graph of the main sources of immigration to the US 1861-1890

this is a graph that shows the main sources of immigration to the US, even though it isnt for Canada, it can give you a very good idea about just how many people immigrated and from where.

---kailey ann langston ♥

What were the conditions like on the ships?

The ships that took people to Canada in the 1800's were no were not like the cruise ships that you would take to go somewhere now a days. These ships didn't have individual rooms, and people were crammed into the hold of the ship, like sardines in a can.Most of the immigrants were seasick for the first few weeks , and if one person got sick you would usually get sick too, just from the smell or sound. But by the second week most of the immigrants had their sea legs. Most of the people who went on these ships had spent most of there money for the voyage itself , and had very little money left for food. Many people didn't get the chance to see Canada, or even land again for that matter. People died of things like starvation , and diseases. Many times if one person got sick than everyone around that person would become ill as well. The hold was where the people slept and spent most of their time. The hold consisted of many wooden bunk beds that slept three to a bed, if you were a child then four. Down in the hold there was no such thing as privacy, what was your business was everybody else as well. The bathroom was a small bucket that was usually beside the bed. People went through all this trouble because to them going to Canada was worth it. Having their children and grandchildren safe and free in their own country meant more to them then their own lives.

By: Jessica Haugen ♥

where was the most popular place for people to live when they came to Canada and what was it like?

The most popular place for the people to live when they came to Canada was Upper Canada. Upper Canada is now Southern Ontario but back then Canada was divided into two parts, Upper and Lower Canada. Lower Canada is now the province of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. Upper Canada back then was all quiet land, to some pioneers noises from animals and steampowered saw mills were considered noisy. The noises of fiddles and musical instruments at important social events like weddings and occasional parties was rare. It was also common to go over to your neighbors and help out or just visit then it is today. It was very hard to grow your food because often it took years to raise a good crop that was not used to pay off your debt or consumed by your family. Pretty much everyone was in debt at least once over their lifetime.

...information used is from  Horizons Candada Moves West textbook.

 --kailey ann langston ♥ xo

why did people come to canada??

There were lots of reasons that people came to canada but some reasons were...

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. 

...http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/settlers1.html

kailey-ann langston ♥♥♥♥♥ ;)

Conditions on the ships.

There were hundreds of people that came to Canada on these ships in hopes of getting free land.But sadly many never made it to Canada.

Jessica Haugen ♥