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Farmsteading and Immigration

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  • A huge immigration period occurred in Canada from 1890-1910
  • European Immigrants were urged to settle on the prairies (farmsteads)
  • Farming in canada was much like it was in Europe (Scandinavians and Ukrainians)
  • Cheap land and farmsteading opportunities to new immigrants
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Summary

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A large farmsteading immigration to the prairies from european countries occurred from 1890-1910, because the farming was very similar to these countries.

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