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What was Cliffords last name?

Cliford Sifton

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True or False: The most serious English–French crisis of the time erupted in Saskatchewan.

False. The most serious English-French crisis of the time erupted in Manitoba.

100

What did the French not agree with

what is the Manitoba´s reforms 

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True or false: Laurier wanted the U.S for reciprocity.

True.

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What was the first issue Laurier faced as Prime Minister?

The small population of Canada.

200

What country did 52% of the total number of immigrants originate from?

Britain.

200

What did Laurier want more then anything 

What is votes\seats

200

What was the year Laurier wanted reciprocity

1911

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What year was Sifton appointed Minister Of Interior?

1896.

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What was the population of Canada in 1867?

3.5 million

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Name 3 reasons that encouraged immigrants to leave their homelands.

Lack of land, lack of personal freedom, threat of war.

300

What is the balance of trade column?

The balance of trade column refers to the difference between exports and imports.

300

Laurier wanted reciprocity where did he go to get the pepoles votes on the subject?

The house of commons

400

What did the pamphlet for "The Last Big West" offer? (name at least two)

Free land, good soil, government assistance, healthy climate and freedom of opression.

400

What two major changes were made in 1890?

  • Language: French was abolished as an official language; only English could be used in courts and the legislature.
  • Funding: Government support was removed from Catholic schools, turning them into private schools.
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What was the disargreement in Canada

Whether Canada should be closer economically to Britain or the United States

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What years had Laurier been elected prime minister? (100 points each correct)

1896, 1900, 1904, 1908.

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Who did Sifton describe as the ideal farmer? (It doesn't have to be word for word but it has to be somewhat close to it)

"A stalward peasent in a sheepskin coat. Born on the soil, whose forefathers were farmers for ten generations. He would have a stout wife with half a dozen children."

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What were the two guarantees in the 1870 Manitoba Act?

  • Bilingualism: French and English rights were guaranteed in the legislature and courts.
  • Education: The province would support both Protestant and Roman Catholic religious schools.
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What percent of Canada population was of British origin? 

In 1881, 58.9% of Canada’s population was of British origin.

500

Who won the 1911 election for prime minister?

Lyon Mackenzie King

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How old was Laurier when he lost the election?

69 years old