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Confederation Leaders
Provinces
100

Where did I graduate university

University of Victoria

100

This problem happened when Canada East and Canada West couldn't agree on how to run the government.

political deadlock

100

What animal is on the Canadian Nickel

Beaver

100

This Father of Confederation became the first Prime Minister of Canada.

John A Macdonald

100

When did the BNA act bring together the first four provinces

1867

200

What did I graduate with a bachelors in

Education

200

Leaders wanted to build this to link the colonies and make travel and trade easier.

Railway

200

Steal 200 points from another team if you can guess my middle name

Grace

200

This leader from Quebec worked hard to ensure French-Canadian rights were protected in Confederation.

George-Étienne Cartier

200

These were the first four provinces to join Confederation

Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

300

Steal 300 points from another team if you can guess my jersey number

2

300

The Canadiens were worried about protecting what

French Language and Catholic Schools

300

Which Canadian city has a giant mall with an indoor water park

Edmonton

300

This Father of Confederation founded the Globe newspaper and strongly supported representation by population.

George Brown

300

This western province joined in 1870 and was created from Rupert’s Land and the Red River Settlement.

What is Manitoba?

400

What year was I born

2003

400

What is the problem defined as fear of being taken over by the United States

American Annexation

400

What is a popular sport in Canada that involves the athletes yelling "Hurry Hard!"

Curling

400

These two Fathers of Confederation were political rivals but worked together for the sake of uniting Canada.

George Brown and John A. Macdonald

400

These two provinces joined Confederation together in 1871 and 1873, bringing in both a Pacific and an island province.

British Columbia and Prince Edward Island

500

What year did I graduate high school 

2021
500

Name at least 2 provinces were originally British Colonies which governed themselves

Steal 50 points for each province you can name

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and PEI

500

This cold dessert was invented in Canada and is often topped with ketchup chips, candy, or maple syrup at fairs.

BeaverTails

500

This Father of Confederation helped unite Canada East and Canada West by supporting the idea of a federal system with separate provincial governments.

George-Étienne Cartier

500

During Confederation talks, protections for these types of schools were included to ensure minority religious groups could maintain their own education systems.

Catholic schools