units 1 - 12

Units 1 - 12

Practice Test

Unit 1 – Aboriginal Peoples

• Describe what you know about the following people groups:– Aboriginal people– First Nations– Inuit– Métis

Unit 1 – Aboriginal Peoples• Describe what you know about the following people groups:– Aboriginal people: includes First Nations, Inuit, Métis people;

lived in Canada before Europeans

– First Nations: in “bands”; most populous

– Inuit: live in North (Nunavut); speak Inuktituk

– Métis: offspring of Aboriginal and European ancestors; considered a “Nation”

Unit 2 – New France

• Explain what you know about Europeans exploring Canada in the 1500s and 1600s.– who were the explorers?– where did they explore, in particular?

Unit 2 – New France

• Explain what you know about early Europeans exploring Canada in the 1500s and 1600s.– who were the explorers? Norway, Sweden,

Denmark, Spain, England, France (*Cartier and “Kanata”)

– where did they explore, in particular? Along Canada’s East Coast

Unit 2 – New France

• What do you know about New France?– what was it?– where was it?– who ruled it?– who lived in it

Unit 2 – New France

• What do you know about New France?– what was it? French settlement in Canada

– where was it? Atlantic Region and Quebec

– who ruled it? French government

– who lived in it? Mostly immigrants from France

Unit 2 – New France

• Describe the fur trade in Canada.– who traded?– what did they trade?– what else happened as a result of the relationship

between these two groups?

Unit 2 – New France

• Describe the fur trade in Canada.– who traded? Aboriginal peoples and Europeans

– what did they trade? Aboriginal peoples gave beaver furs. Europeans gave tools, weapon, cloth.

– what else happened as a result of the relationship between these two groups? Had children—creation of Metis people

Unit 3 – British Rule

• Why did France and England have a war in Canada in the 1700s?

• What happened in the end?

Unit 3 – British Rule

• Why did France and England have a war in Canada in the 1700s?

• Both wanted to own and govern the European settlements in British North America (Canada).

• What happened in the end?• British won. Quebec protected by Quebec Act.

Unit 3 – British Rule

• Who were the Loyalists?

Unit 3 – British Rule

• Who were the Loyalists?– Americans from the 13 colonies who moved to

Canada because they still supported the British crown (British rule)

– (Other Americans won independence)

Unit 4 - Confederation

• What was “Confederation” in Canada?

Unit 4 - Confederation

• What was “Confederation” in Canada?– British government makes laws for Canada in

BNA Act, and allows Canada to have its own federal and provincial governments

– 1867: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick become first provinces of Canada

– ‘coming together’ called Confederation

Unit 4 - Confederation

• Name two of the three provinces that joined Canada within 10 years of Confederation.

Unit 4 - Confederation

• Name two of the three provinces that joined Canada within 10 years of Confederation.

• Manitoba (1870)• British Columbia (1871)• Prince Edward Island (1873)

Unit 5 – Aboriginal/European

• Why did the fur trade lead to fighting among Aboriginal Peoples?

Unit 5 – Aboriginal/European

• Why did the fur trade lead to fighting among Aboriginal Peoples?

• Fought over hunting lands to get more furs

Unit 5 – Aboriginal/European

• Describe the cause and effect of contagious diseases in Aboriginal communities.

• Cause: Europeans bring diseases to Canada; they are contagious (spread easily)

• Effect: Many Aboriginal communities die from disease

Unit 5 – Aboriginal/European

• What is assimilation? When and how did it happen in Canadian history?

Unit 5 – Aboriginal/European

• What is assimilation? When and how did it happen in Canadian history?

• Assimilation: the attempt to make other people like you (through clothing, language, religion, food, and other customs)

• Europeans tried to assimilate Aboriginal peoples

Unit 6 – Settling the West

• What did the government agree to build for British Columbia in the 1870s-1880s?

• Why did they agree to this?

Unit 6 – Settling the West

• What did the government agree to build for British Columbia in the 1870s-1880s?

• Railway across Canada

• Why did they agree to this?• Wanted Canada to reach from Atlantic Ocean

to Pacific Ocean

Unit 6 – Settling the West

• What were the benefits for British Columbia?– Railway could bring/send goods across country– Connecting BC to political centre of Canada– Connecting families across the country– Increased immigration to the West (good for

business development, etc.)

