Sept. 7 Chapter 1 Summary

Canada's population was small and Canada as a nation also had a lot of land. Americans wanted to expand into Canda and so Sir Wilfrid Laurier depended on immigrants to come over and create a sense of nationalism. Immigrants especially from Britain and Russia arrived to the Canadian West. Aboriginals felt like they were being threatened and exploited and neglected by the federal government during this time of european arrivals. Canada was forcing assimilation policy onto immigrants and natives. Immigrants were attracted to Canada because of new life opportunities and not all immigrants were encouraged to come to Canada.