The French in Canada
Fur Trade
Metis
British
Symbols
100
The Canadian government must offer services to its citizens in two languages (French and English) because of this "-ism"
What is bilingualism
100
The most valuable fur-bearing animal in Canada
What is the beaver
100
The leader of the Metis
Who is Louis Riel
100
The current Queen of England
Who is Queen Elizabeth the Second
100
The animal found on Canada's one dollar coin
What is a loon
200
A language that is used by the government in conducting the business of the nation
What is the official language
200
Fur was in such high demand in Europe because it was manufactured into this clothing item
What are hats
200
Translated literally, Metis means _______
What is mixed blood
200
The term used to describe a government ruled by a king or queen
What is a monarchy
200
The type of leaf found on the Canadian flag
What is the Maple Leaf
300
The European "explorer" who founded Quebec and New France
Who is Samuel de Champlain
300
Quebec, Montreal, Detroit and St. Louis are all cities today that were once _________
What are fur trading posts
300
The name of the settlement, located at the site of modern Winnipeg, where the Metis lived
What is the Red River Settlement (Colony)
300
The most important event in Canadian history, when the British defeated the French and New France became the British colony of Quebec
What is the Seven Years' War
300
The official motto of Canada found in the country's coat of arms and represented symbolically in the flag
What is "From Sea to Sea"
400
The treaty that gave away New France to the British
What is the Treaty of Paris
400
Founded in 1670, this fur trading company was given sole trading rights by the English government in northern Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba
What is the Hudson's Bay Company
400
The "fuel of the fur trade," a mixture of berries and preserved buffalo meat manufactured by the Metis
What is pemmican
400
The British General who defeated the French on the Plains of Abraham
Who is General James Wolfe
400
The Inuit artwork made of stone rocks piled on one another in the shape of a person
What is an Inukshuk
500
The French General who is responsible for the defeat of New France at the Plains of Abraham
Who is General Montcalm
500
The final destination for furs in British Columbia before they were sent to Britain (featured in Jimmy Goes Home)
What is Fort Langley
500
The charge on which Louis Riel was hanged
What is treason
500
The title held by the representative of the British monarch in Canada who signs off on all of the laws passed by Parliament
What is the Governor General
500
The two animals, one real and one mystical, featured in Canada's coat of arms
What are the Lion and Unicorn
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