Chapter 10

Question 1

What year did BC Join Confedertation

Answer 1

1871

Question 2

What year did Alberta Join Confedertation

Answer 2

1905

Question 3

What year did Sashatwewan Join Confedertation

Answer 3

1905

Question 4

What year did PEI Join Confedertation

Answer 4

1873

Question 5

What year did Newfoulndland and labrador Join Confedertation

Answer 5

1949

Question 6

In 1866 —— and ——- were united as one colony.

Answer 6

Vancover and BC

Question 7

Gold Rush in 1850

Answer 7

people were searching for gold and First Nations brought gold to trade instead of furs.

Question 8

Prospectors

Answer 8

people looking for gold during the gold rush

Question 9

Douglas Treaties

Answer 9

small reserves for FN set up by govener douglas

Question 10

FN never signed a treaty, and were never compensated for their

Answer 10

land lost

Question 11

Road crews and prospectors treated the FNs as

Answer 11

an obstacle

Question 12

Cariboo Road

Answer 12

a wagon road leading to the Cariboo Mountain which had a lot of gold

Question 13

What became important when the gold rush ended

Answer 13

logging

Question 14

What were BC’s 3 options on what contry to join

Answer 14

remain a British Colony
join Canada
join the USA

Question 15

Canada agreed to give BC

Answer 15

a railway and and money anually

Question 16

PEI rejected Confederation in
1867. What changed their mind ?

Name at least 1

Answer 16

Canada agreed to get rid of Absentee Landowners.
Canada agreed to pay for the PEI section of the railway.
Canada agreed to give more MPs to PEI.
Steamboat service would be provided.

Question 17

The capital city of the Northwest teritorie

Answer 17

regina

Question 18

How was The North-West Territories Different than the other colonies that had joined Confederation?

Answer 18

Because the territories were “owned” by Canada, and not colonies of their own the process of joining confederation was different.

Question 19

initially North west teritorws was governed by an appointed council, as more population arrived the appointed council was replaced by

Answer 19

an elected Legislature in 1888.

Question 20

Why weren’t the territories happy to remain territories?

Answer 20

They wanted to be able to collect taxes and spend the revenue on schools, roads, and other services.

Question 21

What options and issues did they have to decide upon for NWT

Answer 21

How many provinces to divided the territories into.
Who would get the power and who would own the resources?
What would happen to the minority rights?

Question 22

1905 Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier decided

Answer 22

to divide the NWT into two provinces so that it would be easier to manage.

Question 23

North west teritories were seperated into

Answer 23

alberta and saskatwewan

Question 24

NWT Land and resources were controlled by the Government for

Answer 24

25 years

Question 25

Grey Nuns

Answer 25

ran catholic schools

Question 26

Beginning in 1905 the government insisted that First Nations families send their children to boarding schools.
They were attempting to assimilate them.
They were abused and stripped of their culture and language.

These shools were called

Answer 26

residentual schools

Question 27

Why did newfoundland join confederation

Answer 27

The depression of the 1930s made Newfoundland need help.
It was almost bankrupt.
During WWII Britain and America built military bases on Newfoundland.
In 1948 they voted in a referendum to join Canada.
Things improved greatly.

Question 28

4 commenly used techniques

political cartoons

Answer 28

exaggeration
symbols
captions
title