Who we are

Question 1

What commitment does Canada strive to uphold?

Answer 1

A commitment to “Peace, Order, and good government”

Question 2

Which languages are the Canadian government required to provide services in, by law?

Answer 2

French and English

Question 3

What is Canada hailed as by poets and songwriters alike?

Answer 3

The Great Dominion

Question 4

What are the 3 founding peoples of Canada

Answer 4

The Aboriginal Peoples, the French, and the British

Question 5

What was the document that first guaranteed the Territorial Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples?

Answer 5

The Royal Proclamation

Question 6

What are the 3 distinct groups of people that the term “Aboriginal Peoples” refers to?

Answer 6

Indians, Inuit, and Metis

Question 7

Who was John Buchan?

Answer 7

John Buchan was the 1st Baron of Tweedsmuir, and also was a popular Governor General of Canada from 1935 to 1940.

Question 8

What does the word “Inuit” mean?

Answer 8

Inuit means “The People”

Question 9

What makes the Metis people different to the other First Nation peoples?

Answer 9

The Metis are a people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry

Question 10

What Percentages of the Aboriginal Peoples are First Nation, Inuit, or Metis?

Answer 10

Approximately 65% are First Nations
Approximately 30% are Metis
Approximately 4% are Inuit

Question 11

How many Anglophones are there in Canada?

Answer 11

18 Million Anglophones

Question 12

What is the name given to the descendants of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime Provinces?

Answer 12

The Acadians

Question 13

What is a “Quebecer”?

Answer 13

a Quebecer is a person from the province of Quebec.

Question 14

What did the house of Commons recognize, relating to Quebecers?

Answer 14

The House of Commons recognized that the Quebecois form a nation within a united Canada.

Question 15

Lots of immigrants come to Canada from places where they have experiences Warfare or conflict. What is expected of any newcomers to Canada?

Answer 15

Newcomers are expected to embrace democratic principles, such as the rule of law.

Question 16

Why are Anglophones generally referred to as “English Canadians”?

Answer 16

The majority of an Anglophones heritage come from hundreds of thousands of English, Welsh, Scottish, and Irish settlers coming to Canada back in the 1600’s.

Question 17

Which religion do the great majority of Canadians identify as?

Answer 17

Christians

Question 18

Who are the Black Loyalists?

Answer 18

The Black Loyalists were Slaves and freed men and women, of African origin, who fled from America to Canada.

Question 19

What document outlines the commitment to Peace, Order, and good government?

Answer 19

“The British North America Act” - Canada’s original constitutional document

Question 20

What year was the British North America Act signed / created in?

Answer 20

1867

Question 21

What year was the royal proclamation made / signed?

Answer 21

1763

Question 22

Who made / signed the royal proclamation?

Answer 22

King George III

Question 23

What is a more appropriate name for any of the following groups?

Indians
Inuit
Metis

Answer 23

First Nations.

Question 24

Since when has the term “First Nations” superseded the following names:

Indian, Inuit, and Metis?

Answer 24

First Nations has been used since the 1970’s

Question 25

Who has been quoted as saying the following in regards to immigrant groups?

1) “Immigrants should retain their individuality and each make its contribution to the national character.”

AND

2) “Each could learn from the other, and … while they cherish their own special loyalties and traditions, they cherish not less that new loyalty and tradition which springs from their union”

Answer 25

John Buchan

Question 26

In what language does “Inuit” mean “the people”?

Answer 26

In Inuktitut

Question 27

What dialect do the Metis peoples speak in?

Answer 27

The Metis people speak with their own unique dialect - “Michif”

Question 28

In what region of Canada do the majority of the Metis peoples live?

Answer 28

In the Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba)

Question 29

How many Francophones are there in Canada?

Answer 29

7 Million Francophones

Question 30

What year did the Acadians begin to settle in the Maritime Provinces?

Answer 30

in 1763

Question 31

What is the name given to the deportation of over 2/3 of Acadians during the France-Britain war of 1755 to 1763

Answer 31

The Great Upheaval

Question 32

What language is primarily spoken by a Quebecer?

Answer 32

The vast majority of Quebecers are primarily French speaking.

Question 33

From whom, would a Quebecer be a descendant of?

Answer 33

Quebecers are descendants of 8500 French settlers who arrived in North America in the 1600-1700’s

Question 34

In what year did the house of Commons recognize the Quebecois as a nation within a united Canada?

Answer 34

In 2006

Question 35

In what year did the Black Loyalists flee from America to Canada?

Answer 35

In the 1780’s the Black Loyalists fled to Canada from America whilst slavery was still legal.

Question 36

Until what year did slavery remain legal in America?

Answer 36

Slavery remained legal in America until 1863.

Question 37

What document outlines the commitment to Peace, Order, and good government?

Answer 37

“The British North America Act” - Canada’s original constitutional document

Question 38

What year was the British North America Act signed / created in?

Answer 38

1867