Canada’s History
The British Parliament passed the British North America Act in:
In 1670, which company was granted exclusive trading rights over the Hudson Bay watershed?
Which of the following natives lived off Arctic wildlife?
Who was the first European to map Canada’s Atlantic shore?
Whose face appeared on Canada’s $1 bill in 1923?
Today, the North West Mounted Police is known as:
What was the name of the new country formed in 1867, now known as Canada?
How did Canada’s democratic institutions develop?
Today, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or 'the Mounties') are:
Who led the expedition that marked the beginning of European exploration of Canada?
What act did the British Parliament pass in 1774 to better govern the French Roman Catholic majority?
Who took control of North America in the 1700s?
What was the primary industry that early companies in Canada competed in?
On Remembrance Day, what do Canadians wear and observe to honor the sacrifices of those who served in wars?
Who does the Vimy Memorial in France honor?
What levels of government were created by the Fathers of Confederation between 1864 and 1867?
After the Constitutional Act of 1791, which part of Quebec was mainly Catholic and French-speaking?
Which provinces together formed the new country called the "Dominion of Canada" in 1867?
What was the main economy of the early Europeans settlers?
When did the United States launch its invasion of Canada?
Who fought against French settlements for over a century?
By 1814, the American attempt to conquer Canada:
What did the British Empire transform into after World War I?
What two new provinces were created from the split of the Province of Canada in 1864-67?
Who was the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada?
Who were the “Bluebirds” during the First World War?
Who is a famous hero that came from the ranks of the Mounties?
The Quebec Act of 1774:
Despite hardships, what bonds did Aboriginals and Europeans form during their first 200 years of coexistence?
After the Constitutional Act of 1791, which part of the Province of Quebec was mainly Protestant and English-speaking?
In 1776, the 13 British colonies to the south of Quebec declared independence and formed:
What did Sir Guy Carleton (Lord Dorchester) do as Governor of Quebec?
How many Canadians have died in all wars to date?
When did King George V assign Canada’s national colours of white and red?
Today, July 1 is celebrated as:
Who was Pierre Le Moyne, aka Sieur d’Iberville, and what was he known for?
Who worked to secure the right to vote for women in Quebec in 1940?
Who was the key architect of Confederation from Quebec?
Which bill has Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s portrait?
Where was the first representative assembly in Canada elected?
How did West Coast natives preserve fish for trade and sustenance?
Which of the following are the Fathers of Confederation?
Who were the first Europeans to reach Labrador and Newfoundland around 1,000 years ago?
Which two countries battled for control of North America in the 1700s?
Who founded the City of York, now known as Toronto?
Among native peoples, who were primarily hunter-gatherers?
What was Count Frontenac’s famous reply when asked to surrender Quebec to the English in 1690?
What happened to Upper and Lower Canada in 1840?
When did the name "Canada" become official?
How many Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the Second World War?
In what year were most Canadian female citizens aged 21 and over granted the right to vote in federal elections?
What day is celebrated as Vimy Day?
Who was the founder of the women's suffrage movement in Canada?
Which was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?
What was the movement called that fought for women's right to vote?
What does the Canadian Pacific Railway symbolize?
What was the significance of the British North America Act of 1867?
What does "Confederation" mean?
Which Commonwealth country contributed the most to the Allied air effort during the Second World War?
The War of 1812 was fought between:
Why were the 1920s called the "Roaring 20s"?
Who were known as the "United Empire Loyalists"?
What is the origin of the name "Canada"?
What year marks the Confederation of Canada?
Who led thousands of Loyalist Mohawk Indians into Canada during the American Revolution?
In 1792, where did some black Nova Scotians move to establish a new British colony for freed slaves?
When did the Government of Canada apologize for the wrongs done to Japanese Canadians during wartime?
For centuries, Canada’s economy was based mainly on:
When did the First World War end?
Who became Canada’s first French-Canadian Prime Minister since Confederation?
Why is the Battle of Vimy Ridge important to Canadians?
What date has Parliament recognized as Sir John A. Macdonald Day?
What did the Huron-Wendat and Iroquois do for survival?
On the D-Day invasion, which beach did 15,000 Canadian troops capture from the German Army?
Which battle in 1759 ended France’s empire in America?
What were the French-speaking Catholic people known as?
What led the French and Aboriginal people to work together in the fur trade?
Which European explorer was the first to navigate the St. Lawrence River and to set eyes on present-day Québec City and Montreal?
Who were the men who traveled by canoe and formed alliances with First Nations?
When did Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine become the first head of a responsible government in Canada?
What is the meaning of the Remembrance Day poppy?
