Important People
Who was elected Métis President in 1869?
Louis Riel.
What is a union of, or an alliance among, colonies in British North America?
Confederation.
When was the first Dominion Day?
July 1, 1867.
Who are a nation of people with European and First Nations ancestry?
Métis.
What event occurred in 1896, where gold was discovered in Klondike?
The Klondike gold rush.
Who was the prominent protestant of the Orangeman?
Thomas Scott
What is it called when you oppose somebody; or somethings certain refusal to give up?
Resistance.
What year did the federal government pass the Manitoba Act?
1870.
What groups of Indians flooded Vancouver in 1907?
Japanese and East Indians.
What event occurred where MacDonald sent armed forces to secure Red River and Riel had fled in voluntary exile to the United States?
The Red River Expedition.
Who was the first lieutenant-governor of the Northwest?
William McDougall.
What is a person who wants and works to end slavery?
Abolitionist.
When did Sir John A. MacDonald introduce his national policy?
1878.
What group of people in the 1860s became the largest ethnic group in Canada West?
Irish immigrants.
What conference was held in September 1864 where Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick were planning to meet to discuss a Maritime union?
The Charlottetown Conference.
Who was the Liberal Party leader in Canada West that was rivals with John A. MacDonald?
George Brown.
What is a American belief in a clear right and duty to expand throughout North America?
Manifest Destiny.
What year did three colonies join under Confederation to form the Dominion of Canada?
1867.
What group of people in 1912, almost completely stop immigrating into the United States?
Black Americans.
What war occurred in 1899, when the Canadian Army Nursing Service?
The Boer War.
Who made 19 secret missions deep into the southern states to guide 300 Black people to Canada West?
Harriet Tubwan.
What is the policy of acquiring and ruling other countries?
Imperialism.
What year did the United States pass the Fugitive Slave Act?
1850
What was the name of the Irish-Catholic organization in Ireland and the United States that turned to violence in an effort to liberate Ireland from British rule.
The Fenians.
What event occurred on 1885, where a fight was fought between government troops and Metis?
The Battle of Batoche.