Confederation
Class ACT
Past Peoples
Tricky Terms
Fun Facts
100
These two provinces joined Confederation in 1905.
What is Alberta and Saskatchewan?
100

This Act took away Catholic schools and the French language.

What is the Manitoba Schools Act?

100
He was Canada's first prime minister.
Who is John A. Macdonald?
100
The idea of claiming and controlling land for one's homeland.
What is imperialism?
100
Lacrosse is an important part of this First Nation society.
Who are the Haudenosaunee?
200
The people of this province wanted to own the land they farmed.
What is Prince Edward Island?
200

This law/act was passed in 1969 that restated that French and English are both Canada's official languages at the federal level.

What is the Official Languages Act

200
He was the leader of the provisional government in the Red River area.
Who is Louis Riel?
200

The exchange of goods for other goods rather than for money

What is a barter (system)

200

Haudenosaunee name for corn, beans and squash. 

What is the three sisters

300
This province joined because they were in debt from the gold rush.
What is British Columbia?
300
This Act divided power between between the federal and public governments.
What is British North America Act (BNA Act)?
300
He was known as the "Father of New France."
Who is Samuel de Champlain?
300

Having complete control over a region/economic area.

What is a monopoly?

300
The French established good relationships with this First Nation group.
Who are the Mi'kmaq?
400

Who is considered to be the 'Father of Confederation' 

John A Macdonald

400

This act (in 1791) divided Quebec into two: Upper Canada and Lower Canada, which allowed both English and French cultures and languages to co-exist. It was an important step in building a bilingual country. 

What is the Constitutional Act

400
What group was Nellie McClung part of?

What is the famous five

400

An economic system that allowed an imperial country to become rich by selling resources taken from its colonies

What is mercantilism 

400

The three people who made up the Sovereign Council in New France.

Who are the Governor, Intendant, and Bishop?

500
These were the first four provinces to join Confederation in 1867.
What are Ontraio, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick?
500

This Act gave people living in Quebec religious freedom and recognized French language rights. 

What is the Quebec Act?

500

This explorer ended up creating a hostile relationship between the French and the Haudenosaunee people, after taking Donnacona and his sons, as well as others with  him on his trips, and ended up not returning all of the people he took with him. 

Who is Jacques Cartier

500

A process by which culture or individual is absorbed into a more dominant culture because of its overwhelming influence. 

What is assimilation

500
The war in which the presidential mansion in the United States was burned down.
What is the War of 1812?
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