Canada History and Confederation Flashcards
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What year did the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) complete its transcontinental line, linking Canada from coast to coast?
Answer: 1885
The Canadian Pacific Railway completed its transcontinental line in 1885, with the last spike driven at Craigellachie, British Columbia on November 7, 1885.
Which British North American colony was the LAST to join Confederation, becoming a province in 1949?
Answer: Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador was the last province to join Canada, doing so on March 31, 1949, following a close referendum vote.
What was the name of the 1837-1838 rebellions in Canada that sought democratic reform and, in Lower Canada, greater French-Canadian autonomy?
Answer: The Rebellions of 1837-1838
The Rebellions of 1837-1838 occurred in both Upper Canada (led by William Lyon Mackenzie) and Lower Canada (led by Louis-Joseph Papineau), demanding democratic reforms and greater autonomy.
What significant event in 1982 gave Canada full constitutional independence from Britain and added the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
Answer: Patriation of the Constitution
The Patriation of the Constitution in 1982, achieved under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, transferred full constitutional authority from Britain to Canada and enshrined the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Which Indigenous leader led the Red River Resistance in 1869-1870 and is considered the founder of the province of Manitoba?
Answer: Louis Riel
Louis Riel led the Red River Resistance (1869-1870) and negotiated the terms under which Manitoba entered Confederation in 1870, making him the founding leader of that province.
What was the primary purpose of the Indian Act of 1876 as passed by the Canadian Parliament?
Answer: To control and assimilate Indigenous peoples into Canadian settler society
The Indian Act of 1876 was designed to control virtually all aspects of Indigenous peoples' lives, with an explicit goal of assimilating them into Euro-Canadian society and eliminating distinct Indigenous cultures.