Milestones in U.S. and Canada's History

Question 1

About 15,000 years ago

Answer 1

The first Americans crossed the land bridge between Siberia and Alaska

Question 2

1492

Answer 2

Europeans first became aware of the Americas

Question 3

1763

Answer 3

Great Britain defeated France to gain control of the North American colonies

Question 4

1783

Answer 4

Great Britain finally recognized American independence and the United States was born

Question 5

1860-1864

Answer 5

Abraham Lincoln was president; the Civil War was fought

Question 6

1914-1919

Answer 6

World War I

Question 7

1939-1945

Answer 7

World War II

Question 8

1991

Answer 8

The Cold War ended and the Soviet Union broke up

Question 9

2001

Answer 9

Passenger jets crashed into the World Trade Center

Question 10

1000 A.D.

Answer 10

Vikings briefly landed on the Newfoundland coast but they didn’t stay

Question 11

1500s and 1600s

Answer 11

Both England and France claimed areas in Canada

Question 12

1600s and 1700s

Answer 12

English and French fought each other for power around the globe

Question 13

Late 1700s

Answer 13

British and American settlers began moving to Canada in large numbers

Question 14

1867

Answer 14

Most of Canada’s colonies became united as the Dominion of Canada

Question 15

Early 1900s

Answer 15

Many immigrants from around the world arrived

Question 16

Early to mid 1900s

Answer 16

Canada fought with the British and the Americans in two World Wars

Question 17

1982

Answer 17

Canadians won the right to change their constitution without British approval

Question 18

1999

Answer 18

Nunavut became a territory