Important Folks
First Prime Minister of Canada (full name)
Who is John A. MacDonald
The colony with the most people before confederation.
What is Canada West?
Main resource of early Canada. (specific animal)
What is beaver fur?
What is July 1st, 1867?
The city in which a John A. MacDonald statue was famously decapitated during a protest.
Where is Montreal?
Hanged because he started a rebellion.
Who is Louis Riel?
The four colonies that are collectively called "the maritimes."
What are New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland
The main construction project championed by John A. MacDonald.
What is the intercontinental railway?
Canada's current age.
What is 159 years old?
The title that fans of John A. MacDonald always use for him.
What is "Father of Confederation."
Indigenous leader who spoke about his experience in Residential Schools in the 1990s.
Who is Phil Fontaine?
The two colonies that did not initially join confederation.
What are Newfoundland and P.E.I?
The name of the area controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company.
What is Rupert's Land?
Meaning of Rep. by Pop.
What is a government where population determines political power?
What is representation by population?
The city where a statue of John A. MacDonald was hit with a sledge hammer in the middle of the night.
What is Regina, Saskatchewan?
Cree chief that participated in Louis Riel's rebellion.
Who is Big Bear?
The city where the first confederation conference was held.
Where is Charlottetown?
Major event happening in the US right before confederation.
What is the American Civil War?
The form of political representation that is not Rep. by Pop.
What is representation by geography or region?
The dollar value of the bill John A. MacDonald used to be on.
What is 10 dollars?
Canadian Prime Minister who apologized for treatment in Residential Schools.
Who is Stephen Harper?
The first province to join confederation after the initial four. Joined in 1870.
Province that did not sign treaties with indigenous people for use of land.
What is British Columbia?
The two colonies engaged in a "political traffic jam" before confederation.
What are Canada West (Ontario) and Canada East (Quebec)?
The West Coast city that preemptively removed its John A. MacDonald statue.
Where is Victoria?