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Multiple Choice Flashcards

1
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What disappointing conclusion from our class brainstorming session would be the most accurate?

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When the First Nation people were considered, it has become difficult to see their contributions to society because of many challenges and issues facing them

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Lord Selkirk bought property from the Hudson Bay Company in order to

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Settle struggling Scotsman

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3
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Canada’s Prime Minister during WWII was

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Mackenzie King

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4
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Canadians, in WWI, spent most of their time fighting on the ____ Front

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Western Front

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5
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Which First Peoples were considered highly nomadic with use of simple machines like the travois for transportation?

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Cree of the Great Plains

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6
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In a response to the Upper and Lower Canadian rebellions, ____ was sent by Britain to provide solutions

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Lord Durham

Lord Emmit Hameed

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7
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What characteristic best describe the traditional living of the First Peoples of the Northwest Pacific Region?

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Permanent dwellings

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8
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The Germans, Italians, and Austrians of WWI were known as the

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Central Powers

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9
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Sir John A. MacDonald had a grand dream of _____. It proved to be his undoing because of the Pacific Scandal

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a transcontinental railway

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10
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On the Medicine Wheel north, east, south, and west represent

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Physical, spiritual, mental and emotional self

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11
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Tradition First Nation communities relied heavily on

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The experience and wisdom of elders to give direction

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12
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Each person’s contributions within the traditional First Nation community were

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Considered important regardless of the task

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13
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Manitoba joined the Dominion of Canada in

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1870

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14
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Two original provinces of Canada were

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Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

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15
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The oligarchy governing Upper Canada was called

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The Family Compact

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16
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The Great Depression was most physically visible in Canada’s ____ region due to drought conditions

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Praire region

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17
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WWI was unlike any other war because

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Of the massive casualities experienced by both sides

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18
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In its beginning stages the “left” perspective (school activism) in Canada was nurtured along by

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J.S. Woodsworth

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19
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A major goal of government run Residential Schools was to

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destroy the First Nation culture (“kill the Indian in the child”)

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20
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The British Conquest of New France was completed

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at Montreal with surrender in 1760

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21
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The economic relationship experienced between mother country and colony was known as

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mercantilism

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22
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What percentage of Canada’s population participated directly in the WWI effort?

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10%

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23
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European traders in New France had a worldview that eventually found them

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taking advantage of the aboriginals

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24
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“Father of Confederation”

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John A. MacDonald

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25
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WWI took place from

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1914-1918

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26
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The Manitoba Act was designed to

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Take away the Metis land rights

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27
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WWI was important for Canada because it

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  • gained world recognition
  • improved our national economy with factories, etc.
  • developed some independence from Britain
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28
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Canada became involved in WWI because

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Britain was involved

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29
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What was Trudeau responsible for implementing as Prime Minister of Canada?

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Official Languages Act, Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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30
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Year of Quebec Act and what it did

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Quebec Act of 1774. The province’s territory expanded and took over Indian Reserve. Gave Catholic’s freedom of practice. Restored the use of French civil law.

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31
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The Royal Proclamation of 1763 gave Les Habitant (French Canadians)

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few rights as Roman Catholics than the British received as Protestants

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32
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What was the most important to New France’s economy?

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Furs

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33
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The largest man-made explosion in history before the atom bomb took place in

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Halifax

34
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A development that often caused blindness in WWI

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chlorine gas

35
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William Lyon Mackenzie led the rebellion of

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Upper Canada

36
Q

At the beginning of WWI, the Canadian troops were soon to be ______

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filled with romantic ideas about war

37
Q

Britain ultimately took control of New France after the

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Treaty of Paris

38
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Louis Riel is by today’s standards considered:

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A hero for human rights

39
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Facts about Riel

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  • Led the Metis Resistance
  • Was an American citizen at the time of his death
  • Negotiated the Manitoba Act
40
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Who was more successful in rebellion? Upper or Lower Canada?

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The Upper Canadian Rebellion was less successful than the Lower Canadian Rebellion

41
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The Canadian military leader of the War of 1812 was:

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Isaac Brock

42
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The Canadian defence of its territory in 1812 was strengthened by a military alliance with the Confederacy of the tribes which was led by:

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Tecumseh

43
Q

A great deal of the conflict in the Selkirk Settlement could be attributed to:

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The intense rivalry between fur trading companies

44
Q

The last PROVINCE to join Canada was

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Newfoundland and Labrador

45
Q

Which did NOT happen during the war of 1812?
A) Surrender at Detroit without a fight
B) Burning of the White House in Washington DC
C) Montcalm’s defeat on the Plains of Abraham
D) All of the above happened

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Montcalm’s defeat on the Plains of Abraham

46
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What is an accurate worldview contrast that we studied this year?

