History Flashcards
Who built a fortress in Québec City and allied the colony with First Nations to battle the Iroquois?
Samuel de Champlain
Who was the founder of the woman’s suffrage movement in Canada?
Dr. Emily Stowe
Who refused to surrender Quebec to the English in 1690?
Count Frontenac
Who had a direct role in the founding of Ottawa, Canada’s national capital?
The Duke of Wellington
What economic trade did the French and Aboriginal people collaborate together on?
Fur trade
Which of these did the Constitutional Act of 1791 NOT do?
- Grant for the first time, legislative assemblies elected by the people
- Make the name Canada official at that time
- Provide for Aboriginal rights
- Divide the Province of Quebec into an Upper and Lower Canada
Provide for Aboriginal rights
Which is NOT true of Upper Canada?
- It is mainly Loyalist
- It is mainly English-speaking
- It is mainly Protestant
- It is mainly French-speaking
It is mainly French-speaking
Where are the remains of the first settlement known as l’Anse aux Meadows?
Newfoundland and Labrador
How many Canadians have lost their lives in wars up to present day?
110,000
Who was the first European explorer to draw the map of Canada’s east coast and claiming the land for England?
John Cabot
Who was the English reformer sent to report on the rebellions of 1837-1838?
Lord Durham
Which is correct concerning the War of 1812?
- Bonaparte’s fleet was defeated
- The United States became allies with Canada
- Canada was conquered by the United States
- The United States invaded Canada because they resented British rule of the seas and its shipping interference. They were defeated, ensuring Canada’s independence
The United States invaded Canada because they resented British rule of the seas and its shipping interference; They were defeated, ensuring Canada’s independence.
How many Canadians died in World War I?
60,000
Where does the name Canada come from?
From the Iroquoian word “kanata” meaning village
Which was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?
Nova Scotia
Which was the first province in the Empire to abolish slavery?
Upper Canada
What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?
Unity
When is Remembrance Day celebrated?
November 11th
When was the first European settlement north of Florida established?
1604
Who was a key architect of Confederation from Quebec?
Sir George-Étienne Cartier
Who is not considered a great hero or defender of Quebec and New France?
- Pierre Le Moyne
- Count Frontenac
- John Cabot
- Guy Carleton
John Cabot (explorer who mapped Canada’s Atlantic shore and claimed “New Founde Land” for England in 1497)
Which of these did the Quebec Act of 1774 not do?
- Maintain British criminal law
- Denounce religious freedom
- Allow Catholics to hold public office
- Restore French civil law
Denounce religious freedom
Who was Laura Secord?
A pioneer and heroine from the War of 1812
Which of these is NOT true of John Graves Simcoe?
- He was Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada
- He led the movement toward slavery abolition in Upper Canada
- He was Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
- He founded the City of York (now Toronto)
He was Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada
What happened to the Aboriginal peoples with the arrival of European traders and colonists?
Many died from European diseases they had no immunity for
What group of people were significant in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
The Chinese
What was the outcome of the English and French war that battled for control of North America?
The French were defeated and England renamed the colony Province of Quebec
What group of people, who also colonized Greenland, first colonized Canada?
The Vikings
What movement is known as the effort by women to achieve the right to vote?
Woman’s suffrage movement
What day celebrates Dominion Day (now known as Canada Day) and the anniversary of Confederation?
July 1st
Who was the first French-Canadian prime minister since Confederation?
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Which is NOT true about Mary Ann Shadd Cary?
- She was pro-slavery
- She was the first woman publisher in Canada
- She founded and edited the weekly newspaper The Provincial Freeman
- She was an outspoken activist in the movement to abolish slavery
She was pro-slavery
What year was the British North American Act passed, officially marking the Dominion of Canada’s birth?
1867
Which is NOT true about Canada’s early economy?
- It was based mainly on farming
- It could only trade with the United States
- It was based on exporting natural resources such as fur, fish and timber
- The exporting of natural resources was done mainly by rivers, canals, lakes and roads
It could only trade with the United States
Where was the first European settlement?
St. Croix Island
What does Confederation mean?
The joining of Provinces to form a new country
Who is on the Dominion of Canada’s $1 and assigned Canada’s national colours of white and red?
King George V
When did English settlement begin in Canada?
1610
Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?
The first head/leader of a responsible government in Canada in 1849
Who was Sir Arthur Carrie?
A reserve officer that became Canada’s greatest soldier
Who did King Charles II of England grant exclusive trading rights to for the water draining into Hudson Bay?
The Hudson Bay Company
Who was Canada’s first Prime Minister?
Sir John Alexander Macdonald
Which were the first four provinces that formed the Dominion of Canada?
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Who were the United Empire Loyalists?
Loyalists that fled the American Revolution in the colonies and settled in Nova Scotia and Quebec
Who are the Canadiens or habitants?
The French-speaking Catholic people of the Province of Quebec
What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?
To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day
Where was the first representative assembly elected?
Halifax, Nova Scotia
What does the term responsible government mean?
The ministers of the Crown must have the support of majority of the elected representatives to govern
Which is NOT true of Lower Canada?
- It is mainly Catholic
- It is mainly non-Loyalist
- It is mainly French-speaking
- It is mainly Protestant
It is mainly Protestant
What is a head tax?
A race-based entrance fee
Where does the inspiration for the term Dominion of Canada come from?
The Bible
What is the name of the poem often recited on Remembrance Day written by Lt-Colonel John McCrae?
In Flanders Fields
What does Vimy Day celebrate?
The Battle of Vimy Ridge
Which is NOT true about Louis Riel?
- He was a North West Mounted Police Officer
- He is a defender of Metis rights
- He led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry
- He is seen as the father of Manitoba
He was a North West Mounted Police Officer
Who are the ‘Bluebirds’?
Nurses in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
How many Canadians died in World War II?
44,000
What French explorer, after making three voyages across the Atlantic and exploring the St. Lawrence River, claimed land for France?
Jacques Cartier
Which of these did not happen during the period of Confederation from 1864-1867?
- Each province would elect its own legislature
- Confederation ensured federal control of the provinces
- Two levels of government were created – federal and provincial
- The old Province of Canada was split into two new provinces – Ontario and Quebec
Confederation ensured federal control of the provinces
How many Canadians served in World War I?
600,000
How many Canadians served in World War II?
Over a million
