our free time/its one of our hobbies. What we don't have in common is that she is an only child and doesn't know what it feels like to have a sibling though i do because i have a sister.
THE GAME
e.) One hundred years from now, (in 2109!) imagine that students are learning about Canadian History Makers and they discover you. What will you be remembered for? How were you a Canadian History Maker? You are using your imagination, so think about some things that you would like to accomplish in your life and imagine that you have all the accomplishments of your life to look back on. Write a short profile of yourself, imagining the contributions you have made to the future of Canada. (Write this as though you've lived your whole life. You may have been a phenomenal athlete, the first black Prime Minister, cured cancer...use your imagination!)
Carly McDonald was born in Ottawa, Canada and has done many things in her life until she died at the age of 103. First of all she got recognized as one of the best Canadian Dancers in the world and got many metals in competitions all around the world, for example; Platinum - for best technique, High Gold - for best expression, exetra. But lets not just dwell over her dancing carrier that made her millions, she also had a loving family of 5 (three children and her husband). Other then her Dancing career she had a great career in brodcasting and acting. She was in many films and won a oscar for Best Actress. She had a fantastic long rewarding life.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Assignment 6, John Alleyne
Hello readers,
Today I had to research a influential African-Canadian, and I decided to research John Alleyne. I decided to research John Alleyne, because he is a famous dancer, and I dance and I think it would be cool to learn about a famous African-Canadian dancer for this assignment.
John Alleyne come to Canada with his family in 1965, and was born in Barbados. He graduated in Toronto at The National Ballet School. Then, he also joined the Stuttgart Ballet in 1978, where he started to choreograph.Then in 1984, he decided to return to Canada and dance with the National Ballet of Canada and become company's resident choreographer. Then in the late 1980s, John Alleyne began his association with "Ballet British Columbia," choreographing many pieces.Then in 1992, the "Ballet British Columbia" gave Alleyne the position of artistic director. "Johns leadership marked the beginning of a creative and prosperous period in the company's history." (from http://www.artsvivants.ca" People remember his choreography because it was noted for its technical complexity and innovative expansion of the classical ballet lexicon. He has raised the profile of Ballet British Columbia.
The link I used to do this assignment is;
http://www.artsvivants.ca/en/dan/meet/bios/artistDetail.asp?artistID=80
Friday, January 16, 2009
Assignment 5;Its so cold,
hello everyone,
It is really cold, like wow! You walk out side, and in a second your eyes are watering and you can see your warm breath. Well, can you even imagine what the "Early Canadians," had to go through to even stay alive in the cold winters we have here in Canada!? Well since you don't know, I'm going to tell you :)
I did some research on saskschool.ca, and when I read the paragraph on the website, I learned first of all, some of the reasons they moved to Canada in the first place.
Here's a few;
-The government had control on their way of life
- Men were forced to serve in the army
- There were no jobs/low-paying jobs
- Many were very poor/barely made enough to survive
- Farmers wanted to own there own land
- City's were dirty, and over powered
The Government of Canada, were offering free land to people who wanted/could move to the prairies. People liked that idea because that means a good opportunity for owning your own land, and starting a new life, and for some that means making some money, and buying some new land or starting up a new business.
When they got to Canada, they were happy about what the conditions were there,though, little did they know, that very soon going to change. It would be freezing cold in a few months and would have to find ways to keep warm and survive.They faced a lot problems moving to Canada, and here are a few.
So Basically there were people living on a strip of farmland along rivers, so they could grow there crops and such. As we know the winter is terribly cold, and you don't want to be out there for too long, but too bad for the Canadian settlers, they obviously had to build there homes. Don't get me wrong there was a lot of timber there to use, though to prepare the timber was the real problem. First they had to get the wood, fell the wood, trim the wood, cut the wood into strips, then carry it to the place they wanted to build there house/shack. That's a lot of work especially when it feels like its -100.
Even when they were done all that, they still had a hard time keeping warm! If it wasn't for the fur trade, they wouldn't be able to keep warm in there house, that was usually made out of field stone/sod/wood, with just holes for windows! Lucky for them they got the fur trade because man oh man, if they didn't have those furs to keep them warm at night they would have to live on one warm bath a month! If things were as bad as this, why did people want to stay in this horrible place!? Well supposedly, before they came they were expecting way worse then what they had in Europe!
Now talking about my family, that was a different story. What I hear from the grandmother, my family a long time ago, supposedly settled in Canada, sometime in the late 1800's. My great, great grandmothers family came from Ireland, and my great, great grandfathers family came from France and settled out west and went into the grain business, then after many years they settled in Montreal. They came from France because they were persecuted, and were not aloud to live there anymore, while on my great, great grandmothers family had to move from Ireland because back then times were very difficult in Ireland and back then it was just easier to move to Canada were you were free to think what you want/be who you want to be.
Now don't you feel lucky that you have windows that open and close, and heating and air conditioning!? We will never know/experience what they went through so I believe that we are lucky to have had these relatives who brought us to Canada. A free, safe place. :)
Here are some of the websites I used;
http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/settlers1.html
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0006303
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/premierescommunautes/jeunesse/021013-2051.6-e.html
http://americanhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_pioneer_homestead
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Assignment 4, Linking to your Peers
hello readers :)
I have been commenting on other peoples blogs and i would like to link them, for you.. because thats what this assignment is about :D
First is Tale's Blog, I like how he put so much of his thoughts into his Assignment 3. Check it out! :)
Second is Firas's Blog, I like how he put alot of his imagination into his Assignment 3!
and lastly, I commented on Chongo's Blog, and I really liked how she really thought about Canada and what would change in it.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Assignment #3, HistoryFromTheFuture
Hello Again,
I just read, a blog that i thought was pretty interesting.
It was a blog made by a man names Christopher. Christopher had a post about what was happening with electronics ex. in different time periods. He was also wondering what people think would happen in 2109.
For me, i have a feeling that in 2109, there will be many more electronics, such as new ipods, new sound systems ect. Also, I think there will be a many more new, advanced cars out there, considering that there is new cars comming out each day!
Also sometimes I think that the world hopefully will be cleaner, but at the same time there are all those factories and people litering out there, and somtimes I think its not going to be possable. Also i really hope that in the futer (2109) that they will find a cure to cancer. Considering all the money and work thats being put into cancer research, hopefully they will know alittle bit more about the cure, later in life.
Click here to view Christophers Blog. It is very interesting!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
HELLO,
Oh hey :)
I am a grade 8 student in Ottawa, Ontario doing a blog project about Canadian history, with my teacher Mrs.Pollock.I hope that you, as my readers, leave comments and questions, but most of all i hope you injoy yourself while reading my blog. I am so exited to have a change in learning, and instead of working out of textbooks we can learn and express ourselfs in a blog ! :)
This is my teachers blog-dont worry, shes pretty cool
