Coming To Canada Blog

This blog is about the people who emigrated to Canada in 1812.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Summary

Some Risk's People Faced Coming To Canada.

•People risked sickness due to over crowding and horrible hygein.

•People had very little money and possesions left, so they usually fell into poverty.

•The free land that was offfered most of the time was unfurtile and never successfully grew crops.

Why People Came To Canada

  • They were not allowed freedom of worship.

  • The government had control over their way of life.

  • Men were forced to serve in the army.

  • There were no jobs or the jobs were low-paying jobs.

  • Many were poor and barely made enough to survive.

  • Farmers wanted to own their own land

  • Cities were overcrowded, dirty and polluted


  • The Most Popular Place To Live In Canada

    • Most popular place to live was in Upper Canada.

    •This was because it was all quiet land.

    The Conditions On The Ships

    • Conditions were Crowded.

    • Smelly from lack of washing, and constant seasickness.

    • Wet from the water spraying up form the ocean beneathe you.


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