Before WWI, Canada was home to many languages — name two commonly spoken besides English and French.
What are Cree, Anishinaabemowin, Inuktitut, Ukrainian, German, or others?
This year marked the Confederation of Canada, when Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia joined together.
1867
The people who volunteered for war at a higher rate than any other group in Canada
Who are Indigenous People?
True or False: Germany was included in the peace negotiations at the end of the war.
False.
This Prime Minister promised a “National Policy” to encourage immigration, build railways, create the reserve system and residential schools, and protect Canadian businesses with tariffs.
Who is John A. MacDonald?
The difference between Numbered Treaties (i.e. Treaty #3) and named treaties (i.e. Robinson Superior Treaty).
Numbered Treaties were created AFTER Confederation
In 1917, two ships collided in Halifax harbour, causing the biggest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb.
What is the Halifax Explosion?
In 1916, this province became the first to give white women the right to vote.
What is Manitoba?
This people of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry developed their own unique culture and nation in the Red River area.
The Metis
This territory, bought from the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1870, greatly expanded Canada’s size.
What is Rupert’s Land?
It is important to remember that colonizers came to Canada and it began as a company before a country!