Before Confederation
The People of BNA
The Canadian Flag
Population
VOCABULARY
100

The name of Canada before 1860

What is British North America?

100

The three largest groups of people living in British North America.

What is English, French, and Indigenous Peoples?

100

The centre image on the Canadian flag.

What is a maple leaf?

100

Before 1840 the country with the most people living in  the colonies of British North America

What is France

100

Meaning to move from one place to another

What is Migration?

200

The first peoples in North America were the French.

What is false?

200

The main industry in Nova Scotia

What is Ship building?

200

One of the three original designs of the Canadian flag had this colour on each side of the maple leaf.

What is blue?

200

The three main groups of people living in British North America were the English, French and this group.

What is Indigenous Peoples?

200

Meaning "no taxes on imports"

What is Free Trade?

300

The current name for the area once known as Canada East.

What is Quebec?

300

This was the main industry in New Brunswick. 

What is forestry?

300

The reason Canada did not adopt the Union Jack as part of our national flag.

What is Quebec refused?

300

This is British North Americas most important city

What is Montreal?

300

Meaning "a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country"

What is an Immigrant?

400

The number of provinces who first joined BNA.

What is 4?

400

Scottish, French speaking peoples in Nova Scotia are called this.

What is Acadians?

400

The name of the flag found in the corner of many country flags who were colonies of Britain.

What is the Union Jack?

400

These people came from the United States looking to be free.

What is African American slaves?

400

Meaning a territory subject to foreign rule.

What is a Colony?

500

Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and this colony were the first four colonies to join BNA.

What is New Brunswick?

500

The time period when so many people were moving from Europe to British North America is called this

What is "The Great Migration"

500

The year the red and white Canadian flag was adopted as the official flag of Canada.

What is 1965?

500

The Underground Railroad transported only this.

What is slaves?

500

People of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry

What is Metis?

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