Important People

Question 1

George-Etienne Cartier (1814-1873)

Answer 1

A “Father of Confederation”. Political leader/Premier in Quebec who generated support of John A. Macdonald in Quebec. Without Cartier, Quebec likely would not have opted for Confederation.

Question 2

Hector-Louis Langevin (1826-1906)

Answer 2

George-Etienne Cartier’s successor as leader of Quebec. He became Minister of Public Works and was caught in scandals regarding the building of a dry-dock in Kingston.

Question 3

Louis Riel

Answer 3

A Métis of the Red River Settlement who led two uprisings against the Government of Canada as they took over the lands in present day Manitoba. He created a provisional government, which was considered treason and he was exiled to the US for many years. He returned in 1885, but they were less successful. Riel was tried and executed by the Conservatives.

Question 4

Wilfred Laurier

Answer 4

Known as the “Great Conciliator” because his leadership was defined by compromise. A political rouge and originally against Confederation. Laurier was prime minister between 1896-1911. He believed in a dualist vision of Canada in which English and French would thrive.

Question 5

John Abbott, John Thompson, Mackenzie Bowell, Charles Tupper

Answer 5

The string of Conservative Prime Ministers who held office between Macdonald (1891) and Laurier (1896)

Question 6

Premier Thomas Greenway (1838-1901)

Answer 6

Premier of Manitoba who implemented measure to effectively end French as an official language in the province. E.g. stopping bilingual production of legislation and government records, remove public funding from confessional schools.

Question 7

Premier Thomas Greenway (1838-1901)

Answer 7

Premier of Manitoba who implemented measure to effectively end French as an official language in the province. E.g. stopping bilingual production of legislation and government records, remove public funding from confessional schools.

Question 8

Henri Bourassa (1868-1952)

Answer 8

Quebec Nationaliste

Question 9

Stephen Leacock (1869-1944)

Answer 9

English-Canadian Imperialist

Question 10

Stephen Leacock (1869-1944)

Answer 10

English-Canadian Imperialist

Question 11

Clifford Sifton

Answer 11

Minister of the Interior during Laurier’s government who led successful campaign to increase immigration to the West by the strategic recruitment of his preferred immigrant groups (Eastern Europeans) who had strong internal cohesion and familiarity with farming techniques. Ethnicity, experience, and community success were key to recruitment.

Question 12

J.S. Woodsworth

Answer 12

Leading social gospeller of his day. Eventually the founding leader of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, which became the present day NDP.

Question 13

Nellie McClung

Answer 13

Suffragette, writer, moralist.