Ryan's History Quiz 3: CANADA - OUR NORTHERN NEIGHBOR

Native Americans living on the Canadian Pacific coast who carved totem poles were called the:

• Wakashan

• Inuit

• Iroquois

• Cree

The cold, northern area of Canada where the Inuits live is called the:

• Canadian Shield

• Arctic Archipelago

• Cordilleran region

• Appalachian region

The Treaty of Washington of 1871 settled many differences between:

• United States and Canada

• United States and Great Britain

• Canada and Great Britain

• France and Great Britain

The Quebec Act of 1774 restored religious freedom to:

• The Mohawk people

• British Canadians

• French Canadians

• The Huron people

The highest government official in each province in Canada is:

• the premier

• the lieutenant governor

• the president

• the governor general

The smallest province in Canada is:

• Ontario

• British Columbia

• Quebec

• Prince Edward Island

In Canada the members of the House of Commons are:

• appointed for life by the prime minister

• elected by the people for life

• elected by the people

• appointed by the monarch

The prime minister is selected by the:

• governor general

• popular vote of all citizens of Canada

• monarch

• political party controlling the greatest number of seats in the House of Commons

The Canadian parliamentary system of government is based on the example of:

• France

• the United States

• Great Britain

• Spain

Quebec City was the first permanent settlement in Canada.

• True

• False