Unit 5 Test

The Northwest Passage

• A. is the right to vote
• B. the movement in Quebec where some want to break away from Canada to form their own country
• C. refers to the people who first lived in a particular area
• D. was the route that European explorers hoped would lead to Asia quicker

Suffrage

• A. is the right to vote
• B. is the movement in Quebec where some want to break away from Canada to form their own country
• D. was the route that European explorers hoped would lead to Asia quicker
• E. means to speak two languages

Indigenous

• A. is the right to vote
• B. is the movement in Quebec where some want to break away from Canada to form their own country
• C. refers to the people who first lived in a particular area
• D. was the route that European explorers hoped would lead to Asia quicker

Who were the first explorers to arrive in Canada, around the year AD 1000?

• A. Spanish
• B. French
• C. Portuguese
• D. Vikings

Today, Canada has two official languages. Which one of the following best explains why?

• A. There were many immigrants to Canada from England.
• B. Canada was first colonized by both the British and the French.
• C. The Spanish originally had colonies in Canada.
• D. There are many groups of native people, each with their own language.

What event occurred because the United States invaded Canada?

• A. Beringia
• B. War of 1812
• C. American Revolutionary War
• D. French and Indian War

After the French and Indian War, the Quebec Act was written. What was the purpose of the Quebec Act?

• A. There were many immigrants to Canada from England.
• B. It was the document that declared that the British had won the war.
• C. It helped preserve French religion, culture, and language.
• D. It set aside land for the First Nations to govern.

Up until early 1999, Canada was made up of 10 provinces and 2 territories. Now, Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. What explains this change?

• A. Canada purchased land from Russia.
• B. The Canadian government created Nunavut from part of the Northwest Territories at the request of the Inuit.
• C. Canada was awarded land as part of a treaty with the United States.
• D. New land was discovered in eastern Canada.

How do scientists believe the very first people arrived in the Americas?

• A. Vikings sailed from the Netherlands to Newfoundland.
• B. Hunters crossed a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska.
• C. Explorers sailed from Europe to the Caribbean.
• D. Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts by ship.

Why are there so many French speaking Canadians living in Quebec?

• A. The climate in Quebec is very similar to the climate in France.
• B. Many immigrants from France moved to Quebec in the early 1900’s.
• C. Many French fled to Quebec as refugees.
• D. The first colony in what is now Quebec was settled by France, and the French way of life is protected there.