Conferences
Which was the first of the conferences that led to confederation?
The Charlottetown conference
Which rebel is often considered a Canadian hero?
Louis Riel
Which act created the Dominion of Canada?
The British North America Act
Which was the first additional province to join the Dominion of Canada?
British Columbia
Where did John A Macdonald want European immigrants to settle?
The West (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan)
Which conferences took place in Canada?
The Charlottetown conference and the Quebec Conference
Which queen was ruling England during Canada's confederation?
Queen Victoria
Why was the Statute of Westminster important?
It gave Canada equal power under the law
Rupert's Land
What did John A MacDonald promise to give British Columbia if they joined confederacy?
A railway from coast to coast
Who was allowed to take part in the conferences?
Which death sparked the Metis Rebellion at Red River?
Thomas Scott
What treaty gave transferred power from the French to the British?
The Treaty of Paris
Why did P.E.I want to join confederacy?
Economic difficulties
Which European nation did the Iroquois peoples ally with?
The British
To establish the federal and provincial division of power
Who was Canada's first Prime Minister?
John A MacDonald
What was the end of result of the Red River Rebellion?
Manitoba joined confederacy
Which province was created in 1999 to give the Inuit more independence?
Nunuvut
How did the British and the French differ in their interactions with Indigenous peoples?
The British traded with them and the French married them.
Name all the provinces that were invited to the Charlottetown conference.
Nova Scotia, New Bruswick, P.E.I, Quebec and Ontario
Give one reason that Louis Riel is considered a hero, and one reason that the Canadian government thought he was a traitor?
(various possible answers)
When did Canada gain its independence from Britain?
July 1st, 1867
Name each province that joined confederacy in order.
B.C, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Territories, P.E.I, Newfoundland, Nunavut
Name at least 2 of the 4 steps of the National Policy.
1 - Tariff on imports
2 - The Last Best West campaign
3 - Trans-continental railway
4 - Exporting primary resources