Vocabulary
The name for a person who tries to convert others to their religion.
Missionaries
Meaning two languages.
Bilingual
True or False: The British North American Act gave the French in Quebec the right to speak their own language, practice their own religion and follow their own customs.
False
It was the Quebec Act that did this.
Canada became a world power after the Allied victory in which World War?
WWI
True or False: Recent laws passed have allowed indigenous groups to continue speaking their own language in schools.
True
A self-governing area subject to Great Britain.
Dominion
An area of land set aside by the government.
Reserve
The Spanish came to the Americas in search of what?
Gold
The main goal of this organization is to promote peace in the western hemisphere.
OAS-Organization of American States
What do many French Canadians want?
Quebec to secede from Canada and become it's own country.
A fee charged on imported goods.
Tariff
Rain containing acids that are harmful to plants and trees.
Acid Rain
The French came to the Americas in search of what?
Furs
True or False: Trade increased as a result of the agreement between the US and Canada to eliminate tariffs.
True
What is one cultural concern that almost all Canadians share?
Americans have too much influence on their culture.
A country in which many cultures blend together to form a single culture.
Melting Pot
A variety of cultures.
Cultural Diversity
What Act allowed Canada to become self-governing?
British North American Act
Scientists believe that the first people to live in North America came from where?
Asia
Canada and the US view immigration differently. Americans consider themselves a melting pot whereas Canadians consider themselves a what?
Mosaic
A group of people who share a common language, history, and culture.
Ethnic Group
Trade without taxes on imported goods.
Free Trade
True or False: The British quest for land in North America led to the Revolutionary War.
False
What is Canada a part of because they were once a British colony?
Commonwealth of Nations
An example of cultural exchange is the ________ bringing horses over and introducing them to the indigenous peoples.
Spanish