The Prairies and the West Coast in 1905

The Prairies in 1905

The West Coast in 1905

• Rich soil
• The Prairies in 1905, a plain to settle on!
• A highly diversified population
• 800,000 people

• The West Coast in 1905, a unique territory!
• Grandiose natural resources to exploit

• 180,000 people

• Louis Riel
• Nellie McClung
• Clifford Sifton

• Emily Carr
• Richard McBride

• Non-farmers
• Farmers

• The British
• The traders
• The Chinese and the Native people

• Winnipeg, a city of its time
• Living on a large territory

• Recreation
• Living in British Columbia

• A multicultural region
• Are you multilingual?

• A variety of religions
• An English-speaking province

• Commerce and industry on the Prairies
• Livestock growing and ranches
• An economy built on farming

• A service and factory economy
• Exploiting natural resources in the west

• Three provinces becoming organized

• British Columbia, a Canadian province

• Getting around in the Prairies

• The railway
• Transportation via the Pacific Ocean