Multiple Choice Flashcards
Who was one of the first black female newspaper publishers in North America? *Hint, she moved to Windsor due to the Fugitive Slaves Act
Mary-Ann Shadd
What was the name of Mary Ann Shadd’s newspaper?
The Provincial Freeman
When did most women gain the right to vote in most provinces?
January 1st, 1919
In what year could Indigenous women finally vote without losing Indian Status?
1960
Which unofficial member of the Group of Seven was mysteriously found dead after a canoeing trip?
Tom Thompson
Which district in Northern Ontario did the Group of Seven get inspiration from their paintings from?
The Algoma District
How many trips did the Group of Seven make to the Algoma District?
9
What is the real name of the “Grey Owl”?
Archibald Belaney
Which region was the “Grey Owl” settled in Ontario?
Temegami
What is the difference between an economic Recession, and an economic Decline?
Recession: Lasts less than 1 year
Decline: Lasts more than 1 year
__% of Working-Age Canadians were unemployed in 1933.
50%
Why did the Western Provinces suffer the most during the depression?
The western provinces were almost fully dependent on their exportation of wheat.
In what years was the Communist Fear in Canada?
1931-36
What was the name of the Relief Camp worker strike in 1934?
The On to Ottawa Trek
Instead of making it to Ottawa, which city did the On to Ottawa protesters manage to protest in?
Regina
Which Prime Minister established the Relief Camps?
Richard B. Bennet
What did people call a motorless car pulled by horses? *hint, a shot at an unpopular prime minister
A Bennet Buggy
Which farming method partly caused the Dust Bowl?
Deep Plowing
(it got rid of all natural grass and moisture in the soil)
What were the 2 worst years of the Dust Bowl?
1934 & 1936.
In which Act did the Dominion of Canada claim control over Indigenous Affairs?
The British North America Act
Which Act’s amendment forced Indigenous children to attend residential schools?
The Indian Act
(1921 amendment)
What was the name of the first Residential School in Canada?
The Mohawk Institute (est. 1831)
In what year did the last residential school close?
1996
(The Gordon Residential School, Saskatchewan)
Who praised the American way of putting Indigenous children in residential schools and recommended it to John A. MacDonald?
Nicholas Davin
What were the first 3 residential schools in Western Canada?
- Battleford
- Qu’Apelle
- High River
When were Industrial Schools fully replaced by Residential Schools?
1923
What is the difference between Industrial Schools and Residential Schools?
Industrial Schools: Forces Indigenous children to learn trades
Residential Schools: Forces Indigenous children into European theorietcial learning
Which 2 churches were the largest operators of the Residential Schools?
Roman-Catholic Church
Anglican Church
How many residential schools were there from 1831-1996?
130
Roughly, how many Indigenous children went to residential schools?
150 000
What was the NWMP’s role in the Residential School System?
- They would go to villages to find and take kids who didn’t show up to their forced residential school term
- Also, they would arrest or fine the parents who refused for their children to go
What was the name of the little boy who tried to escape his residential school?
Chanie Wenjack
(died after walking 600km from his school in Kenora to his home in Martin Falls reserve)
Which Canadian Rock artist commemorated Wenjack? *hint lead signer of Tragically Hip
Gordon Downie
In what year did the Anglican Church Apologize for their role in the residential school system?
1993
In what year did Pope Francis partially apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system?
2022
In what year did the United Church apologize for their role in the residential school system?
1998
How many official reconciliation events were held?
7
***Who was the first ever elected female Indigenous Chief in Canada?
Elsie Marie Knott
(Elected Chief of Curve Lake First Nation in 1954)
What was the name of the Indigenous gift giving ceremony?
The Potlatch
What was Windsor’s first Radio Channel?
Channel 9 (CKLW)
When was the first Hockey Night in Canada hockey game aired?
October 11th 1952
(Montreal VS Detroit) (Montreal wins)
What was the name of the luxury passenger train CN built with a glass dome?
The Canadian
What was the name of the young Indigenous man who created the Red Paper and the Citizen’s Plus?
Harold Cardinal
What was the name of Harold Cardinal’s book?
“Unjust Society”
(In response to Jean Chrétien’s statement that Canada was a “just” country)
When did the Oka Crisis Occur?
11th July - 27th September 1990
How many troops did the Canadian Military send during the Oka Crisis?
37 000
What is the name of the Indigenous woman stabbed in the chest during the Oka Crisis? *hint, later became an Olympian and a model after surviving
Waneek Horn Miller
(Later Becomes an Olympic Water Poloist)
What 2 things comes out of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in 1991?
- 400 recommendations on how to respectfully deal with Indigenous people
- How to Improve Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples
What was the name of the 2000 documentary detailing Québécois protesters pelting rocks at Mohawk cars on their way to Oka in 1990?
Rocks at Whisky Trench
What Indigenous female director directed “Rocks at Whisky Trench”?
Alanis Obomsawin
Who established the “Labour Café” in Winnipeg for women on strike?
Helen Armstrong
Who were the Hello Girls?
Female telegraph workers on strike in the Winnipeg general strike of 1919.
What Committee considers the Winnipeg General strike to be a foreign Communist plot?
The Citizen’s Committee of 1000
How does Robert Borden deal with the Winnipeg General Strike?
Borden sends 2 ministers (Gideon Robertson & Arthur Meighen) to meet with the Citizen’s Council of 1000 in order to plot together against the strike.
What is the name for the day when the RNWMP killed 2 and injured 30 during Winnipeg’s General Strike protests?
Bloody Saturday
What was the name of the Strike Committee’s newspaper?
The Strike Bulletin
On what federal charge are the authors of the Strike Bulletin arrested for?
Sedition (Plotting against the federal government)
What committee of workers initiated the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919?
The Central Strike Committee
When did the government of Canada apologize for the Residential School System?
June 11th 2008
What were the names of the 2 government ministers did PM Robert Borden send to meet the Citizen’s Council of 1000?
- Arthur Meighen (future Prime Minister)
- Gideon Robertson
What was the official name of Nicholas Davin’s suggestion to implement residential schooling?
The Davin Report
In what year was the Davin Report made?
1879
Which prime minister sent Nicholas Davin to report back from the United States?
Macdonald
