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Road Trip Longer Answer Questions Prepare answers for some or all of these questions. Work in pairs or small groups. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper. Share your answers with the whole class. |
| 1. | What was the Hudson’s Bay Fur Brigade Trail used for? |
| 2. | Why were horses so important in the early days of BC’s history? |
| 3. | Describe some of the history of the Dewdney Trail. |
| 4. | Describe some of the attempts to drive across Canada before the Trans-Canada Highway was built. What were some of the difficulties? |
| 5. | The early W.A.C. Bennett government was nicknamed the “Blacktop Government.” Why do you think the government got this name? |
| 6. | Why is it expensive to build roads in BC? |
| 7. | Describe some of the history of the Trans-Canada Highway? |
| 8. | How does the wildlife protection system on the Connector work? |
| 9. | Why was the Coquihalla Highway difficult to build? |
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Discussion Questions |
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| 1. | Why are roads important? |
| 2. | How has the Coquihalla Highway changed the Okanagan? |
| 3. | The last two sentences say, “Roads are expensive to build. But to the country and to its people, their value has always been far greater than the cost.” What does this statement mean? Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? |
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