Chapter 6, Section 2

1. Two economic factors that encouraged growth in Canada's western population were the Klondike Gold Rush and the fertile soil in the Prairie Provinces.

2. Canada's religious practices reflect the nation's diverse immigrant population. Its languages now tell us how there was a struggle between British and French settlers and their decedents.

Creative Writing: If America had remained part of the British Empire, trade with Canada would have suffered as things like the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement would no longer exist, which would make trade with Canada less desirable and thus, American culture would be less shown in Canada. Great Britain also might have been less interested in Canada and the money that it could bring in because of the money that America would be bringing in with its gold and silver rushes and things of that nature, which would have made an impact in Canada's development.