History Flashcards
How long have settlers and immigrants contributed to the diversity and wealth of Canada?
400 years.
When did the House of Commons recognize that the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada?
2006
When did English settlement begin in Canada?
1610
Who passed the Quebec Act of 1774?
The Canadian Parliament
The British Parliament
The Quebec Parliament
The French majority
The British Parliament
Who was Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe?
Upper Canada’s first Lieutenant Governor and funder of the City of Toronto
When did the British Parliament abolish slavery throughout the Empire?
1833.
Name the 3 fathers of Confederation.
Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché, Sir George-Étienne Cartier, and Sir John A. Macdonald
What phrase embodied the vision for the Dominion of Canada?
Dominion from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth.
Whose portrait is on the Canadian $10 bill?
Sir John Alexander Macdonald
What made it possible for immigrants to settle in Western Canada?
The completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
When were the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans devised?
1965
What is the Magna Carta?
The Great Charter of Freedoms
Where was the Great Charter of Freedoms signed?
England.
When was the Magna Carta signed?
1215
What is “Habeas corpus”?
The right to challenge unlawful detention by the state.
When was the Constitution of Canada amended to include the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
1982.
Who proclaimed the amended Constitution of Canada in 1982?
Queen Elizabeth II
What are the two principles upon which Canada is founded?
The supremacy of God and the rule of law.
What do poets and songwriters call Canada?
The Great Dominion.
Who are the three founding peoples of Canada?
Aboriginal, French, and British
When were territorial rights first guaranteed in Canada?
Royal Proclamation of 1763, passed by King George III.
Territorial rights established the basis for negotiating treaties with newcomers, although the treaties were not always fully respected.
What does Inuit mean?
In Inuktitut language, it means “the people”
Who are the Acadians?
Descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604. Between 1755 and 1763, during the war between Britain and France, more than two-thirds of the Acadians were deported from their homeland. Despite this ordeal, known as “the Great Upheaval”, the Acadians survived and maintained their unique identity. Today, Acadian culture is flourishing and is a lively part of French-speaking Canada.
What was “The Great Upheaval?”
Between 1755 and 1763, during the war between Britain and France, more than two-thirds of the Acadians [descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604] were deported from their homeland. The Acadians survived and maintained their unique identity. Today, Acadian culture is flourishing and is a lively part of French-speaking Canada.
Who were the Black Loyalists?
Escaped slaves and freed men and women of African origin who in the 1780s, fled to Canada from America, where slavery was legal until 1863.
Who made England’s first land claim in Canada, and where?
John Cabot, an Italian immigrant to England. He claimed “New Founde Land” [Newfoundland or Cape Breton Island] for England in 1497 when he also became the first to map Canada’s Atlantic Shore, although settlement did not begin until 1610. Still, Cabot’s expedition began an age of European exploration.
Where does the name Canada come from?
Jacques Cartier, who claimed the land for King Francis I of France between 1534 and 1542, overheard two Iroquois prisoners speaking the Iroquoian word kanata, which means “village”. The name began appearing on maps by the 1550s as Canada.
“Kanata” is the Huron-Iroquois word for village.
Approximately how many Canadians served in the First World War?
More than 600,000
Give an example of where English and French have equal status in Canada?
The Official Languages Act (French: Loi sur les langues officielles) is a Canadian law that came into force on September 9, 1969, which gives French and English equal status in the government of Canada. This makes them “official” languages, having preferred status in law over all other languages.
So, in the Parliament of Canada.
Also, in New Brunswick, where English and French were given equal status in the 1982 Constitution Act.
In the 1960s, Quebec experienced an era of rapid change. What is this called?
The Quiet Revolution
What was the Quiet Revolution?
The Quiet Revolution (French: Révolution tranquille) refers to a significant period of socio-political and socio-cultural transformation in French Canada, particularly in Quebec, following the election of 1960. The secularization of the government marked this period, along with the establishment of a state-administered welfare state known as the état-providence, a shift in political alignment toward federalist and sovereigntist (or separatist) factions, and the eventual election of a pro-sovereignty provincial government in the 1976 election. Many Quebecers tried to separate Quebec from Canada during this time.
What did the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?
Unity.
What did the Fathers of Confederation do?
They worked together to establish a new country, the Dominion of Canada
What happened at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?
AKA Battle of Quebec, a pivotal battle in the Seven Years War. 13 September 1759
The British defeated the French, marking the end of France’s empire in America
What was the head tax?
Race-based entrance free charged for Chinese entering Canada. Authorized via the Chinese Immigration Act, which became law in 1885
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.
What is the significance of the discovery of insulin by Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best?
Insulin has saved 16 million lives worldwide.
What was the ‘Underground Railroad’?
An anti-slavery network that helped thousands of slaves escape the United States and settle in Canada
What was the significance of the June 6, 1944 invasion of Normandy?
Canadians made a significant contribution to the defat of Nazism and Fascism in Europe during the Second World War
What was the Women’s Suffrage Movement?
The effort by women to achieve the right to vote
What year did Newfoundland and Labrador join Canada?
1949
What year was Confederation?
1867
When did the British North American Act come into effect?
- The British North American Act united the three separate territories of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick into a single dominion called Canada
What Act granted, for the first time in Canada, legislative assemblies elected by the people?
The Constitution Act of 1791.
What is the significance of the War of 1812?
The USA invaded Canada and was defeated, which ensured that Canada would remain independent of the United States.
Which province was split into two at Confederation?
The Province of Canada
Which province was the first to grant voting rights to women?
Manitoba
Which was the last province to join Canada
Newfoundland
Who are the Acadians?
The descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces in 1604
Who are the founding peoples of Canada?
Aboriginal, French, and British
Who played an important part in building the Canadian Pacific Railway?
Chinese railroad workers
Who is the Head of Government?
The Prime Minister
