Part II- history

Question 1

Where did the first European settlers in Canada came from?

Answer 1

France

Question 2

Why did early explorers first come to Canada

Answer 2

To trade and fish with Aboriginal People

Question 3

What 3 industries helped early settlers build communities in the Atlantic region

Answer 3

Farming fishing and ship building were the basis for strong communities in the Atlantic region

Question 4

Which trade spread across Canada, making it important to the economy for over 300years

Answer 4

Fur trade

Question 5

What form of transportation did aboriginal peoples and fur traders use to create trading networks in North America

Answer 5

They first used the Great Lakes as a waterway to create trading networks in North America

Question 6

What important trade did the Hudson Bay Company control

Answer 6

Fur trade

Question 7

What did the government do to make immigration to western Canada much easier

Answer 7

They built a railway across the Prairies to the Pacific coast that made immigration to western Canada much easier

Question 8

What are the 3 parts of Parliament

Answer 8

Queen
House of common
Senate

Question 9

What is Canada’s system of government called

Answer 9

Parliamentary Government

Question 10

What are the 3 features of Canada’s system of government

Answer 10

• federal state
• parliamentary democracy
• constitutional monarchy

Question 11

Responsibilities of each level of government

Answer 11

Federal- national defence and foreign policy and citizenship

Provincial/Territorial- education, healthcare, highways

Municipal/Local- policing, fire fighting, snow removal, recycling