CHAPTER 4 · 12 QUESTIONS

Canada's History

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Question 1
The first European explorers misnamed the peoples they met in North America. Why did they call them "Indians"?
1. Explorers thought they had reached the East Indies
2. It was the name of a river in Quebec
3. It was the name of the largest First Nation
4. It is a Spanish word for farmer
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Answer: A. Explorers thought they had reached the East Indies
The name came from a mistake about where the explorers had landed.
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Question 2
Europeans visited Canada's shores long before the explorers of the 1400s and 1500s. Who reached Labrador and Newfoundland about 1,000 years ago?
1. Dutch traders
2. Spanish sailors
3. Portuguese fishers
4. Vikings from Iceland
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Answer: D. Vikings from Iceland
Vikings from Iceland who settled Greenland also reached Labrador and Newfoundland.
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Question 3
In 1604, French explorers founded the first European settlement north of Florida. Who founded it?
1. James Wolfe and Guy Carleton
2. John Cabot and his sons
3. Jacques Cartier and Jean Talon
4. Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain
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Answer: D. Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain
De Monts and Champlain set up the settlement, first on St. Croix Island and then at Port-Royal.
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Question 4
Britain and France fought for control of North America in the 1700s. In what year did the British defeat the French at the Plains of Abraham?
1. 1759
2. 1867
3. 1776
4. 1812
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Answer: A. 1759
The British victory at Québec City in 1759 ended France's empire in America.
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Question 5
After the conquest, Britain needed to govern the French-speaking Catholic majority in Quebec. What did the Quebec Act of 1774 do?
1. Made English the only language of Quebec
2. Gave Catholics religious freedom and public office
3. Divided the colony into Upper Canada and Lower Canada
4. Ended slavery in British North America
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Answer: B. Gave Catholics religious freedom and public office
The Quebec Act gave Catholics religious freedom and allowed them to hold public office.
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Question 6
During and after the American Revolution, thousands of people moved north to British territory. Who were the United Empire Loyalists?
1. Métis families from the Red River
2. French settlers who stayed after 1759
3. Crown supporters who fled the American Revolution
4. Vikings who settled in Newfoundland
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Answer: C. Crown supporters who fled the American Revolution
Loyalists fled the American Revolution and settled in Nova Scotia and Quebec.
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Question 7
Canada has a long tradition of elected government. Where and when was the first representative assembly elected?
1. Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1758
2. Québec City in 1791
3. Charlottetown in 1864
4. Toronto in 1867
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Answer: A. Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1758
The first elected assembly met in Halifax in 1758.
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Question 8
Before slavery was ended across the British Empire, one Canadian province acted early against it. Which province was the first in the Empire to take this step?
1. Lower Canada
2. Upper Canada
3. Nova Scotia
4. New Brunswick
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Answer: B. Upper Canada
In 1793 Upper Canada, under John Graves Simcoe, moved first toward abolition.
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Question 9
Canada's first financial institutions opened in the late 1700s and early 1800s. When did the Montreal Stock Exchange open?
1. 1867
2. 1832
3. 1759
4. 1905
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Answer: B. 1832
The Montreal Stock Exchange opened in 1832.
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Question 10
The War of 1812 began with an American attack on the British colonies to the north. When did the American invasion of Canada begin?
1. August 1814
2. May 1776
3. July 1867
4. June 1812
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Answer: D. June 1812
The Americans launched their invasion in June 1812.
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Question 11
In 1837 and 1838, some reformers took up arms against the colonial government. Where did these rebellions take place?
1. At Red River and Batoche
2. In Victoria and Vancouver
3. Outside Montreal and in Toronto
4. In Halifax and Saint John
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Answer: C. Outside Montreal and in Toronto
Rebellions broke out near Montreal and in Toronto but lacked public support.
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Question 12
The Province of Canada was formed by joining two colonies. In what year were Upper and Lower Canada united as the Province of Canada?
1. 1791
2. 1849
3. 1867
4. 1840
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Answer: D. 1840
The two Canadas were united in 1840.
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