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First Nations were caretakers of the land while Europeans were “takers” of the land

47
Q

Soldiers returned from the horrors of WWI to discover

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Many of their loved ones were dying of the Spanish Influenza Epidemic

48
Q

Free Trade, Meech Lake, and a bit of “scandal on the side”

A

Brian Mulroney

49
Q

Canada’s WWI efforts have been memorialized in France for their extraordinary efforts at

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Vimy Ridge

50
Q

This Prime Minister is best known as “Joe who?” largely because of his relative insignificance in Canadian history

A

Joe Clark

51
Q

A major factor in including the Red River Settlement area in Canada was

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The purchase of Hudson Bay Company land

52
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“Responsible Government” was a phrase that emerged in the colonies during the

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1800’s

53
Q

“Rep by pop” was an idea that was pushed for during

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The Confederation process

54
Q

The Royal Proclamation was an attempt to

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Make British subjects out of all newly conquered Candiens

55
Q

The Constitutional Act was an attempt to

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Separate French and English subjects into Upper and Lower Canada

56
Q

The Act of Union was an attempt to

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Separate French and English subjects into a united colony each with their own half

57
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An influential French politician (Canada East) who allied himself with John A. MacDonald regarding Confederation was named

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George Etienne Cartier

58
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A prime minister of Canada that is responsible for financial stability in a difficult economy of the 21st century at least went to the lengths of issuing an apology to First Nations people regarding past treatment in Residential Schools

A

Harper

59
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What is an accurate reflection of conscription during WWI?

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Mainly British people supported the idea

60
Q

The General Strike of Winnipeg would best be characterized as

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Winnipeg was crippled for months with the majority of its workforce participating in the strike

61
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Prohibition was introduced during WWI because

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The consumption of alcohol was thought to create numerous social problems

62
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A nervous or mental condition that is now known post-tramautic stress disorder was first known during WWI as

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Shell shock

63
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Mennonites would be associated most closely with which two events?

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Conscription and Manitoba Schools Question

64
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The term “red coats” originated because of

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The British soldier’s uniform

65
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Canada’s role in WWI earned them

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A seat at the United Nations

66
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The first Europeans to encounter First Nation inhabitants of North America were the

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Vikings

67
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As a part of the British Conquest of New France, the following change took place:

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The expulsion of the Acadians

68
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A significant urgency arose which spurred on the rapid expansion and development of Canada. What idea created the urgency?

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Manifest Destiny

69
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Upper and Lower Canada became a target for the USA after the Declaration of Independence because

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They were British Colonies and maintained a close relationship with them

70
Q

____ was to First nations, as a written record was to Europeans

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Oral tradition

71
Q

What did the Indian Act ultimately do?

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Gave control over all First Nation affairs to the Canadian Government

72
Q

Tradition First Nation spirituality might best be described as:

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A person’s understanding of his or her relationship to the universe

73
Q

The Hudson Bay Company land became known as

A

Rupert’s Land

74
Q

Manitoba’s nickname prior to expanding was

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The Postage Stamp Province

75
Q

The Ruling class oligarchy of Lower Canada was called

A

Chateau Clique

76
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A very large man who opposed John A. MacDonald’s political ideas of union, and yet, after time in English his nature softened through marriage. He ultimately became more understanding of the importance of Canada East and therefore a supporter of MacDonald

A

George Brown

77
Q

The Metis Northwest Resistance ultimately ended with

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Battle of Batoche

78
Q

The construction of a transcontinental railway saw a human rights violation by our standards today. What as it?

A

Chinese workers were treated second class with poor pay and many dangerous tasks

79
Q

Two promises of the Canadian Government made to the Mennonites when they agreed to settle in Manitoba were

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Language rights and military exemption

80
Q

By today;s standards a human rights violation was committed when

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First Nations soldiers were denied benefits after WWI

81
Q

What might have looked different about Canada’s election of 1918?

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Women could vote

82
Q

The term “peacekeeper” is synonymous with which Prime Minister?

A

Pearson

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