Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 12
Railway & Gold Rushes
The Canadian Pacific Railway and the rush for gold.
What your child practises
Practises the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the people who built it, how it changed the West, and what the gold rushes meant for individuals and communities.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 6-KH-030, 6-KH-031 · the gold rushes, and events and issues in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A railway “spike” is a…
- ticket
- big nail that holds the rail down
- type of train car
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big nail that holds the rail down
Hint: Spikes fasten rails to the ties.
Question 2
Which Canadian territory was created in 1898 to manage the Klondike area?
- Nunavut
- Manitoba
- Yukon
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Yukon
Hint: Yukon Territory was formed in 1898.
Question 3
Chinese railway workers were paid…
- less than other workers
- the same as the owners
- more than other workers
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less than other workers
Hint: They faced unfair treatment.
Question 4
Which gold rush brought thousands to the Yukon in 1896 to 1899?
- The Klondike Gold Rush
- The Red River Gold Rush
- The Manitoba Gold Rush
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The Klondike Gold Rush
Hint: Dawson City boomed.
Question 5
What is a gold rush?
- A rush of people to a place where gold is found
- A holiday
- A coin factory
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A rush of people to a place where gold is found
Hint: People travelled far hoping to get rich.
Question 6
Why were Chinese workers treated unfairly after the railway was done?
- They were too rich
- Racism led to the head tax and laws against them
- They left immediately
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Racism led to the head tax and laws against them
Hint: Discrimination affected their lives.