Unit 6 – Settling the West

• Whom did this building project hurt?

Unit 6 – Settling the West

• Whom did this building project hurt?– Chinese railway workers—the work was

dangerous, and the government made them pay high taxes

– Aboriginal peoples—moved off of their lands, sent to reserves

Unit 7 – Canada and the Wars

• What are the dates of the two world wars?

Unit 7 – Canada and the Wars

• What are the dates of the two world wars?• WWI – 1914-1918• WWII – 1939-1945

Unit 7 – Canada and the Wars

• What are two reasons Canada fought in the world wars?

Unit 7 – Canada and the Wars

• What are two reasons Canada fought in the world wars?– Because they were still connected to England, so

supported British decisions– To show they were strong and important in the

world

Unit 7 – Canada and the Wars

• How many Canadians died in the two wars?• How do Canadians honour people who died in

the wars?

Unit 7 – Canada and the Wars

• How many Canadians died in the two wars?– WWI : 60,000+– WWII : 42,000

• How do Canadians honour people who died in the wars?– The Peace Tower in Ottawa– Remembrance Day (November 11)

Unit 7 – Canada and the Wars

• Describe the baby boom:– what is it?– what caused it?– what does it mean for Canadians today?

Unit 7 – Canada and the Wars

• Describe the baby boom:– what is it?• A large growth in population in the 1950s

– what caused it?• Young men and women coming back from war and

‘starting over’ with new families– what does it mean for Canadians today?• MANY people in their 50s-70s; will be expensive to

support their health care costs

Unit 7 – Canada and the Wars

• What do you know about Canadian government programs?– when did most of them start?– why?– what are some examples?

Unit 7 – Canada and the Wars

• What do you know about Canadian government programs?– when did most of them start?• After the Second World War

– why?• Veterans (soldiers) demanded to have support from

government– what are some examples?• Employment insurance, old age pension, family

allowance, universal health care

Unit 8 – Constitution Act

• Why is 1982 an important date in Canada?– what happened?– what were the 3 main changes?– who was the Prime Minister who led the changes?

Unit 8 – Constitution Act

• Why is 1982 an important date in Canada?– what happened?• Constitution Act

– what were the 3 main changes?• Changed name from BNA Act to Constitution Act• created Charter of Rights and Freedoms• Canada can make or change its own laws

– who was the Prime Minister who led the changes?• Pierre Trudeau

Unit 9 – Canadian Charter

• What is the difference between the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Constitution?

Unit 9 – Canadian Charter

• What is the difference between the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Constitution?– Charter of Rights and Freedoms: protects

Canadians’ rights– Constitution: outlines the main laws of the

country

Unit 9 – Canadian Charter

• What are five categories of rights listed in the charter?

• What is an example of a right in each category?

Unit 9 – Canadian Charter

• What are five categories of rights listed in the charter?– Language Rights– Equality Rights– Legal Rights– Democratic Rights– Mobility Rights

• What is an example of a right in each category?

Unit 9 – Canadian Charter

• In which public places are our rights protected by the province? (give 3 examples)

Unit 9 – Canadian Charter

• In which public places are our rights protected by the province? (give 3 examples)– Workplace– Hospitals– Schools– Public places– Finding housing– Buying goods and services

Unit 10 – Celebrating our History

• What do you know about Victoria Day?– what is it?– which month is it in?

• In what other way do Canadians publicly acknowledge the Queen?

Unit 10 – Celebrating our History

• What do you know about Victoria Day?– what is it? Holiday to celebrate British heritage in

Canada; started on Queen Victoria’s b-day– which month is it in? May

• In what other way do Canadians publicly acknowledge the Queen?– Her picture is on stamps and money

Unit 11 – Celebrating our History

• When is Canada Day?• Why do we celebrate it?

Unit 11 – Celebrating our History

• When is Canada Day?– July 1st

• Why do we celebrate it?– It is Canada’s birthday; when Canada became a

country on 1 July 1867

Unit 12 – Celebrating our History

• What is National Aboriginal Day?– Celebration of Aboriginal culture and heritage

• What is “Summer Solstice”?– Longest number of daylight hours in the year

(usually June 21)