Which bill has Sir John A. Macdonald's portrait?
What event in 1929 led to the Great Depression, also known as the "Dirty Thirties"?
What were the representatives who helped create the new country of Canada called?
Louis Riel is also known as:
When did European exploration of Canada officially begin?
What was the name of Quebec before 1759?
Which trade spread across Canada, making it important to the economy for over 300 years?
How did Europeans affect the native way of life in Canada?
According to Lord Durham, what was the quickest way for the Canadiens to achieve progress?
Who was Canada’s first Prime Minister?
What is meant by the term “responsible government”?
Which province joined the Dominion of Canada in 1949?
When was the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) completed?
Why did the United States invade Canada in June 1812?
When did the first financial institutions open in Canada?
In which period did Canada’s economy and industry experience a boom?
When Canada took over the vast northwest region from the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1869, the 12,000 Métis of the Red River were not consulted. In response to this, Louis Riel:
Who became the first woman Member of Parliament (MP) in Canada?
Who captured Detroit in July during the War of 1812?
When did the Government of Canada apologize for the discriminatory policy against Chinese workers?
Who was a champion of French language rights in Canada and became the first leader of a responsible government?
When were the first companies in Canada formed?
How many Canadians served in the First World War out of a population of eight million?
What nickname was given to the Canadian soldiers for their bravery after capturing Vimy Ridge in 1917?
Why did the British government send Lord Durham to Canada?
Which province was the first to grant voting rights to women in 1916?
In 1813, who made a dangerous 19-mile journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon of an American attack?
Who were the first Europeans to settle in Canada?
When Europeans explored Canada, they discovered that all regions were already occupied by native peoples, whom they called "Indians" because:
The Montreal Stock Exchange opened in:
Who was known as Canada's greatest soldier during World War I?
When was the first representative assembly in Canada elected?
Between 1534 and 1542, Jacques Cartier made three voyages across the Atlantic, claiming the land for:
When did English settlement in Newfoundland begin?
When is Remembrance Day held in Canada?
Before the arrival of Europeans, natives peoples:
The North West Mounted Police (NWMP) was established by Prime Minister Macdonald in:
What proportion of Allied soldiers on D-Day were Canadian?
In 1793, who led Upper Canada to become the first province in the British Empire to move toward abolishing slavery?
Why is the War of 1812 important to Canada?
When did the English colonies along the Atlantic seaboard begin to form?
What was the “Head Tax”?
How did thousands of slaves escape from the United States to Canada, following “the North Star”?
Who recommended that Upper and Lower Canada be merged and given a responsible government?
In what year did the French and the Iroquois make peace?
Following the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, Great Britain renamed the French colony:
What was the Underground Railroad that helped thousands of slaves escape to Canada?
Who composed the poem "In Flanders Fields" in 1915?
When did the name "Canada" start appearing on maps?
What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 do to the Province of Quebec?
The Atlantic colonies and the two Canadas were collectively known as:
Which reformers from the 1837–38 rebellions later became Fathers of Confederation?
What is the name of the Viking settlement in Newfoundland that is now a World Heritage site?
What did the Quebec Act of 1774 allow that was not permitted in Britain at that time?
What made it possible for large numbers of immigrants, including Ukrainians, Poles, and others, to settle in Western Canada before 1914?
In 1604, where did French explorers Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain establish the first European settlement north of Florida?
On what date was the Dominion of Canada officially born?
Which territory was created and joined Canada in 1999?
Who was an anti-slavery activist and the first woman publisher in Canada?
At the end of the Second World War, Canada had:
What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 give to Upper and Lower Canada for the first time?
Who granted exclusive trading rights to the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1670?
When was the Constitutional Act passed?
Who suggested the term "Dominion of Canada" in 1864?
What happened to the armed rebellions that occurred in 1837–38 in Montreal and Toronto?
Who introduced responsible government in United Canada in 1848–49?
Which company dominated the fur trade in early Canadian history?
During the American Revolution, how many Black Loyalists, freedmen, and slaves came north seeking a better life?
Who helped build the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)?
On which day do Canadians remember the sacrifices of veterans and fallen soldiers in all wars?
In 1608, where did Samuel de Champlain build a fortress?
Which of the following natives were nomadic and followed the bison herds for food, clothing, and shelter?
Who were the first people to live in Canada?
In 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet was defeated in:
Who defeated Napoleon in 1815 and played a direct role in founding Canada's national capital?
What inspired Sir Leonard Tilley to suggest the term "Dominion of Canada"?
When did Nova Scotia attain full responsible government?
When did the British Parliament abolish slavery throughout the Empire?
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