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This year marked the official creation of Canada as a country
What is 1867?
He was the first Prime Minister of Canada.
Who is John A. Macdonald?
This numbered treaty, signed in 1876, had lasting effects on First Nations in the Prairies
What is Treaty 6?
This railway helped connect Canada from east to west.
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway?
When political parties cannot agree on a decision this is called....
What is political deadlock?
This meeting in 1864 was the first major conference leading to Confederation.
What is the Charlottetown Conference?
This leader of the Métis led both the Red River and North-West Rebellions.
Who is Louis Riel?
This was created in 1876, and gave the government control over many aspects of Indigenous life.
What is the Indian Act?
This group of people, worked under dangerous conditions to build the railway.
Who are Chinese railway workers?
This is what we call the growth of factories and industries.
What is the industrial revolution?
These were the first four provinces to join Confederation.
What are Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia?
This politician was known as the "Father of Confederation" in Quebec.
Who is George-Étienne Cartier?
This system, introduced in the late 1800s, forced Indigenous children to attend schools far from their families.
What are residential schools?
The railway was completed in this year.
What is 1885?
This became the main reason for why Canada wanted to expand westward.
What is the threat of American Expansion?
This document officially established the Dominion of Canada.
What is the British North America Act?
This person led the Battle of Batoche in 1885, mobilizing 5000 troops and winning against Louis Riel.
Who is General Middleton?
The Métis fought for their land rights in this 1885 resistance
What is the North-West Rebellion?
What was the title of the famous picture depicting the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway?
What is the Last Spike?
The RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police were orignally known as..
Who are the North-West Mounted Police?
The federal government was given control over these three areas.
What are defense, trade, and Indigenous affairs?
Who is George Brown?
The leader of the Cree who fought at the Battle of Cut Knife during the North-West Rebellion
Who is Poundmaker?
These men experienced racial discrimination and exploitation as they attended to passengers aboard the trains.
Who were the black porters?
This gave 160 acres for free to any male farmer if they agreed to farm 40 acres of land, build a permanent dwelling and pay a $10 registration fee.
What is the Homestead Act?