People
Who served as the first Prime Minister of Canada?
John A. McDonald
What is Canada's national summer sport?
lacrosse
When is Remembrance Day?
November 11
What is the nickname of Canada?
The Great White North/ True North/ The North
What are European and Indigenous mixed people called?
Metis
What is Canada's national winter sport?
Hockey
When was Canada founded?
July 1, 1867.
Canada's passenger train service is known as what?
VIA Rail.
Who is head of state in a Constitutional Monarchy?
The king or queen
What was Canada called before it was called Canada?
British North America
When did Manitoba become a province?
1869
Where did the Klondike Gold Rush happen?
Yukon
What does NWMP stand for?
Northwest Mounted Police
What does NWMP stand for?
North-West Mounted Police
When was the North-West Mounted Police created?
1873
One reason for Confederation was to strengthen the __________?
economy
Who was the leader of the Metis in the late 1800s?
Louis Riel
What is a tariff?
A tax on imported goods
When was the BNA act passed?
1867
What was school like in the 18oos?
All students in one room.