First Prime Minister
He was Canada’s first Prime Minister and played a key role in Confederation.
Who is John A. Macdonald?
He pushed for "representation by population."
Who is George Brown?
He helped convince Quebec to join Confederation.
Who is George-Étienne Cartier?
He was an Irish-Canadian leader and passionate speaker for Confederation.
Who is Thomas D’Arcy McGee?
This is the year the Indian Act was first passed.
What is 1876?
This act, largely drafted by John A. Macdonald, laid the foundation for the new country of Canada.
What is the British North America Act?
He convinced Nova Scotia to join Confederation.
Who is Charles Tupper?
Cartier believed Confederation would help protect this.
What is French language and culture?
McGee was a member of this political party.
What is the Liberal Party?
This system, created by the Indian Act, forced Indigenous peoples to live on specific government-controlled land
What is the reserve system?
One of Macdonald’s major achievements after Confederation was the construction of this.
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway?
Charles Tupper was trained in this profession before politics.
What is a physician (or doctor)?
Cartier supported this system of government, which shares power between national and provincial levels.
What is federalism (or a federal system)?
McGee believed this kind of system would allow provinces to be autonomous but united.
What is a federal system?
The Indian Act banned this important ceremony.
What are the Potlatch/the Sun Dance?
Macdonald worked to balance the interests of these two major cultural groups in Canada.
Who are the English and French?
Tupper believed joining Canada would improve these two areas of the economy.
What are trade and transportation?
He helped secure this province’s entry into Confederation, in addition to Quebec.
What is Manitoba?
McGee was tragically assassinated in this year.
What is 1868?
One of the Indian Act’s functions was to define who is and who isn’t recognized as this.
What is a registered or status Indian?
Despite this personal struggle, Macdonald remained a powerful and effective leader.
What is alcoholism (or "issues with alcohol")?
This newspaper was founded by George Brown and still exists today.
What is The Globe (now The Globe and Mail)?
Cartier also supported this major transportation project.
What is railway expansion (or Canadian Pacific Railway)?
McGee is remembered as a champion of these two important values.
What are Canadian unity and political autonomy?
Today, many Indigenous leaders want the Indian Act to be replaced by a system that does this.
What is respect Indigenous sovereignty and self-governance?