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Vocabulary
Quebec
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Miscellaneous
100
A person who speaks French as a first language
What is a Francophone
100
Jacques Cartier claimed the region he discovered near the Gulf of St. Lawrence for his nation,
What is France
100
Saskatchewan's main contribution to the Canadian economy
What is growing wheat
100
In 1858, the discovery of this on the Fraser River significantly changed life on Vancouver Island
What is gold
100
True or False. British Columbia has over 5 million people.
False
200
A carved object with the symbols for a group, a clan, or a family
What is a totem pole
200
What is one change brought about by the Quiet Revolution in Quebec's government?
What are French colonists
200
Why did the ways of life of many indigenous peoples in the Plains region of North America end in the late 1870's?
European descendants began killing off the buffalo herds.
200
In the late 1500's, Spanish, British, and Russian explorers first came to what is now British Columbia for this reason
What is to trade
200
Name the province/territory that is next to the Pacific Ocean.
What is British Columbia.
300
A natural resistance to a disease
What is immunity
300
What is one change brought about by the Quiet Revolution in Quebec's government?
The government made French the official language.
300
Immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe came to Saskatchewan in the late 1800's and early 1900's in response to an offer of
What is free land in the Prairie Provinces
300
Geography and trade partners create a strong link for British Columbia because of this location area
What is the Pacific Rim
300
Which river connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes?
The St. Lawrence River.
400
A settlement whose only purpose was to meet the needs of miners
What is a boom town
400
Quebec's Fete des Neiges, also known as
What is winter festival
400
In addition to the killing of buffalo, this was another cause of many indigenous deaths when European immigrants settled.
What is disease
400
Canadians built this type of transportation all the way from Montreal to Vancouver in order to unite it's country
What is The Canadian Pacific Railway
400
This is the percentage of people in Quebec who speak French
What is 83%
500
A vote by the people on an issue
What is a referendum
500
This French style food is popular during Quebec's Fete des Neiges
What is Sugar Pie
500
The nickname Saskatchewan earned for it's popular crop
What is the Bread Basket
500
These people of British Columbia are now demanding their land and political rights back
What are the indigenous peoples of British Columbia
500
What province has the motto, "Splendor without diminishment"?
What is British Columbia.