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100
New Caledonia.
What was British Columbia's name before 1858?
100
Trading problems among the British and the USA, issues of defense for all the colonies, and the Manifest Destiny are some factors that threatened the future of the BNA.
What external factors threatened the future of BNA?
100
Canada's first prime minister.
Who is John A. Macdonald.
100
Canadians of French descent.
What are Canadiens?
100
The union of provinces and territories forming in Canada.
What is Confederation?
200
External trade with Britain and the USA, and defense issues were some _____ factors that threatened the future of ___.
What external factors threatened the future of BNA?
200
She led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
200
Preferring what is safe and familiar rather than wanting change and risk.
What is Conservative?
200
Taxes on imported goods.
What is duties/tariffs?
300
Having a 2 level of government between 1860 to 1890 was the provincial governments generals way to manage matters.
What is the purpose of having 2 levels of governments?
300
Even though Canada had 4 provinces, the constitution made the addition of many other provinces. Canada's map had continually changed between 1870 - 1871.
How did the map of Canada change?
300
He was a poet who is known to bring the life of the Yukon to the world.
Who is Robert Service?
300
To take advantage of someone or something for one’s own benefit.
What is exploit?
300
An Irish nationalist organization founded in the U.S. that encouraged revolutionary activity to overthrow British rule in Ireland.
What is fenians?
400
What were the regional interests of each colony before the formation of Canada?
400
The colonies were growing and joining together as one country is easier in many ways: for financial reasons, by having a more stabler government, stronger military, and Britain wanted to be less involved with Canada since it wasted time and money. So they decided on c_nf_d_r_t__n.
How did the colonies with many differences manage to agree to confederation?
400
He was the owner of the Globe, Toronto's largest newspaper in the 1850's.
Who is George Brown?
400
People who buy cheap property hoping its price will rise.
What are land speculators?
400
A group of people with a common goal.
What is movement?
500
It was unsuitable because there were large gaps in the ________ _______ that prevented East–West trade from growing. Also it was not doing well financially since there did not seem to be enough passengers and _____ traffic within the Canada's to make profits.
What is it about the railway in BNA that made it unsuitable for supporting a internal East to West trading system?
500
He was an educator and politician in Ontario, Canada. He was the fifth Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905.
Who is George Ross?
500
Unfavorable feelings, opinions, or attitudes regarding a racial, religious, or national group.
What is prejudice?
500
People who are under the care of the government usually children or people who are unable to be responsible for themselves.
What are the Wards or the State?