Across
- 2. the government of Canada promised to provide this type of transportation if PEI joined Canada
- 3. the people in British Columbia and the United States were arguing over this resource before BC joined Canada
- 6. this was a very strong industry in PEI that kept the economy going well before they joined Canada
- 7. as part of the Treaty of Washington the US and BC decided not to put these taxes on trade goods
- 9. this group owned most of Rupert's Land including the Red River area
- 13. this man led the Red River Rebellion against Canada
- 15. the Prime Minister of Canada sent this group to end the Red River Rebellion after Thomas Scott was executed
- 17. the government of Canada promised to provide PEI with this type of communication service if they joined Canada
- 19. people in PEI who had to rent land from absentee landlords in England
- 20. the reason Canada wanted to expand into the Red River area was to get more of this
- 21. furs and this resource were both running out just before BC joined Canada
- 22. the Americans wanted British Columbia to pay for some of the damage that occurred during this American war
- 24. many of the people that helped build the railway across Canada were from this country
- 25. this new invention made it possible for fish from BC to be packed and last a long time
- 30. one of the reason BC joined Canada was because of fear of US expansion called this
Down
- 1. Louis Riel set up this type of government to negotiate with the Canadian government
- 4. Louis Riel and the other people who were part of the provisional government made a list of demands for joing Canada that was called this
- 5. this man was executed for opposing Louis Riel during the Red River Rebellion
- 8. the Red River area was part of this larger section of land that was controlled by the British
- 10. the Americans and British were arguing over access to this river before BC joined Canada
- 11. this colony did not join Canada at Confederation because the government refused to buy the land for the people
- 12. people in PEI formed this group to protest against absentee landlords
- 14. this man was the Prime Minister of Canada during the Red River Rebellion
- 16. the main reason PEI joined Canada was for this kind of help from the Canadian government
- 18. people in England who owned land in PEI and rented it to farmers
- 23. British Columbia and the US signed this treaty to end some of their disagreements
- 26. this group of people were descendants of Indigenous peoples and Europeans
- 27. other than fishing and farming this was a new industry in BC that was becoming important when BC joined Canada
- 28. to protest against absentee landlords people in PEI refused to pay this
- 29. PEI was on the verge of bankruptcy because they spent a lot of money trying to build this
