Quebec
French Canadiens were of what religion?
Catholic Christian
Who are the inuit?
Indigenous people who lived in the Arctic
Where is lower Canada?
where modern day Quebec is
who was responsible for bringing cattle up to southern Alberta
Fredrick stimson
Who was given the honorary title of "the first premier of Manitoba"?
Louis riel
When was the Quebec act passed
1774
What did the Inuit people live in?
Igloos
when was the dominion of Canada formed?
1867
who created laws on mining rights in British Columbia
James Douglas
When did the Red River resistance take place?
1869-1870
what is an intendant?
A high ranking official who managed justice and agriculture.
who were the Iroqois?
a member of a former confederacy of six North American peoples (Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Tuscarora) who lived mainly in southern Ontario and Quebec and northern New York State.
Where was gold found in Canada first
the fraiser river in British Columbia in 1858
What company governed Rupert's land?
Who was the first prime minister of Canada
John A. Mcdonald
Who founded Quebec?
Samuel de Champlain
Who were the Metis?
People of mixed european and indigenous ancestry
Why did the government want to expand into British Columbia
because of Gold and economic opportunity, boosting Canada's economy
Who defended the metis people against the surveyors?
Louis riel
What war did Canadians fight with the Americans
the war of 1812
Why was the Quebec act put into place?
To gain the loyalty of the French people inhabiting Quebec
Who stopped the battle in Loon Lake
Big bear
Which country did Canadians think would try to annex their territories?
America
why did the surveyors not want the news of finding gold to be shared around?
Because American expansion was a threat to Canadian territory
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