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1
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Who built a fortress in Québec City and allied the colony with First Nations to battle the Iroquois?

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Samuel de Champlain

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Who was the founder of the woman’s suffrage movement in Canada?

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Dr. Emily Stowe

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3
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Who refused to surrender Quebec to the English in 1690?

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Count Frontenac

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4
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Who had a direct role in the founding of Ottawa, Canada’s national capital?

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The Duke of Wellington

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5
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What economic trade did the French and Aboriginal people collaborate together on?

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Fur trade

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6
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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

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Provide for Aboriginal rights

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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

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It is mainly French-speaking

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8
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Where are the remains of the first settlement known as l’Anse aux Meadows?

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Newfoundland and Labrador

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9
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How many Canadians have lost their lives in wars up to present day?

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110,000

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Who was the first European explorer to draw the map of Canada’s east coast and claiming the land for England?

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John Cabot

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11
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Who was the English reformer sent to report on the rebellions of 1837-1838?

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Lord Durham

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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

A

The United States invaded Canada because they resented British rule of the seas and its shipping interference; They were defeated, ensuring Canada’s independence.

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13
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How many Canadians died in World War I?

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60,000

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14
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Where does the name Canada come from?

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From the Iroquoian word “kanata” meaning village

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Which was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?

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Nova Scotia

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16
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Which was the first province in the Empire to abolish slavery?

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Upper Canada

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17
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What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?

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Unity

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18
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When is Remembrance Day celebrated?

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November 11th

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When was the first European settlement north of Florida established?

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1604

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20
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Who was a key architect of Confederation from Quebec?

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Sir George-Étienne Cartier

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21
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Who is not considered a great hero or defender of Quebec and New France?
- Pierre Le Moyne
- Count Frontenac
- John Cabot
- Guy Carleton

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John Cabot (explorer who mapped Canada’s Atlantic shore and claimed “New Founde Land” for England in 1497)

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22
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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

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Denounce religious freedom

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23
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Who was Laura Secord?

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A pioneer and heroine from the War of 1812

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24
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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)

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He was Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada

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25
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What happened to the Aboriginal peoples with the arrival of European traders and colonists?

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Many died from European diseases they had no immunity for

26
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What group of people were significant in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?

A

The Chinese

27
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What was the outcome of the English and French war that battled for control of North America?

A

The French were defeated and England renamed the colony Province of Quebec

28
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What group of people, who also colonized Greenland, first colonized Canada?

A

The Vikings

29
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What movement is known as the effort by women to achieve the right to vote?

A

Woman’s suffrage movement

30
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What day celebrates Dominion Day (now known as Canada Day) and the anniversary of Confederation?

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July 1st

31
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Who was the first French-Canadian prime minister since Confederation?

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Sir Wilfrid Laurier

32
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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

A

She was pro-slavery

33
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What year was the British North American Act passed, officially marking the Dominion of Canada’s birth?

A

1867

34
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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

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It could only trade with the United States

35
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Where was the first European settlement?

A

St. Croix Island

36
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What does Confederation mean?

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The joining of Provinces to form a new country

37
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Who is on the Dominion of Canada’s $1 and assigned Canada’s national colours of white and red?

A

King George V

38
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When did English settlement begin in Canada?

A

1610

39
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Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?

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The first head/leader of a responsible government in Canada in 1849

40
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Who was Sir Arthur Carrie?

A

A reserve officer that became Canada’s greatest soldier

41
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Who did King Charles II of England grant exclusive trading rights to for the water draining into Hudson Bay?

A

The Hudson Bay Company

42
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Who was Canada’s first Prime Minister?

A

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

43
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Which were the first four provinces that formed the Dominion of Canada?

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Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

44
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Who were the United Empire Loyalists?

A

Loyalists that fled the American Revolution in the colonies and settled in Nova Scotia and Quebec

45
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Who are the Canadiens or habitants?

A

The French-speaking Catholic people of the Province of Quebec

46
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What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?

A

To remember the sacrifice of Canadians who have served or died in wars up to the present day

47
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Where was the first representative assembly elected?

A

Halifax, Nova Scotia

48
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What does the term responsible government mean?

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The ministers of the Crown must have the support of majority of the elected representatives to govern

49
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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

A

It is mainly Protestant

50
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What is a head tax?

A

A race-based entrance fee

51
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Where does the inspiration for the term Dominion of Canada come from?

A

The Bible

52
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What is the name of the poem often recited on Remembrance Day written by Lt-Colonel John McCrae?

A

In Flanders Fields

53
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What does Vimy Day celebrate?

A

The Battle of Vimy Ridge

54
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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

A

He was a North West Mounted Police Officer

55
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Who are the ‘Bluebirds’?

A

Nurses in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps

56
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How many Canadians died in World War II?

A

44,000

57
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What French explorer, after making three voyages across the Atlantic and exploring the St. Lawrence River, claimed land for France?

A

Jacques Cartier

58
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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

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Confederation ensured federal control of the provinces

59
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How many Canadians served in World War I?

A

600,000

60
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How many Canadians served in World War II?

A

Over a million

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