This province joined Confederation in 1871 under the condition that the federal government would assume their debts and build a transcontinental railway within 10 years.
What is British Columbia
100
The Manitoba Act, which enabled Manitoba to enter confederation, was established this year.
What is 1870
100
By 1905, there were 400,000 people in the Northwest Territories leading to the establishment of these two new provinces.
What is Alberta and Saskatchewan
100
The British government wanted Canada to send troops to South Africa to support them in this war that they were fighting against the Dutch.
What is the Boer War
100
He was Canada's first French Prime Minister.
Who is Sir Wilfred Laurier
200
Thousands of Chinese workers were killed building this transcontinental railway.
What is the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway)
200
This is the name given to the unsuccessful rebellion that Riel lead against the Canadian government in Saskatchewan.
What is the Northwest Rebellion
200
This is the name given to the Act that entitled new settlers to 160 acres of free land for a $10 registration fee.
What is the Homestead Act
200
This conservative leader defeated Laurier on the issue of Reciprocity in the 1911 election, thus becoming Prime Minister.
Who is Robert Borden
200
This province was the 7th to join Canada during Confederation.
What is Prince Edward Island
300
The bribery allegations that caused Macdonald to lose the 1874 election to Alexander Mackenzie is more commonly referred to by this name.
What is the Pacific Scandal
300
Louis Riel was charged with this crime, which refers to committing a crime against ones government.
What is treason
300
This man was the minister of the Interior in Laurier's government, and was largely responsible for encouraging many of the 1.2 million settlers who came to the prairies to come to Canada.
Who is Cliford Sifton
300
This British man was the representative for Canada during the Alaskan Boundary Dispute. He sided with the U.S.
Who is Lord Alverstone
300
One of this man's most notable accomplishments as Prime Minister was the introduction of the secret ballot.
Who is Alexander Mackenzie
400
The economic plan that helped Macdonald to be re-elected in 1878 and called for things like increasing the tariff on imported goods and continuing to build the railway, is known as this.
What is the National Policy
400
This English speaking man from Ontario was executed by Riel after he threatened to overthrow Riel's provisional government in Manitoba.
Who is Thomas Scott
400
These were the top 2 groups of immigrants the Canadian government advertised to between 1896-1911.
Who are the British & the Americans
400
Laurier was given this nickname because he was always trying to balance the needs of French and English Canada.
What is the "Great Compromiser"
400
This is the name of the "force" that was established primarily to stop whiskey traders from coming into Western Canada.
What are the North West Mounted Police
500
Hugh Allan bribes Macdonald in order to secure the CPR the contract to build the transcontinental railway. The bribe was for this much money.
What is $325,000
500
Riel surrenders at this battle of the Northwest Rebellion leading to his arrest, trial, conviction of treason and execution.
What is Batoche
500
These were the two new transcontinental railways that helped to bring more settlers into the Canadian West.
What are the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern Railways
500
This Quebec Premier, disagreed with many of Laurier's policies including Canadians fighting with the British in the Boer War.
What is Henri Bourassa
500
This refers to the payment that immigrants from Asia and other non-European areas had to make in order to come to Canada.