Unit 1
At the Quebec Conference this style of Government was chosen for Canada
The Federal system
This explorer was trapped in the ice and left behind in the spring by his mutinous crew
Henry Hudson
These Irish left Ireland due to a famine due to a lack of this food
Potato
Canada's first Prime Minister was ____.
John A. MacDonald
How old do you have to be to legally vote in Canada
18
Canada celebrates the differences of all residents and immigrants. We are known as a ____ of cultures
Mosaic
Many early explorers attempted to find this Northern route over the top of North America
The North West Passage
These former Irish citizens hoped to strike back at Britain by invading Canada
The Fenians
Under the Dominion Lands Act a quarter section of land could be purchased for ____.
$10
The cargo ships that brought immigrants to Canada during the Great Migration are known as ____ ____.
Coffin Ships
Pride and devotion to your own area of Canada is called?
Regionalism
The Indigenous people lost the War of 1812 because they lost control of this land
The Ohio Valley
Name the first 4 Provinces of Canada
Quebec Ontario New Brunswick Nova Scotia
This organization was created to deal with the illegal Whiskey trade on the prairies
NWMP
Throughout North American history American politicians have talked about their desire to control all of North America. They call it their ___ ____.
Manifest Destiny
The title of the Kings representative in Canada
Governor General
In New France these Catholic missionaries were much more successful then the first group of missionaries
The Jesuits
The Double Majority voting system caused 15 elections to happen in ____ years
15 years
The fifth Province to join Canada was ____.
Manitoba
The first conference to discuss the possible union of the British North American colonies was called the ___
Charlottetown Conference
When a Government has less than 50% of the seats in Parliament.
Minority Government
The war fought between France and Britain for the control of North America
The Seven Years War
This Act created the Dominion of Canada and was passed at the London Conference
The British North American Act
Louis Riel was charged with this crime in Regina
High Treason
Nomadic hunters are thought to have crossed the _____ _____ to get to North America
Land Bridge