Key Terms
Confederation
People
War & Conquest
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100
an agreement made by everyone
What is consensus
100
During confederation negotiations, the colonies of British North America did not consult any _______ _________ for their views. Their idea of citizenship excluded this group of people.
Who were the First Nations
100
I am on the five dollar bill and helped Canada become a bilingual country
Who is Sir Wilfred Laurier
100
The removal of eleven thousand Acadians from Acadia by Britain. Britain took their land, homes and other possessions.
What is the Great Deportation?
100
Which aboriginal group lived along the Eastern Coast, in what is now Nova Scotia and New Brunswick? Hint: They also were the first to make contact with Cartier.
Who are the Mi'kmaq?
200
the complete control of a resource by a single company
What is a monopoly?
200
the official set of rules about how a country is governed.
What is a constitution
200
I am a very controversial figure in Canadian history. I was the leader of the Metis people during the Red River Rebellion.
Who is Louis Riel?
200
This required Acadians to stay neutral if war between France and Britain broke out. When war seemed likely, Britain forced a new one that required them to fight for Britain. What are these??
What is the Oath of Neutrality and the Oath of Allegiance
200
Name the 3 key points of the National Policy
1)Promote Canadian Industry- tariff American goods 2) Finish the National Railway 3) Settle the West
300
A policy (decision) on the part of a ruler or government of one territory to dominate other territories
What is imperialism?
300
What act joined Canada in confederation?
What is the BNA Act
300
The king of France sponsored his expeditions, he was looking for a route to Asia through North America, hoping to find gold. The king gave this man the power to claim lands for France.
Who is Jacques Cartier?
300
The 7 years war ended with this treaty. France gave up nearly all its claims in North America.
What is the Treaty of Paris
300
What were the key features of the Manitoba Act? How was it different from the Manitoba Schools Act?
Manitoba Act- brought settlement of Red River into Confederation as an official bilingual province. It was a compromise between the Canadian gov and the provisional gov at Red River. Manitoba Schools Act- abolished French as the official language , English became the only language. Eliminated funding for separate religious schools.
400
takeover of a territory by another country
What is annexation?
400
The first provinces to join confederation (4)
What is Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
400
We feel like the Official Languages Act threatens our communities because having official bilingualism brings more and more English into our communities and schools.
Who are the Francophones?
400
Britain's attempt to create lasting peace with its colonies was with this statement of law and policy. It established the province of Quebec, provided "Indian Territory", disallowed Catholics from holding positions in government, and abolished French civil law.
What is the Royal Proclamation of 1763
400
These two companies dominated the Fur Trade, where were they located?
What is the HBC and NWC?
500
the inability to decide on a course of action because of disagreement among equally powerful decision makers
What is Political Deadlock
500
Who wrote the British North American Act?
Who is John A. Macdonald & George-Etienne Cartier
500
I was one of the famous five and a known activist for women's rights. I demanded women be recognized as "persons" in Canadian Law.
Who is Nellie McClung?
500
What ensured that the French language and Canadien culture were maintained in what would later become Canada? Hint: the year was 1774
What is the Quebec Act?
500
Who did the British appoint as governor of British North America, what was he suppose to report on?
Who was Lord Durham, report on the reasons behind the 1837 rebellions.
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