Important People Flashcards
Who was John Buchan?
A popular Governor General of Canada (1935-1940) and the 1st Baron Tweedsmuir.
He believed in “Unity in Diversity.”
He said that “immigrant groups should retain their individuality and each make its contribution to the national character.” Each could “learn from the other and … while they cherish their own special loyalties and traditions, they cherish not less that new loyalty and tradition which springs from their union.”
Who was Lieutenant Colonel John Graves Simcoe?
Upper Canada’s first Lieutenant Governor and funder of the City of Toronto
Who was Jacques Cartier?
The first European to explore the St. Lawrence River and to set eyes on present-day Quebec City and Montreal. Between 1534 and 1542, He made three trips across the Atlantic to claim land for King Francis I of France. Cartier also gave Canada its name after hearing two Iroquois prisoners speaking the Iroquoian word kanata, which means “village”. The name began appearing on maps by the 1550s as Canada.
Who was John Cabot?
An Italian immigrant to England, he was the first person to map Canada’s Atlantic shore. He set foot on Newfoundland or Cape Breton Island in 1497 and claimed the “New Founde Land” for England. English settlement did not begin until 1610.
Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?
Canada’s greatest soldier in the First World War
Who was the Duke of Wellington?
Helped found Ottawa in 1814 (Canada’s capital).
One of the leading military figures in 19th century Britain who served twice as the Prime Minister.
Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?
Sir John A. Macdonald
Who was the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas in 1849?
Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
Who was the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas in 1849?
Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine
Who was Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?
A champion of democracy and French language rights and the first leader of a responsible government in Canada in 1849.
Who led Quebec into Confederation?
Sir George-Étienne Cartier
Who led an armed uprising and seized Fort Garry?
Louis Riel
Who is General Sir Arthur Currie?
Canada’s greatest soldier in the First World War
Who is considered the father of Manitoba?
Louis Riel
Who was John A. Macdonald?
The first Prime Minister of Canada (1867 - 1873).
The “Father of Confederation.”
Why is Terry Fox a Canadian national hero?
He inspired people to contribute money for cancer research.
Who are the three fathers of confederation?
- Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché
- Sir George-Étienne Cartier
- Sir John A. Macdonald
Sir George-Étienne Cartier
One of the three “Fathers of Confederation”. He was important in making confederation happen by helping get Quebec, the Northwest Territories, Manitoba, and British Columbia to join Canada.
Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best
Canadians who discovered Insulin (1921)
Alexander Graham Bell
Canadian inventor who came up with the idea of the telephone.
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Canadian inventor. He invented the snowmobile, which was the firs light-weight winter motorized vehicle.
Sir Sanford Fleming
Canadian inventor who invented the worldwide system of time zones.
Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward
They worked together to invent the first electric light bulb. They later sold the patent to Thomas Edison, who is famous for making the light bulb available for commercial sale.
Reginald Fessenden
Canadian inventor who helped invent the radio by sending the first wireless voice message.
Dr. Wilder Penfield
He was a brain surgeon at McGill University in Montreal. He helped to discover new ways to do surgery
Dr. John A. Hopps
Inventor of the Pacemaker, which sends electric impulses to the heart to help the heart beat correctly
SPAR Aerospace/ National Research Council
They invented the Canadarm. The Canadarm is a big robotic arm that attaches to a spacecraft. It helps astronauts do work in space.
