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Canada Post-Confederation Final Exam 2024 > Multiple Choice > Flashcards

Multiple Choice Flashcards

1
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Who was one of the first black female newspaper publishers in North America? *Hint, she moved to Windsor due to the Fugitive Slaves Act

A

Mary-Ann Shadd

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2
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What was the name of Mary Ann Shadd’s newspaper?

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The Provincial Freeman

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3
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When did most women gain the right to vote in most provinces?

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January 1st, 1919

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4
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In what year could Indigenous women finally vote without losing Indian Status?

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1960

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5
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Which unofficial member of the Group of Seven was mysteriously found dead after a canoeing trip?

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Tom Thompson

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6
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Which district in Northern Ontario did the Group of Seven get inspiration from their paintings from?

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The Algoma District

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7
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How many trips did the Group of Seven make to the Algoma District?

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9

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8
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What is the real name of the “Grey Owl”?

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Archibald Belaney

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9
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Which region was the “Grey Owl” settled in Ontario?

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Temegami

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10
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What is the difference between an economic Recession, and an economic Decline?

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Recession: Lasts less than 1 year

Decline: Lasts more than 1 year

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11
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__% of Working-Age Canadians were unemployed in 1933.

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50%

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12
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Why did the Western Provinces suffer the most during the depression?

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The western provinces were almost fully dependent on their exportation of wheat.

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13
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In what years was the Communist Fear in Canada?

A

1931-36

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14
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What was the name of the Relief Camp worker strike in 1934?

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The On to Ottawa Trek

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15
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Instead of making it to Ottawa, which city did the On to Ottawa protesters manage to protest in?

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Regina

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16
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Which Prime Minister established the Relief Camps?

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Richard B. Bennet

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17
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What did people call a motorless car pulled by horses? *hint, a shot at an unpopular prime minister

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A Bennet Buggy

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18
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Which farming method partly caused the Dust Bowl?

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Deep Plowing

(it got rid of all natural grass and moisture in the soil)

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19
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What were the 2 worst years of the Dust Bowl?

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1934 & 1936.

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20
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In which Act did the Dominion of Canada claim control over Indigenous Affairs?

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The British North America Act

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21
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Which Act’s amendment forced Indigenous children to attend residential schools?

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The Indian Act
(1921 amendment)

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22
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What was the name of the first Residential School in Canada?

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The Mohawk Institute (est. 1831)

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23
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In what year did the last residential school close?

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1996
(The Gordon Residential School, Saskatchewan)

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24
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Who praised the American way of putting Indigenous children in residential schools and recommended it to John A. MacDonald?

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Nicholas Davin

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25
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What were the first 3 residential schools in Western Canada?

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  1. Battleford
  2. Qu’Apelle
  3. High River
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26
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When were Industrial Schools fully replaced by Residential Schools?

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1923

27
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What is the difference between Industrial Schools and Residential Schools?

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Industrial Schools: Forces Indigenous children to learn trades

Residential Schools: Forces Indigenous children into European theorietcial learning

28
Q

Which 2 churches were the largest operators of the Residential Schools?

A

Roman-Catholic Church

Anglican Church

29
Q

How many residential schools were there from 1831-1996?

A

130

30
Q

Roughly, how many Indigenous children went to residential schools?

A

150 000

31
Q

What was the NWMP’s role in the Residential School System?

A
  • 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
32
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What was the name of the little boy who tried to escape his residential school?

A

Chanie Wenjack

(died after walking 600km from his school in Kenora to his home in Martin Falls reserve)

33
Q

Which Canadian Rock artist commemorated Wenjack? *hint lead signer of Tragically Hip

A

Gordon Downie

34
Q

In what year did the Anglican Church Apologize for their role in the residential school system?

A

1993

35
Q

In what year did Pope Francis partially apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system?

A

2022

36
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In what year did the United Church apologize for their role in the residential school system?

A

1998

37
Q

How many official reconciliation events were held?

A

7

38
Q

***Who was the first ever elected female Indigenous Chief in Canada?

A

Elsie Marie Knott

(Elected Chief of Curve Lake First Nation in 1954)

39
Q

What was the name of the Indigenous gift giving ceremony?

A

The Potlatch

40
Q

What was Windsor’s first Radio Channel?

A

Channel 9 (CKLW)

41
Q

When was the first Hockey Night in Canada hockey game aired?

A

October 11th 1952

(Montreal VS Detroit) (Montreal wins)

42
Q

What was the name of the luxury passenger train CN built with a glass dome?

A

The Canadian

43
Q

What was the name of the young Indigenous man who created the Red Paper and the Citizen’s Plus?

A

Harold Cardinal

44
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What was the name of Harold Cardinal’s book?

A

“Unjust Society”

(In response to Jean Chrétien’s statement that Canada was a “just” country)

45
Q

When did the Oka Crisis Occur?

A

11th July - 27th September 1990

46
Q

How many troops did the Canadian Military send during the Oka Crisis?

A

37 000

47
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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

A

Waneek Horn Miller

(Later Becomes an Olympic Water Poloist)

48
Q

What 2 things comes out of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples in 1991?

A
  1. 400 recommendations on how to respectfully deal with Indigenous people
  2. How to Improve Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples
49
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What was the name of the 2000 documentary detailing Québécois protesters pelting rocks at Mohawk cars on their way to Oka in 1990?

A

Rocks at Whisky Trench

50
Q

What Indigenous female director directed “Rocks at Whisky Trench”?

A

Alanis Obomsawin

51
Q

Who established the “Labour Café” in Winnipeg for women on strike?

A

Helen Armstrong

52
Q

Who were the Hello Girls?

A

Female telegraph workers on strike in the Winnipeg general strike of 1919.

53
Q

What Committee considers the Winnipeg General strike to be a foreign Communist plot?

A

The Citizen’s Committee of 1000

54
Q

How does Robert Borden deal with the Winnipeg General Strike?

A

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.

55
Q

What is the name for the day when the RNWMP killed 2 and injured 30 during Winnipeg’s General Strike protests?

A

Bloody Saturday

56
Q

What was the name of the Strike Committee’s newspaper?

A

The Strike Bulletin

57
Q

On what federal charge are the authors of the Strike Bulletin arrested for?

A

Sedition (Plotting against the federal government)

58
Q

What committee of workers initiated the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919?

A

The Central Strike Committee

59
Q

When did the government of Canada apologize for the Residential School System?

A

June 11th 2008

60
Q

What were the names of the 2 government ministers did PM Robert Borden send to meet the Citizen’s Council of 1000?

A
  • Arthur Meighen (future Prime Minister)
  • Gideon Robertson
61
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What was the official name of Nicholas Davin’s suggestion to implement residential schooling?

A

The Davin Report

62
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In what year was the Davin Report made?

A

1879

63
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Which prime minister sent Nicholas Davin to report back from the United States?

A

Macdonald

Canada Post-Confederation Final Exam 2024 (7 decks)

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