What is the first Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada & one of the authors of the Confederation deal, the BNA Act?
100
sea to sea
What is the dream of Confederation, that Canada include all land north of the 49th parallel from Atlantic to Pacific Oceans?
100
Louis Riel
What is the leader of the Metis during the rebellions?
100
CPR railway
What is a key feature to settling the west, providing transportation for people and goods?
200
George-Etienne Cartier
What is the Francophone father of Confederation who advocated for provincial powers to protect & promote the survival of the Francophone language and culture?
200
New Scotia & New Brunswick
What are two of the four original provinces in Confederation; they joined due to the promise of a rail link, economic benefits, & money for public works (roads, bridges, etc.)?
200
treason
What is the crime that Riel was found guilty of and hanged?
200
advertising
What is way that Sifton attracted settlers for the West?
300
western expansion
What is one of the main goals of Confederation in order to obtain more farmland for a growing population?
300
national railway
What is one of the main goals of Confederation; this was a key to BC joining?
300
provisional government
What is the government declared by the Metis which they intended to negotiation and protect their rights & way of life as Canada expanded Confederation?
400
political deadlock
What is the inability for government to function that became a motivation for Confederation?
400
Gradual Civilization Act
What is the law that required First Nations to gradually give up their land and way of life before they could vote and become Canadian citizens?
400
Manitoba
What is the province created in the Red River region that had been home to the Metis?
500
Britain
What is the nation whose law the Canadian Constitution, the BNA Act, was until patriation in 1980; it had to sign all laws.
500
Newfoundland
What is the last province to join Confederation in 1949 due the decline in its economy?
500
scrip
What is the official note that provided land to the Metis, but very few could actually use?