Ontario Flashcards
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Many of Canada's early Loyalist settlers fleeing the American Revolution settled in what is now Ontario, then called what?
Answer: Upper Canada
Ontario was historically known as Upper Canada before Confederation.
In what year did Ontario become a province at Confederation?
Answer: 1867
Ontario joined Confederation as a founding province in 1867.
Which Indigenous peoples have lived in the Ontario region for thousands of years?
Answer: Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee
The Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee are among the Indigenous peoples of Ontario.
Which Ontario site is a UNESCO-related natural wonder shared with the United States?
Answer: Niagara Falls area
The Niagara region is a major natural attraction on the Ontario–U.S. border.
What is the demonym for a person from Ontario?
Answer: Ontarian
A resident of Ontario is called an Ontarian.
Which large freshwater lake forms most of Ontario's southern border with the United States besides Lake Ontario?
Answer: Lake Erie
Lake Erie forms part of Ontario's southern border with the U.S.
Ontario is bordered to the east by which province?
Answer: Quebec
Quebec lies directly to the east of Ontario.