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IN DEVELOPING CANADA'S RAILROADS - AN OUTLINE
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This 6-page paper provides an outline discussing the use of Chinese immigrants in developing Canadian railroads in the late 19th century. The discussion focuses on the economics and sociological reasons why the Chinese were used for the dangerous and dirtiest jobs. Annotated bibliography lists 8 sources.
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recommended, and thats included in the bibliography at the end of this paper. Ive uploaded other scholarly literature, however, as you specified. I hope that will work for you. Good
luck! Introduction This section introduces the topic - how "throw away workers" (in other words immigrants, mostly Chinese immigrants) were enticed
into Canada, and then used to build the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian Northern Railroad during the late 19th century. The introduction sets up the thesis that, while both
railroads were engineering marvels for their time, and they did help drive Canadas economic engine, it was done so at a price. That "price" was the treatment of the Chinese
families that came to Canada in hopes for a better life. What greeted them instead was despair, awful conditions and, more likely than not, injury and death. The introduction also
points out that, given the history behind the railroads, and given the prejudice Canadians had toward the Chinese at the time, it makes sense as to why the immigrants were
mistreated. While the paper doesnt condone the treatment of the immigrants, it allows perspective, both from the history of the railroad, and a history of immigrant treatment, to explain why
the immigrants were considered expendable when it came to building the railroads. History of Canadas Railroads Much of the look-back at
the building of Canadas railroads tends to focus on the glorious heyday of rail transport. For example, British Columbia entered the Canadian confederation, thanks to the completion of the Canadian
Pacific Railway. Some years after the last spike was hammered into CPRs system, the Canadian Northern was built "to haul freight and passengers at the lowest possible cost" (Bailey, 2004).
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