Canadian Citizenship Canada History and Confederation 2

Question 1

What year did the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) complete its transcontinental line, linking Canada from coast to coast?

Accepted Answer

1885

Answer

1881

Answer

1891

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1878

Question 2

Which British North American colony was the LAST to join Confederation, becoming a province in 1949?

Accepted Answer

Newfoundland and Labrador

Answer

Prince Edward Island

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British Columbia

Answer

Manitoba

Question 3

What was the name of the 1837-1838 rebellions in Canada that sought democratic reform and, in Lower Canada, greater French-Canadian autonomy?

Accepted Answer

The Rebellions of 1837-1838

Answer

The Durham Rebellions

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The Patriot War

Answer

The Reform Uprisings

Question 4

What significant event in 1982 gave Canada full constitutional independence from Britain and added the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Accepted Answer

Patriation of the Constitution

Answer

The Statute of Westminster

Answer

The Meech Lake Accord

Answer

The Charlottetown Agreement

Question 5

Which Indigenous leader led the Red River Resistance in 1869-1870 and is considered the founder of the province of Manitoba?

Accepted Answer

Louis Riel

Answer

Gabriel Dumont

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Big Bear

Answer

Poundmaker

Question 6

What was the primary purpose of the Indian Act of 1876 as passed by the Canadian Parliament?

Accepted Answer

To control and assimilate Indigenous peoples into Canadian settler society

Answer

To grant full citizenship rights to Indigenous peoples

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To establish a framework for Indigenous self-governance

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To protect Indigenous land rights and treaty obligations