Multiple Choice

Question 1

What disappointing conclusion from our class brainstorming session would be the most accurate?

Answer 1

When the First Nation people were considered, it has become difficult to see their contributions to society because of many challenges and issues facing them

Question 2

Lord Selkirk bought property from the Hudson Bay Company in order to

Answer 2

Settle struggling Scotsman

Question 3

Canada’s Prime Minister during WWII was

Answer 3

Mackenzie King

Question 4

Canadians, in WWI, spent most of their time fighting on the ____ Front

Answer 4

Western Front

Question 5

Which First Peoples were considered highly nomadic with use of simple machines like the travois for transportation?

Answer 5

Cree of the Great Plains

Question 6

In a response to the Upper and Lower Canadian rebellions, ____ was sent by Britain to provide solutions

Answer 6

Lord Durham

Lord Emmit Hameed

Question 7

What characteristic best describe the traditional living of the First Peoples of the Northwest Pacific Region?

Answer 7

Permanent dwellings

Question 8

The Germans, Italians, and Austrians of WWI were known as the

Answer 8

Central Powers

Question 9

Sir John A. MacDonald had a grand dream of _____. It proved to be his undoing because of the Pacific Scandal

Answer 9

a transcontinental railway

Question 10

On the Medicine Wheel north, east, south, and west represent

Answer 10

Physical, spiritual, mental and emotional self

Question 11

Tradition First Nation communities relied heavily on

Answer 11

The experience and wisdom of elders to give direction

Question 12

Each person’s contributions within the traditional First Nation community were

Answer 12

Considered important regardless of the task

Question 13

Manitoba joined the Dominion of Canada in

Answer 13

1870

Question 14

Two original provinces of Canada were

Answer 14

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

Question 15

The oligarchy governing Upper Canada was called

Answer 15

The Family Compact

Question 16

The Great Depression was most physically visible in Canada’s ____ region due to drought conditions

Answer 16

Praire region

Question 17

WWI was unlike any other war because

Answer 17

Of the massive casualities experienced by both sides

Question 18

In its beginning stages the “left” perspective (school activism) in Canada was nurtured along by

Answer 18

J.S. Woodsworth

Question 19

A major goal of government run Residential Schools was to

Answer 19

destroy the First Nation culture (“kill the Indian in the child”)

Question 20

The British Conquest of New France was completed

Answer 20

at Montreal with surrender in 1760

Question 21

The economic relationship experienced between mother country and colony was known as

Answer 21

mercantilism

Question 22

What percentage of Canada’s population participated directly in the WWI effort?

Answer 22

10%

Question 23

European traders in New France had a worldview that eventually found them

Answer 23

taking advantage of the aboriginals

Question 24

“Father of Confederation”

Answer 24

John A. MacDonald

Question 25

WWI took place from

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1914-1918

Question 26

The Manitoba Act was designed to

Answer 26

Take away the Metis land rights

Question 27

WWI was important for Canada because it

Answer 27

- gained world recognition - improved our national economy with factories, etc. - developed some independence from Britain

Question 28

Canada became involved in WWI because

Answer 28

Britain was involved

Question 29

What was Trudeau responsible for implementing as Prime Minister of Canada?

Answer 29

Official Languages Act, Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 30

Year of Quebec Act and what it did

Answer 30

Quebec Act of 1774. The province's territory expanded and took over Indian Reserve. Gave Catholic's freedom of practice. Restored the use of French civil law.

Question 31

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 gave Les Habitant (French Canadians)

Answer 31

few rights as Roman Catholics than the British received as Protestants

Question 32

What was the most important to New France's economy?

Answer 32

Furs

Question 33

The largest man-made explosion in history before the atom bomb took place in

Answer 33

Halifax

Question 34

A development that often caused blindness in WWI

Answer 34

chlorine gas

Question 35

William Lyon Mackenzie led the rebellion of

Answer 35

Upper Canada

Question 36

At the beginning of WWI, the Canadian troops were soon to be ______

Answer 36

filled with romantic ideas about war

Question 37

Britain ultimately took control of New France after the

Answer 37

Treaty of Paris

Question 38

Louis Riel is by today's standards considered:

Answer 38

A hero for human rights

Question 39

Facts about Riel

Answer 39

- Led the Metis Resistance - Was an American citizen at the time of his death - Negotiated the Manitoba Act

Question 40

Who was more successful in rebellion? Upper or Lower Canada?

Answer 40

The Upper Canadian Rebellion was less successful than the Lower Canadian Rebellion

Question 41

The Canadian military leader of the War of 1812 was:

Answer 41

Isaac Brock

Question 42

The Canadian defence of its territory in 1812 was strengthened by a military alliance with the Confederacy of the tribes which was led by:

Answer 42

Tecumseh

Question 43

A great deal of the conflict in the Selkirk Settlement could be attributed to:

Answer 43

The intense rivalry between fur trading companies

Question 44

The last PROVINCE to join Canada was

Answer 44

Newfoundland and Labrador

Question 45

Which did NOT happen during the war of 1812? A) Surrender at Detroit without a fight B) Burning of the White House in Washington DC C) Montcalm's defeat on the Plains of Abraham D) All of the above happened

Answer 45

Montcalm's defeat on the Plains of Abraham

Question 46

What is an accurate worldview contrast that we studied this year?

