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Grade 8 history test Flashcards

1
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What was PEI known for

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Farming

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What was PEI known for

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Farming

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What was Newfoundland known for

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Fisheries

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4
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What was Newfoundland known for

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Fisheries

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5
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what was Nova Scotia known for

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Shipping and Coal mining

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Who was successful in the economy

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Upper class merchants, shipbuilders and buisness people

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7
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What was the reciprocity treaty

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A treaty between Britain and the US that allowed for free trade of agricultural products and natural resources

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How did the American Civil war influence Canada

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They needed more resources from Canada, and when it was over they ended it the Reciprocity treaty

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What was the peace and friendship treaty

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It guaranteed Aboriginal right to hunt and fish and maintain their land

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10
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What was the Act of Union

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It united Upper and Lower Canada into the province of Canada

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11
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Who mainly lived in Upper Canada

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The English

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12
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Who mainly lived in Lower Canada

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The French

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13
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What was the Orange Order

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a group of Irish Protestants that influenced politics, policing and firefighting

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What was the Underground Railway

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A secret network in the US to help slaves in the northern states get to British North America

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15
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What happened during the Gold Rush

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Gold was discovered in New Caledonia and people from all over came to get gold. It resulted in a lot of wars and pollution

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What were the conflicts in the province of Canada that were against confederation

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People thought that bringing confederation would bring for problems than it would solve

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What were the concerns in Canada east against Confederation?

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People thought a conflict between the local and general government would always be resolved in favour of the general government

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What were the concerns in PEI against confederation

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People thought putting their rights into the hands of the general government would take away their freedom and they would have no power in parliament

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What were the concerns in Nova Scotia against confederation

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They thought that Confederation would kill their rights

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What were the concerns in New Brunswick against confederation

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People thought that Upper Canada would abuse their power over Canada

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What did supporters of Confederation believe about the Northwest

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They believed they could take over the Northwest

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22
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Why was British Columbia considering Confederation

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They were in a lot of debt

23
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When was the Charlottetown Conference

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September 1864

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When was the Quebec conference

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October 1864

25
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When was the London conference

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December 1866 to March 1867

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Who were the representatives at the Charlottetown conference

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Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada (only after they asked)

27
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Who were the representatives at the Quebec conference

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Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada

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Who were the representatives at the London conference

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Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada

29
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What was the focus of the Charlottetown conference

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Create a Maritime union

30
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What did the Maritimers want at the Quebec conference

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New trade partners in BNA and a ferry system for increased access to the mainland

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What did Canada East want at the Quebec conference

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Special rights for religion, education and language

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what did Canada west want at the Quebec conference

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A strong central government

33
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What the focus of the London Conference

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To create the BNA act and join them together to form the Dominion of Canada

34
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What was the result of the Charlottetown conference

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They ditched the idea of a Maritime union and decided to create a union with the province of Canada

35
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What was the result of the Quebec conference

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Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia decide to enter confederation

36
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What was the result of the London conference

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Confederation! July first is known as Dominion day

37
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What year did the Province of Canada enter confederation

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July 1st, 1867

38
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What year did New Brunswick enter confederation

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July 1st, 1867

39
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What year did Nova Scotia enter confederation

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July 1st, 1867

40
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What was the Dawson road

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A road to connect Fort Garry to Toronto and help with expansion efforts to the West

41
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What did the Hudson Bay company give to Canada

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Rupert’s land

42
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What was the Red River Resistance

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It was a group of Metis people fighting to get the government to recognize them

43
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What was the Metis National Committee

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A group created to block the expansion of the government into the Northwest

44
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What did the Metis National Committee do to let Canada acknowledge them

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They created a provisional government and appointed Louis Riel as President

45
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What was in the Metis Bill of Rights

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Their requirements of joining Canada as a province

46
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What was the Red River expedition

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A military force sent to secure the Red River

47
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When did British Columbia and PEI join confederation

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1871

48
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What was the pacific scandal

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John A. MacDonald received money as a bribe to delay the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway

49
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What were the social standards of Canada

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Women remained home and took care of the children,. men made the money

50
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What was the Electoral Franchise Act

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It gave Parliament control over voting rights

51
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What was the issue with the Numbered treaties legaly

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The government had no right to lease the land

52
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What did the Maritimes try to do when their industries were struggling

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they tried to create a a Maritime union

53
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What were the New Brunswick Catholic french schools try to do

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They protested that the Government allow French and Catholic schooling

54
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What were the Manitoba English Protestants mad with

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They had to support French Catholic schools

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