Additional notes/worksheet - First Class Login

Transportation- one of the biggest challenges for people living in BNA was the difficultyof transportation at the time. There were some very rough roads in thecolonies, but in other areas of BNA people still traveled mostly by river,so any settlements were also along rivers.- travel on land was by foot, horse, or oxen.- The first public railway opened in 1836 in Canada East, but it would bemany years until there was a useful railway system.Health Care- few families expected all their children to grow into adults because therewere so many serious childhood diseases, such as measles, scarlet fever,and whooping cough.- people did not understand the importance of such things as clean drinkingwater in controlling the spread of certain diseases. An outbreak of adisease that spreads very quickly in an area is called an epidemic.Epidemics were quite common in towns and cities.- For most people, healthcare was provided at home by family members.Many people used traditional medicines, such as herbs or roots, that theyprepared themselves. Aboriginal people understood the medicinal valueof a number of wild plants such as flagroot used for colds. They sharedthis knowledge with the settlers.- People living in rural areas were not ever likely to have the chance to see adoctor. Medical care was therefore quite simple. For example, there wereno antibiotics to cure infections or even Aspirin for pain. This meant thatwhat would be a simple accident today, such as a broken arm, could easilyturn deadly.- Tonics were widely available at this time in BNA. These tonics claimedto cure almost any kind of illness. These tonics were just flavoured wateror alcohol. They were usually bought in stores or from sellers whotraveled around the countryside.