face of a nation ch 1-2

Question 1

Wilfrid Laurier

Answer 1

The seventh french-Canadian Prime Minister

Question 2

Clifford Sifton

Answer 2

In charge of immigration in the Laurier government

Question 3

What was being celebrated in Britain in 1897?

Answer 3

Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee (60th year)

Question 4

What honours was Laurier given?

Answer 4

The Toast of London (knighthood)

Question 5

Who is the conflict in the Boer War between?

Answer 5

Dutch settlers and the British Army

Question 6

How was Laurier “caught in the middle” politically?

Answer 6

He wants to make a compromise without seeming biased towards French-Canadians

Question 7

Who was Henri Bourassa and what was his position on the Boer War issue?

Answer 7

He was a nationalist and Laurier’s prodigy ; was opposed to war

Question 8

Why did the posters refer to Canada as the “Last Best West”?

Answer 8

To get immigrants to come

Question 9

What are some reasons the new immigrants were so happy to be living in Canada?

Answer 9

There was so much free land

Question 10

How far from his home was Petro Svarich when he settled into his new land?

Answer 10

6000 miles

Question 11

What caused the South African War?

Answer 11

Boers wanted to keep their independence and stop the British from taking over

Question 12

What are the main reasons for Laurier’s eventual downfall and the election of Robert Borden in 1911?

Answer 12

Laurier wanted a trade agreement with the US which weakened ties with Britain and got Canada Americanized

Question 13

How did Geoge Brown feel about the French in Canada?

Answer 13

He wanted to end French domination of English affairs

Question 14

When did the conference in Quebec take place?

Answer 14

October 1864

Question 15

How long did the conference in Quebec last?

Answer 15

3 weeks

Question 16

What was Wilfrid Laurier known as?

Answer 16

The Great Conciliator

Question 17

When did the immigration boom happen?

Answer 17

1906

Question 18

When was the first transatlantic message sent?

Answer 18

1902

Question 19

What was the head tax?

Answer 19

50-dollar fee for Chinese immigrants to get into Canada

Question 20

What year was Canada formed?

Answer 20

1864

Question 21

Who was Henri Bourassa?

Answer 21

French-Canadian political leader, Laurier’s prodigy

Question 22

What conflict did Bourassa and Laurier have?

Answer 22

Bourassa didn’t want Canada to help Britain in the Boer War

Question 23

What year did the Boer War start?

Answer 23

1899

Question 24

What was Laurier’s compromise concerning the Boer War?

Answer 24

Allowing Canada to send volunteers and making Britain pay for their things

Question 25

What happened in 1896?

Answer 25

The Last Best West

Question 26

Who are the Boers

Answer 26

descendants of the Dutch in South Africa

Question 27

What year did Duncan Campbell Scott become to deputy of the Department of Indian Affairs

Answer 27

1913

Question 28

What happened in 1903?

Answer 28

The Alaska Boundary Dispute

Question 29

What happened in 1910

Answer 29

The Naval Bill

Question 30

Why did the British side with the Americans?

Answer 30

In case of war, the British wanted the Americans on their side

Question 32

What is reciprocity?

Answer 32

To return a favor of equal value

Question 33

What event caused Laurier’s downfall?

Answer 33

Reciprocity

Question 34

Why did the colonies unite to form Canada?

Answer 34

Fear of American Takeover, British Finances, Trade links needed, and better transport needed.

Question 35

What were the 4 original provinces in 1867?

Answer 35

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario

Question 36

When was Canada formed?

Answer 36

1867

Question 37

What year did the railway unite the country?

Answer 37

1885

Question 38

When did Clifford Sifton become the Minister of Interior?

Answer 38

1896

Question 39

All Peoples Mission

Answer 39

School for immigrants to learn English

Question 40

Why did the 20th Century Belong to Canada?

Answer 40

they had help from other countries immigrants