Building the CPR: National Unity & Exploitation
Evaluating the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway as a tool for national unity and a site of human rights abuses.
Key Questions
- Explain how the CPR functioned as a 'ribbon of steel' to prevent American annexation.
- Analyze the specific hardships faced by Chinese head-tax labourers during construction.
- Critique the government's policies regarding Indigenous land during railway expansion.
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