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They we're given $1 per day (a lot more than in their homeland), but had to pay head tax for any family coming in ($50), pay for shelter, food, and equipment. The White people were payed about $2 per day.
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How did the CPR employment practices discriminate against the Chinese workers?
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If there had been no Chinese workers on the CPR would tehre be no CPR?
I think there would still have been a CPR but it would have taken many more years to build since there were no Chinese who were willing to do hard dangerous work for less than half of what canadains were being paid.
What were the conditions for the Chinese workers on the CPR?
bad the got paid about 50cents a day and were typically used to carry the explosives
How much money did the Chinese make when they worked on the CPR?
They made $1.35, but the whites made $2.00.
What were the workers of Canadian pacific railway?
Japanese wrong and theres a thing called Google but anyways it was the CHINESE who were the workers also white men and just a bit more info the Chinese got payed a $1 a day as where the white men got payed a $1.50 - $4.50 a day and it is estimated about 600-700 workers died in the construction of the CPR
Why did Chinese build the CPR?
Because the Chinese wanted to help the Americans with their part of building it and get paid.
Why was the caribou road built?
Cariboo road was built for workers to have easy access to the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway). It was very dangerous for workers to ride along in oxen-powered carts. Many lives were lost in the raging Fraser River. A lot of the white workers were racist to the Chinese workers (Navvies) and were always more worried about the oxen being lost, not the Navvies.
What do Chinese workers use coal for?
The Chinese workers use coal for making magnets or somthing else...
What are some examples of the prejudice Chinese workers faced as they built the railroad?
Chinese workers faced prejudice in the form of lower pay than their non-Chinese counterparts, harsh working conditions, discrimination in hiring and promotions, and violence and hostility from local communities. They were also subject to stereotypes and racist attitudes that portrayed them as inferior or "unfit" for certain work.
How were the Chinese railroad workers treated?
They didnt get much pay They ate a little They had to work in severe weather
What was the purpose of the Chinese exclusions Act?
It stopped Immigration by Chinese workers and miners for 10 years
Who were the builders of the CPR railway?
There is a very very old saying that is mostly true About the construction of the CPR. Paid for by the English Managed by the Scots Built by the Irish and Chinese
