Chapter 4 Review - Canada's Collective Rights

1) Collective rights are part of the dynamic relationship between the government of Canada and the government of the U.S.

• True
• False

2) The term First Nations refers to Aboriginal peoples such as Métis and Inuit.

• True
• False

3) Britain created the Numbered Treaties proclamation when it was trying to establish control over land that formerly belonged to France.

• True
• False

4) The terms of the Numbered Treaties were the same for each Treaty.

• True
• False

5) British Columbia would only join Confederation if the government agreed to build a railway to connect it to the rest of Canada.

• True
• False

6) Under the Indian Act, the government of Canada appointed Indian Agents to run the reserves without consulting the First Nations peoples.

• True
• False

7) Residential schools were used as a way to assimilate and educate First Nations peoples.

• True
• False

8) Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau did not agree with including the rights of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples in the constitution when he first led patriation negotiations in 1982.

• True
• False

9) The Numbered Treaties in Alberta include Treaties 6, 7, and 8.

• True
• False

10) Because it is not a bilingual province, Alberta does not have any Francophone schools.

• True
• False