Famous Canadians
Settling the West
South African War
Suffrage
This and That
100
the premier of Mantioba that removed the funding for the French Catholic school sytem in 1890
Who is Thomas Greenway?
100
This size of land was offered "free" to the immigrants
What is 160 acres?
100
The South African War was significant for this reason.
What is the first time Canada sent troops to an overseas war?
100
This group was led by Dr. Emily Stowe and originally called the Toronto Women's Literary Club
What is the Toronto Women's Suffrage Association?
100
children were taken from sheltering homes in Britain and sent to Australia or Canada
What is the home children?
200
Not only was she Canada's first female doctor, she also advocated for the right to vote for women
Who is Emily Stowe?
200
This group of people were being persecuted in Russia for their religious beliefs.
Who were the Doukhabors?
200
The two African countries involved
What is Orange Free State and Transvaal?
200
this province was the first to allow women to vote in provincial elections in 1916
What is Manitoba?
200
this ship full of passengers from Punjab, India who were all British subjects were not allowed to enter Canada
What is the Komagata Maru?
300
He was the liberal prime minister during this time and there's a university in Kitchener-Waterloo named after him
Who is Sir Wilfrid Laurier?
300
This group of people arrived from Russia prior to the Doukhobors.
What are the Mennonites?
300
They wondered why Canadians should be fighting in a war for Britain half-way around the world.
Who are the French Canadians?
300
Women in Quebec received the right to vote in this year
What is 1940?
300
this situation left French Canadians feeling that their rights to education in their own language and culture were at risk
What is the Manitoba Schools Questions?
400
This Minister of the Interior really only wanted immigrants from the United Kingdom
Who is Clifford Sifton?
400
Britain was more industrialized and urban than Canada was in the 1890s so Sifton had to look elsewhere in the United Kingdom for immigrants.
What is Ireland, Scotland, Wales and northern England?
400
They felt the strong ties to the British Empire and felt they should do their part.
Who are the English Canadians?
400
in order to get support for his Conscription Act, Robert Borden gave the right to vote to women in all federal elections
What is 1918?
400
This was the first time of many when women started to advocate for their rights
What is suffrage?
500
This Scottish Quaker felt children in England deserved a better life in a British Colony.
Who is Annie MacPherson?
500
This law prevented people from Asia to settle in Canada during this time period.
What is the continuous journey regulation?
500
By sending a volunteer group of soldiers, he thought this was the best compromise.
Who is Sir Wilfrid Laurier?
500
In 1917, the Liberals campaigned on a platform that included women's suffrage and they were successful and women had the right to vote
What is Ontario?
500
the Doukhabors and other Ukrainians were sent away to camp during World War 1
What is internment?
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