canadian Canada History and Confederation 3

Question 1

Which province was the LAST to join Canadian Confederation?

Accepted Answer

Newfoundland

Answer

Newfoundland joined Confederation in 1949, making it the last province to enter.

Question 2

What was the name of the 1864 conference that first proposed Canadian Confederation?

Accepted Answer

Charlottetown Conference

Answer

The Charlottetown Conference in September 1864 was the first formal meeting to discuss uniting the British North American colonies.

Question 3

Which Indigenous peoples signed Treaty 7 in 1877, covering southern Alberta?

Accepted Answer

Blackfoot Confederacy and Stoney Nakoda

Answer

Treaty 7 was signed by the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), Stoney Nakoda, and Tsuut'ina nations.

Question 4

What role did the Hudson's Bay Company play in Canadian history before 1870?

Accepted Answer

It governed and controlled the vast territory called Rupert's Land

Answer

The Hudson's Bay Company held a royal charter granting it control over Rupert's Land — the vast drainage basin of Hudson Bay — until Canada purchased it in 1870.

Question 5

What sparked the North-West Resistance of 1885?

Accepted Answer

Métis and Indigenous peoples protesting land rights and cultural survival

Answer

The resistance, led by Louis Riel, arose because Métis and Indigenous peoples in the North-West Territories feared losing their lands and way of life.

Canadian Citizenship Practice Test

Canadian Citizenship Practice Test

canadian Canada History and Confederation 3