Question：According to the following requirement, please Construct a story that is in its sights during the period between 1885-1915 (Canadian history, becoming modern)
There are a few ways to approach this question. The first way is to create an identity using location, age, gender, class or ethnicity, religion and consider the change in occupations, opportunities, education, life expectancy or daily routines considering who was in government/ power; treaties, laws or customs that affected daily life; technology, housing, infrastructure (roads, trains, automobiles, public transit, shipping, air transportation); clothing and other consumer goods; food and daily preparation of food (drying, cold storage, open fires, ovens, ranges, grocery stores); literacy and learning; etc.
You may also approach this question by considering key figures who have common characteristics- for example- political leaders, activists, celebrities, entrepreneurs, people who made a difference and identify change over time. For political leaders- you may identify and describe how power changed over time; for activists you may consider the different causes that drove these figures (temperance, prohibition, MADD; women’s rights- voting, persons case, choice; human rights, the environment, Indigenous rights).
Should be 500 words in length with a brief introduction and conclusion to outline the work and why/how you selected your time periods and identity. If you make use of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography – please cite it appropriately.(Chicago style)
Below are the key elements for the writing:
Period of choosing: Becoming Modern, 1885-1915 (Canadian history)
1. In 1886, W.S. Fielding introduces legislation in Nova Scotia calling for secession from the union. The first CPR transcontinental arrives in Manitoba.
2. In 1887, Honoré Mercier leads nationaliste Liberals to victory in Quebec. St Catherines opens first electric streetcar system in Canada.
3. In 1890, Manitoba government abolishes public funding for Catholic schools. CPR buils rail line through Mine to connect Moncton with Montreal
4. In 1891, Sir John A. Macdonal dies
5. In 1892, A great fire destroys St. John’s, Newfoundland
6. In1896, Wilfrid Laurier leds the Liberal Party to a national electoral victory. Gold is discovered in the klondike. The Manitoba Schools Question becomes a national issue.
7. In 1898, A national referndum is held on prohibition of alcoholic beverages. Newfoundland completes a railway across the island
8. In 1899, Canadian Northern Railway is incorporated. Alaska Boundary Dispute is referred to an international tribunal. Canada agrees to send volunteer troops to South Africa.
9. In 1900, Art Museum of Toronto is founded. Prohibition legislation is passed on PEI.
10. In 1901, the first wireless message transmitted across the Atlantic is received on Signal Hill near St. Johns, Newfoundland.
11. In 1902, Ernest Thompson Seton founds Woodcraft Indians.
12. In 1903, Alaska Boundary Dispute between Canada and the United States is handed over to a joint commission of sex “impartial jurists of repute”.
13. In 1906, Ontario Hydro-Electric Commission is created.
14. In 1909, Department of External Affairs is created.
15. In 1910, Steel Company of Canada is created by an amalgamation of smaller firms.
16. In 1911, Robert Borden’s Conservatives take over federal fovernment in the Reciprocity Election. Marius Barbeau is appointed as anthropologist in the Museum Brance of the Geological Survey of Canada. Noranda gold/copper mine opens in Quebec.
17. In 1912, Social Services Council of Canada is organized. Quebec’s boundaries are extended to Hudson Bay
18. In 1907, Development of Marquis wheat. Canadian Department of Interior begins paying bonuses to European immigrant agents for laburers. Canadian Art Club is founded in Toronto
19. In 1908, Border crossings established at 38 points across the US-Canada border.
