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6th Grade History Test 2 Flashcards

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water route that supposedly flowed through North America to Asia

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Northwest Passage

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oldest business in Canada

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Hudson’s Bay Company

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only public highway north of the Arctic Circle open year-round

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Dempster Highway

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gold rush of 1897

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Klondike Gold Rush

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war between the English and French over North American boundaries

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French and Indian War

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land claimed by France in the New World, including Canada

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New France

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“Gateway to the West”

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Winnipeg

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“Polar Bear Capital of the World”

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Churchill

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one of the world’s largest inland ports

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Montreal

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“Canada’s Gateway to the Pacific”

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Vancouver

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the capital of Canada

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Ottawa

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the largest city in Canada

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Toronto

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the only walled city north of Mexico

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Quebec City

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the body of water that has some of the world’s highest tides

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Bay of Fundy

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Canada’s longest river

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Mackenzie River

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the largest freshwater lake in the world

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Lake Superior

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Canada’s highest peak

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Mt. Logan

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one of the world’s most beautiful waterfalls found in both Canada and the United States

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Niagara Falls

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the world’s largest bay

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Hudson Bay

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the world’s largest inland seaway

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St. Lawrence Seaway

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first modern explorer to reach the North American mainland

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John Cabot

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explorer who opened the way for trade between the French and the Indians

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Jacques Cartier

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explorer who helped establish the first important French settlement, Quebec

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Samuel de Champlain

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explorer who discovered the world’s largest bay

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Henry Hudson

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Canadian missionary to China who later wrote books telling of the missionary work

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Isobel Kuhn

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British explorers who mapped Canada’s Pacific coast

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Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver

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the “Apostle of Nova Scotia”

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Henry Alline

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one of the first pioneer missionaries to Manitoba, Canada

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James Evans

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the two Canadian researchers who discovered a treatment for diabetes

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Frederick Banting and Charles Best

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the French settlers who refused to pledge their loyalty to the British crown

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Acadians

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the American colonists who moved to Canada rather than fight against their king in the War for Independence

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Loyalists

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one of Canada’s most important natural resources

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fish

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Canada is the largest producer of two metals

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zinc and nickel

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Canada leads the world in the production of

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newsprint

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Canada is one of the world’s leading ___ exporters

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wheat

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Canada’s government is a

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constitutional monarchy

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Canada’s world-famous police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is called

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the Mounties

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Canada’s two official languages are

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English and French

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capital of Alberta

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Edmonton

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capital of British Columbia

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Victoria

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capital of Manitoba

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Winnipeg

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capital of New Brunswick

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Fredericton

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capital of Newfoundland and Labrador

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St. John’s

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capital of Nova Scotia

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Halifax

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capital of Northwest Territories

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Yellowknife

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capital of Nunavut

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Iqaluit

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capital of Ontario

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Toronto

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capital of Prince Edward Island

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Charlottetown

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capital of Quebec

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Quebec City

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capital of Saskatchewan

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Regina

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capital of Yukon Territory

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Whitehorse

52
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Study your maps

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MAPS!! :)

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Write an informative paragraph about the Great Lakes. Include at least three important facts.

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The Great Lakes are the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world. They contain approximately one fifth of the world’s fresh water. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world. Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that does not touch Canada. The four remaining lakes are shared by the United States and Canada and form part of the boundary between the two countries. The Great Lakes are at different heights above sea level. Niagara Falls is located between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The St. Lawrence Seaway is a waterway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes.

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Explain the Canadian system of government. Include at least 3 important facts.

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Canada’s government is a constitutional monarchy. Canada recognized the British monarch as head of state, although Canada is an independent country. The leader of the nation is the prime minister. Canada has a Parliament similar to the United States Congress. Another leader in Canada’s government is the governor general, who is the personal representative of the British monarch.

6th Grade History-New World History & Geography (16 decks)

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