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100
What are the first 4 provinces in Canada?
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
100
What was the threat of an American takeover referred to as?
Manifest Destiny
100
Who became the prime minister of Canada in 1867?
John A. Macdonald
100
How many major conferences were there leading to Confederation?
3 conferences
100
What city is known to be the birthplace of Canadian Confederation?
Charlottetown because that was where the 1st of the 3 conferences were held
200
What city was titled as Canada's capital in 1867?
Ottawa
200
Who were the Fenians part of the Fenian Raids?
Irish Americans
200
Who became the governor general of Canada in 1867?
Viscount Monck
200
What was the original purpose of the Charlottetown Conference?
A maritime union
200
What did John A. Macdonald study to be? (Clue: not a politician)
Lawyer
300
What land did the Hudson's Bay Company own in 1867?
Rupert's Land
300
The political structure prior to Confederation caused political ________.
Deadlock
300
The _______ police service was established in 1867.
Windsor
300
What was the conference that did not happen in Canada?
The London Conference that happened in London, England
300
Who was nicknamed the "Lion of Quebec?"
Georges-Étienne Cartier
400
What was the first big territory that later split up into the 3 we have now?
Northwest Territory
400
The American _____ War prior to Confederation had terrified Canadians becoming another cause for it.
Civil
400
Nova Scotia began threatening to withdraw from Canada because the Intercolonial _______ hadn't been built yet.
Railway
400
How many resolutions were submitted from the Quebec Conference?
72
400
Which governor general's term was extended for continued success?
Viscount Monck
500
What is the current province that was still present under the same name in 1867 in the West, but did not join Canada at that time?
British Columbia
500
When was the Canadian-American Reciprocity Treaty cancelled?
1865
500
On what dollar bill is John A. Macdonald on now?
$10 bill
500
What act was decided upon as a result of the London Conference?
The British North America Act
500
What was promised to be built for British Columbia within 10 years after they joined Canada?
A railroad
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