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The first people from Europe to reach North America
Who are the Vikings?
100
Those that early European settlers in Canada traded with
Who are the Natives?
100
The day that the British North America act was signed creating the Dominion of Canada
When is July 1st, 1867?
100
Clifford Sifton, who set about luring people from Europe to settle in Canada mainly targeted this area
Where is Eastern Europe?
100
A prairie minister who advocated for social justice on behalf of immigrants and the author of Strangers Within Our Gates
Who is James Shaver Woodsworth?
200
Christopher Columbus was looking for this country when he discovered North America
Where is India?
200
The piece of clothing that heavily contributed to the popularity of the fur trade
What are beaver fur hats?
200
Anglophones and Francophones
What are the English and French speaking groups in Canada?
200
Jewish and Italian communities put down large roots in this Canadian city
Where is Montreal?
200
A Conservative member of parliament and and the leader of the Protestant Orange Order
Who is Dr. Thomas Sproule?
300
This man was the first European to see North America
Who is Bjarni?
300
How the First Nations people got top prices for their furs
What is understanding the rivalry between British and French traders?
300
The year that America gained Independence from Britain
When is 1783?
300
The people brought over in huge numbers to work on the creation of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Who are Chinese?
300
The act passed in Canada 1918 that allowed women to vote in federal elections
What is the Woman's Franchise Act
400
Most historians think the first Paleolithic hunters in Canada came from here
Where is Russia?
400
What did early French settlers call Canada?
What is New France?
400
The last province to join confederation
Where is Newfoundland?
400
A tax of 100 dollars, later changed to 500 dollars imposed on Chinese immigrants
What is head tax?
400
This resource was very much needed for engines during the early 1900s
What is coal?
500
A now inaccessible land bridge between Europe and Canada, accessible during Paleolithic times.
What is Beringia?
500
The people that did most of the work for the fur trade
Who are the Coureurs du Bois?
500
The two provinces created in the Canadian West in 1905
What is Alberta and Saskatchewan?
500
Chinese Immigration was banned entirely on this day
What is July 1, 1923 (Humiliation day)
500
The average pay for a Canadian worker in 1900
What is 13 cents an hour?