__________ is sought when a group of Indigenous people who have not yet signed a treaty can demonstrate a claim to land though past occupancy.
What is a comprehensive land claim agreement.
100
Who won the battle on the Plains of Abraham in 1759 marking the origin of the French/English faultline?
What is Answer: The British.
100
In a federation like Canada, the role of the central government is to _____ the country
What is Unify
100
________________ was the main goal of the Canadian government with immigration.
What is assimilation?
200
Ottawa’s objective was the assimilation of Indigenous peoples into Canadian society. What was one of the tactics they used that resulted in painful long-term effects for many families?
What is Residential schools.
200
What attempt was made by the British Parliament to satisfy the political needs of the French and English speaking inhabitants of Quebec?
What is The Constitutional Act of 1971
200
What program did the federal liberal government impose in 1980 on oil-producing provinces?
What is National Energy Program
200
_________ were a major advantage that the Canadian government had in in the Northwest Rebellion and that they did not have in the Red River Rebellion.
What are railways?
300
What was put in place in 1867 that isolated Indigenous communities from the rest of Canada and stripped them of the power to govern themselves?
What is The Indian Act.
300
Who recommended the formation of a responsible government and the union of the two Canadas?
What is Lord Durham
300
How long did the National Energy Program last for?
What is Four years.
300
While most newcomers assimilated into English-speaking society, ______________ and ______________ did not.
What are the Mennonites and the Doukhobors?
400
From a cultural perspective, what are the three legal terms used to describe First Nations people?
What is Status Indians, Non-status Indians, and Treaty Indians.
400
What are the two greatest challenges to unify Canada?
What is Cultural divide between the French and the English, and their respective visions of the country.
400
Which three provinces have agreed to a carbon tax in 2016?
What is Quebec, B.C, Alberta
400
____________ were the second largest ethnic group in Western Canada
Who are the Germans?
500
In 1996, the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples identified two major goals in order to close the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous societies. What were the two major goals?
What is Aboriginal economic development and self-government.
500
Separatism was sparked in Quebec when _________ uttered the incendiary words “Vivre le Quebec libre.”
What is French president Charles de Gaulle.
500
What did the National Energy Program ultimately cause?
What is Western Alienation
500
_____________________ was dictated by government policy and assumed by mainstream society.