Timber After 1812 England wanted more timber from Canada Timber wood trees Even after the war of 1812 England continued to order timber from Canada This made the timber trade industry ID: 395445
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The Timber Trade in the 1800sSlide2
Timber
After 1812, England wanted more
timber
from Canada.
Timber = wood / trees
Even after the war of 1812 England continued to
order
timber from Canada
This made the timber trade / industry
grow
within CanadaSlide3
Timber
The timber trade had lots of
effects
on Canada
Timber became the most
exported
natural resource
less and less attention was given to the fur trade
People
invested
($$$) lots of money in the timber trade new
companies
, banks, etc.
New places to
work
and new
jobs
!
Sawmills
, lumber yards, etc.
Lumberjacks
,
raftsmen
, etc.
More jobs more people
moved
to Canada to workSlide4
Exported wood from the port of Quebec City to EnglandSlide5
Logging
Logging means
cutting
down trees and moving the trees
Most of the time, logging happened in the
winter
It was easier to cut trees down when the
sap
was not moving in the treesSnow on the ground made it easy to drag the tressSlide6
Logging
In the late fall or early
winter
, men would set up a
camp
in an area where there were enough trees to cut
They would clear
pathways
to move the cut treesThey would make sure supplies could be delivered as well
The men spent several
months
in the campsSlide7Slide8Slide9
Logging
Lots of men who were in good shape were needed for logging
The men used
timber axes
to cut the trees down and the shape the trees into squares
The men also used
cross-cut saws
to cut trees downSlide10Slide11Slide12
Logging
Usually, the
cut tress were
‘squared’
This means turning the round tree into a
square
shape
Oxen, horses and eventually trains were used to move the cut treesSlide13Slide14Slide15Slide16
Logging
Trees were put into a
river
or stream
to be moved from the logging camp to other places
Trees were put into the
water
in springThe water was free from iceThe men used the river to move
the trees.Slide17
Logging
Most of the time the tress were
tied
together
This was called a
‘raft’
Mean would stay on the raft until it got
to its
destinationUsually, the cut trees were put onto boats and sent to EnglandSlide18Slide19Slide20Slide21Slide22Slide23
The Timber Trade 2
The
timber
trade
used
technology in different
ways
Sawmills
, canals
and
railways
were
the
most
important
Sawmills
cut
the large logs
quicker
that
cutting
them
by hand
Canals
are
man made
‘
rivers
’ to help move the logs
quicker
Railways
could
move
timber
and
other
goods
quicker
than
water and
could
connect
cities
Banks
were
also
important
they
helped
pay
for
sawmills
,
canals
and
railwaysSlide24
Sawmills
Sawmills were built next to
water
way with fast currents
They used the current to move a
blade
that would cut the logs into squares or into
boards
.There were very small sawmills that would cut logs for towns close byThere were also
large
sawmills that would cut lots of logs to ship elsewhere
Men would place logs in a harness and the
waterpower
would move the blade to cut the logsSlide25Slide26Slide27Slide28
Canals
C
anals
are
man made
rivers
They are used for the timber trade and for boats to travel into the continent
Canals connect to natural rivers and lakesCanals were needed to make shipping fasterThis made the
economy
stronger
The first canals were close to
Ottawa
The
Rideau Canal
is still in Ottawa today.
It is used mainly for recreational (fun) purposes.Slide29Slide30Slide31Slide32Slide33Slide34Slide35Slide36Slide37Slide38Slide39Slide40
Banks
Some of the
first
‘established’ banks in Canada were started in
Montreal
The
Bank of Montreal
started in
1817Banks were ways for people to borrow money to start sawmills or build railwaysSlide41Slide42Slide43Slide44Slide45
CANAUX ET BANQUES
CONCLUSION
1791 – 1840 au Bas-Canada:
Importance: fourrure
bois.
Stagnation ( ) agricole
Développement des transports (canaux) et des banques.