Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
11 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Canadian Trade
|
Canada's oldest industry
Still vital to economy Put Canada on the map |
|
Trade in fish and fur
|
Cod and beaver were staples
|
|
Trade in ashes
|
Tore down trees for houses and to make room. Whatever left over that wasn't used in the houses was burned.
Ashes then were then used in soap and some fertizilers |
|
Trade in ashes part II
|
storekeeper> he poured water over it> collected the lyle (alkali) which drained through it> boiled it to thicken it> poured into moulds to make it into akes of about 250lbs> barreled and shipped to Europe to be used as lye in cloth making
|
|
Trade in timber
|
Britain isolated itself so it could only trade with North American colonie (Canada only)
Reduced value of potash trade Britian needed masts, spars, and squared timber (very wasteful, 1/3 was left to rot) Empty timber ships brought over immigrants |
|
Trade in wheat
|
Trade in wheat developed as timber trade increased due to excess of land left over
In addition to wheat there was flour, bacon and lard |
|
Measurment of Flour
|
Volume=1 bushel= 8 gals= ~36 litres
|
|
Transportation changes
|
Needed a way to get products to market
Roads were impossible. Rivers difficult because of rapids and falls. This led to canal and lock. |
|
Timber Rafts
|
18m by 60-90m of squared timber could handle rapids but couldn't transport flour
|
|
Canal and Lock
|
Canal building 1815-1850
Largely a result of a $1,500,000 pound debt owed by Britian to Canada USA Canal route= cheaper and all year round Canadian Canal route= better river but ice in winter. Higher insurance rates due to difficult route and pilot's fee at points of danger |
|
Trade relations with Britain
|
Britian granted preference to goods shipped to Canada. Goods shipped from Canada to Britain had a reduced tax.This was good for any country who shipped goods THROUGH Canada.
|