Social 7 Chapter 10 Review

Why did Canada negotiate the Numbered Treaties with First Nations?

• To increase trade with the United States

• To gain access to natural resources

• To allow railway construction and settle the West

• To avoid conflict with French settlers

What was the Royal Proclamation of 1763 important for?

• Declaring Canada a bilingual nation

• Establishing provincial boundaries

• Recognizing First Nations’ land rights

• Promoting immigration to Canada

Which group established Fort Whoop-Up and traded alcohol for furs?

• American traders

• Métis settlers

• British merchants

• Canadian missionaries

What were the NWMP created to do?

• Build the railway

• Promote immigration

• Assist Chinese workers

• Enforce law and order in the West

Which Prime Minister introduced the National Policy?

• Lester Pearson

• Wilfrid Laurier

• Justin Trudeau

• John A. Macdonald

Which of the following was not part of the National Policy?

• Promote Canadian industry

• Provide universal healthcare

• Complete the national railway

• Settle the West

Why were residential schools created by the Canadian government?

• To support cultural diversity

• To teach First Nations children about farming

• To help First Nations preserve oral history

• To assimilate First Nations children

What did the treaties promise First Nations?

• Free land in the east

• Hunting and fishing rights

• Full ownership of land

• Voting rights

Which immigrant group paid the “head tax” in Canada?

• Ukrainians

• Russians

• Chinese

• French

What was the last spike ceremony in 1885?

• A celebration of Métis culture

• The start of the Numbered Treaties

• The completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway

• A religious ritual