Canadian-Citizenship Practice Test

Which of these did the Constitutional Act of 1791 NOT do?

Provide for Aboriginals rights

Divide the Province of Quebec into an Upper and Lower Canada

Grant for the first time, legislative assemblies elected by the people

Make the name Canada official at that time

Correct! Wrong!

The first people that First Nations encountered when they interacted with European immigrants and explorers often consisted of traders and _____.

Soldiers

Sailors

Farmers

Missionaries

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
In addition to traders, missionaries were another group of people that First Nations encountered when they interacted with European immigrants and explorers.

Which was the first province in the Empire to abolish slavery?

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Upper Canada

Lower Canada

Correct! Wrong!

Who was Canada's first Prime Minister?

Sir Leonard Tilley

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

Lord Elgin

Correct! Wrong!

Who are the 'Bluebirds'?

Nurses in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps

Woman farmers in Ontario

Women teachers in Toronto

Women aviators

Correct! Wrong!

Who refused to surrender Quebec to the English in 1690?

Count Frontenac

Bishop Laval

Pierre de Monts

Jacques Cartier

Correct! Wrong!

What year was the British North American Act passed, officially marking the Dominion of Canada's birth?

1848

1840

1867

1864

Correct! Wrong!

Who did King Charles II of England grant exclusive trading rights to for the water draining into Hudson Bay?

The Quebec Fur Trading Company

The First Nations

The Hudson Bay Company

The Montreal Company

Correct! Wrong!

What would you bring to a Hudson's Bay Company store if you belonged to a First Nations tribe in Canada?

Food

Totem poles

Beaver pelts

Guns

Correct! Wrong!

Explanation:
First Nations individuals in Canada were often involved in the fur trade and would bring beaver pelts to Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) stores.

Who were the United Empire Loyalists?

Aboriginals

The first loyalist from Spain in Canada

Loyalists that fled the American Revolution in the colonies and settled in Nova Scotia and Quebec

The Inuit

Correct! Wrong!

What is the name of the poem often recited on Remembrance Day written by Lt-Colonel John McCrae?

Scattered Crosses

In Flanders Fields

Remembrance

Poppy's Everywhere

Correct! Wrong!

How many Canadians served in World War II?

110,000

500,000

750,000

Over a million

Correct! Wrong!

Which was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?

The Canadas

Nova Scotia

Upper Canada

Lower Canada

Correct! Wrong!

What group of people were significant in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?

Acadians

Chinese

African slaves

Aboriginals

Correct! Wrong!

What was the outcome of the English and French war that battled for control of North America?

The French were able to freely govern themselves apart from British Empire rule

It was a stalemate and neither was a victor and both withdrew

The French were defeated and England renamed the colony Province of Quebec

The French won and the English were defeated

Correct! Wrong!

Where does the inspiration for the term Dominion of Canada come from?

The Canadian Constitution

The Monarchy

The Quebec people

The Bible

Correct! Wrong!

Canadian-Citizenship Practice Test – History 3

Which of these did the Constitutional Act of 1791 NOT do?

The first people that First Nations encountered when they interacted with European immigrants and explorers often consisted of traders and _____.

Which was the first province in the Empire to abolish slavery?

Who was Canada's first Prime Minister?

Who are the 'Bluebirds'?

Who refused to surrender Quebec to the English in 1690?

What year was the British North American Act passed, officially marking the Dominion of Canada's birth?

Who did King Charles II of England grant exclusive trading rights to for the water draining into Hudson Bay?

What would you bring to a Hudson's Bay Company store if you belonged to a First Nations tribe in Canada?

Who were the United Empire Loyalists?

What is the name of the poem often recited on Remembrance Day written by Lt-Colonel John McCrae?

How many Canadians served in World War II?

Which was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?

What group of people were significant in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway?

What was the outcome of the English and French war that battled for control of North America?

Where does the inspiration for the term Dominion of Canada come from?

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