1. The Canadian Pacific Railway
The Chinese Workers

2. Building the CPR
When the railway was being built in the 1800s, many Chinese men were hired to do the work.

3. Dangerous Work
They were given the most dangerous jobs including placing explosives, and were paid significantly less than other workers

4. After the Railway
After the railway was built, Chinese Canadians were treated with discrimination.
They were charged a “head tax” of $50 per person which many couldn’t afford

5. The “Chinese Exclusion Act” was a government law which prevented them from bringing their wives and children to Canada

6. They say that for every mile of the railroad, there is one dead Chinese worker