Canadian History Quiz

Which of the following best describes the Dominion of Canada?

• A. A political union

• B. A political unit of a country

• C. A confederation of Canadian provinces

• D. A legislature

Which of the following best describes a parliamentary government?

• A. A political union

• B. A system where legislative and executive functions are combined in a legislature called a parliament

• C. A head of a parliamentary government

• D. A political unit of a country

Who is the head of a parliamentary government?

• A. The president

• B. The governor

• C. The prime minister

• D. The senator

Who were the first settlers in what is now the Canadian Arctic and Alaska?

• A. The French

• B. The British

• C. The Inuit (or Eskimos)

• D. The Spanish

Which of the following was the name of the French settlements in Canada?

• A. New France

• B. New England

• C. New Spain

• D. New Netherlands

Who emerged victorious in the French and Indian War (1754-1763)?

• A. France defeated Britain

• B. Britain defeated France

• C. Spain defeated France

• D. France defeated Spain

What was the British North America Act?

• An agreement to end the conflicts between the Roman Catholic French and the Protestant English

• A law that created the Dominion of Canada

• A treaty that divided Canada into two provinces

• A policy to encourage immigration to Canada

Which provinces were part of the original four provinces of Canada?

• Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick

• Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, and British Columbia

• Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, and Alberta

• Ontario, Quebec, Yukon Territory, and Saskatchewan

Which event marked the initial phase of Canada's development?

• Discovery of gold in the Yukon

• Building a transcontinental railroad

• Finding copper, zinc, and silver deposits

• Immigration from Europe

Why did immigrants come to Canada in the late 1800s?

• The discovery of gold and other minerals

• The establishment of new universities

• The development of new agricultural techniques

• The creation of new political parties