Answer 46

First Nations were caretakers of the land while Europeans were "takers" of the land

Question 47

Soldiers returned from the horrors of WWI to discover

Answer 47

Many of their loved ones were dying of the Spanish Influenza Epidemic

Question 48

Free Trade, Meech Lake, and a bit of "scandal on the side"

Answer 48

Brian Mulroney

Question 49

Canada's WWI efforts have been memorialized in France for their extraordinary efforts at

Answer 49

Vimy Ridge

Question 50

This Prime Minister is best known as "Joe who?" largely because of his relative insignificance in Canadian history

Answer 50

Joe Clark

Question 51

A major factor in including the Red River Settlement area in Canada was

Answer 51

The purchase of Hudson Bay Company land

Question 52

"Responsible Government" was a phrase that emerged in the colonies during the

Answer 52

1800's

Question 53

"Rep by pop" was an idea that was pushed for during

Answer 53

The Confederation process

Question 54

The Royal Proclamation was an attempt to

Answer 54

Make British subjects out of all newly conquered Candiens

Question 55

The Constitutional Act was an attempt to

Answer 55

Separate French and English subjects into Upper and Lower Canada

Question 56

The Act of Union was an attempt to

Answer 56

Separate French and English subjects into a united colony each with their own half

Question 57

An influential French politician (Canada East) who allied himself with John A. MacDonald regarding Confederation was named

Answer 57

George Etienne Cartier

Question 58

A prime minister of Canada that is responsible for financial stability in a difficult economy of the 21st century at least went to the lengths of issuing an apology to First Nations people regarding past treatment in Residential Schools

Answer 58

Harper

Question 59

What is an accurate reflection of conscription during WWI?

Answer 59

Mainly British people supported the idea

Question 60

The General Strike of Winnipeg would best be characterized as

Answer 60

Winnipeg was crippled for months with the majority of its workforce participating in the strike

Question 61

Prohibition was introduced during WWI because

Answer 61

The consumption of alcohol was thought to create numerous social problems

Question 62

A nervous or mental condition that is now known post-tramautic stress disorder was first known during WWI as

Answer 62

Shell shock

Question 63

Mennonites would be associated most closely with which two events?

Answer 63

Conscription and Manitoba Schools Question

Question 64

The term "red coats" originated because of

Answer 64

The British soldier's uniform

Question 65

Canada's role in WWI earned them

Answer 65

A seat at the United Nations

Question 66

The first Europeans to encounter First Nation inhabitants of North America were the

Answer 66

Vikings

Question 67

As a part of the British Conquest of New France, the following change took place:

Answer 67

The expulsion of the Acadians

Question 68

A significant urgency arose which spurred on the rapid expansion and development of Canada. What idea created the urgency?

Answer 68

Manifest Destiny

Question 69

Upper and Lower Canada became a target for the USA after the Declaration of Independence because

Answer 69

They were British Colonies and maintained a close relationship with them

Question 70

____ was to First nations, as a written record was to Europeans

Answer 70

Oral tradition

Question 71

What did the Indian Act ultimately do?

Answer 71

Gave control over all First Nation affairs to the Canadian Government

Question 72

Tradition First Nation spirituality might best be described as:

Answer 72

A person's understanding of his or her relationship to the universe

Question 73

The Hudson Bay Company land became known as

Answer 73

Rupert's Land

Question 74

Manitoba's nickname prior to expanding was

Answer 74

The Postage Stamp Province

Question 75

The Ruling class oligarchy of Lower Canada was called

Answer 75

Chateau Clique

Question 76

A very large man who opposed John A. MacDonald's political ideas of union, and yet, after time in English his nature softened through marriage. He ultimately became more understanding of the importance of Canada East and therefore a supporter of MacDonald

Answer 76

George Brown

Question 77

The Metis Northwest Resistance ultimately ended with

Answer 77

Battle of Batoche

Question 78

The construction of a transcontinental railway saw a human rights violation by our standards today. What as it?

Answer 78

Chinese workers were treated second class with poor pay and many dangerous tasks

Question 79

Two promises of the Canadian Government made to the Mennonites when they agreed to settle in Manitoba were

Answer 79

Language rights and military exemption

Question 80

By today;s standards a human rights violation was committed when

Answer 80

First Nations soldiers were denied benefits after WWI

Question 81

What might have looked different about Canada's election of 1918?

Answer 81

Women could vote

Question 82

The term "peacekeeper" is synonymous with which Prime Minister?

Answer 82

Pearson