Historical Loctions
Charlottetown- it is the capital city of PEI
Alberton- the main town for fishing and farming.
North Rustico- the location and setting of the book “Anne of Green Gables”
Summerside- where the fictional city avonlea is based off of.
Kensington- Know as “five lanes end” because the roads from Charlottetown, Summerside, weeeeeenur Cavendish, New London, and a few more cities.
Alberton- the main town for fishing and farming.
North Rustico- the location and setting of the book “Anne of Green Gables”
Summerside- where the fictional city avonlea is based off of.
Kensington- Know as “five lanes end” because the roads from Charlottetown, Summerside, weeeeeenur Cavendish, New London, and a few more cities.
Confederation
We joined confederation in 1873. Charlottetown is know as the birthplace of confederation, so confederation was pretty smooth. Some of the main people involed with confederation were William Henry Pope, George Coles, John Hamilton Gray, Andrew Archibald Macdonald, Edward Palmer
First Settlers
The first settlers came from France in 1534. They named the named the colony "Ile Saint-Jean". In 1745 the British took it over and declared it a colony of England. The British renamed the island to "The Island of St. John". There was only one first nation tribe on the island. They were called the Abegweit.
Demographics
Historical
-Push
+End of good homestead act
+No land
+Political restrictions
-Pull
+Free land
+Jobs and opportunities
Current
-Push
+Poverty
+Corrupt governments
+Overcrowding
-Pull
+Jobs and opprtunities
+Nice government (that won’t kill you if you step out of line)
+PEI has a very small population
+Beautiful island/ tourism
The population density is 24.7 people per square kilometer. The area of PEI is 5,660km². It is the smallest province out of all of Canada
-Push
+End of good homestead act
+No land
+Political restrictions
-Pull
+Free land
+Jobs and opportunities
Current
-Push
+Poverty
+Corrupt governments
+Overcrowding
-Pull
+Jobs and opprtunities
+Nice government (that won’t kill you if you step out of line)
+PEI has a very small population
+Beautiful island/ tourism
The population density is 24.7 people per square kilometer. The area of PEI is 5,660km². It is the smallest province out of all of Canada
Diversity
The main ethnic groups in Prince Edward Island are Scottish, English, Irish, and French.
Crime Sats
Assault- 732 Charges
Sexual Assault- 311 Charges
Robbery- 73 Charges
Property Crime- 6,184 Charges
Drug Violations- 622 Charges
Homicide- 1 Charge
Total Violations- 9,454 Charges
Celebrites
Martha MacIsaac (Actress) “Superbad, Family Guy, The Last House on the Left”
Jonathan Torrens (Actor) “Trailer Park Boys, TPB: The Movie, TPB: Don’t Legalize It”
Beer and soda wasn’t sold in cans until 2008
PEI’s motto, “Parva Sub Ingenti”, is a direct Latin translation which means “Small under large”, or The small under protection of the great.