The Canadian Pacific Railway

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The Canadian Pacific Railway

• The Chinese Workers

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Building the CPR

• When the railway was being built in the 1800s,
  many Chinese men were hired to do the work.

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Dangerous Work

• They were given the most dangerous jobs including
  placing explosives, and were paid significantly
  less than other workers
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?voqRWQa0rIsofeature
  related

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After the Railway

• After the railway was built, Chinese Canadians
  were treated with discrimination.
• They were charged a head tax of 50 per person
  which many couldnt afford

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• The Chinese Exclusion Act was a government law
  which prevented them from bringing their wives
  and children to Canada
• http//www.mhso.ca/tiesthatbind/ChineseRailWorkers
  .php

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• They say that for every mile of the railroad,
  there is one dead Chinese worker
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vlaR8RRLBgTI
• https//www.historica-dominion.ca/content/heritage
  -minutes/nitro?media_type41media_category36