In October 1869, this committee was established with Louis Riel as its sectretary.
What is the Metis National Committee?
100
This was issued in 1870 by the government to extinguish First Nations' title.
What is the Indian Department's Procedural Guidelines?
100
This Prime Minister refused to provide the provinces with additional funds to alleviate the growing distress.
Who is Mackenzie King?
100
It was in 1982year that the B.N.A. Act became known as this.
What is the Constitution Act of 1867?
100
This has the responsibility for establishing the nation's foreign and defense policies.
What is the federal government?
200
The Metis prevented this first lieutenant-govenor from entering Red River
Who is William McDougall?
200
Between 1871 and 1877, these were negotiated which resulted in Canada acquiring virtually all lands from Lake Superior to the Rocky Mountains.
What are treaties?
200
These were established to house and control single males who were unemployed.
What are work camps?
200
The government of the day would only hold office as long as it commanded this type of support in the House of Commons.
What is a majority?
200
These two events demonstrated to Canadians how external forces could influence the unity of the nation, and the economic well-being of the Canadian people.
What is WWI and the Depression?
300
This Orangemen was executed by Louis Riel's government in March of 1870.
Who is Thomas Scott?
300
The treaties indicated these two things.
What are the terms of the land transfer and created reserves?
300
The unemployed decided to trek to this city to try and get the government to take action regarding the Depression.
What is Ottawa?
300
Confederation created the institutions and processes necessary to create this type of society.
What is a democracy?
300
Throughout the 20th century, Canada's two most significant external relationships were with these two countries.
What are the United States and Great Britain?
400
After Manitoba was recognized as a province, the government sent out a military force led by this man to help protect it.
Who is Colonel Garnet Wolseley?
400
The Indian Act defined who was to be considered a
What is an indian?
400
By 1933 this amount of the nation was unemployed.
What is 1/3?
400
This defines the limits of government responsibilities and powers.
What is a constitution?
400
This dispute of 1903 fuelled the debate over Canada's continuing relationship with Great Britain.
What is the Alaskan Boundary Dispute?
500
Louis Riel was sent to trial and was found guilty of this.
What is treason?
500
The First Nations peoples believed that the treaties required the government to assist them in this career and and to provide food until they become self-sufficient.
What is a farmer?
500
In the 1920's, this province was one of the most prosperous farming regions in the world.
What is Saskatchewan?
500
Provinces were given control over these four things.
What are property, civil rights, religion, and education?
500
The emotional debate and divisions caused by repeated British requests for military aid contributed to the defeat of this government in the 1911 federal election.