Discover Canada - Canada's History

Who were the first people to thrive across the lands that would become Canada?

• Indigenous Peoples

• Vikings

• British Settlers

• French Explorers

Which European explorer is mentioned as having ventured into the St. Lawrence River?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Vasco da Gama

The Quebec Act of 1774 was significant because it:

• extended the boundaries of Quebec and granted religious freedom to Catholics

• imposed taxes on the American colonies

• led to the Boston Tea Party

• declared independence from Britain

When was the British North America Act passed?

• 1867

• 1776

• 1901

• 1837

Who became Canada's first Prime Minister in 1867?

• John A. Macdonald

• George Brown

• Alexander Mackenzie

• Wilfrid Laurier

What did the Europeans bring to Canada that caused many Aboriginal people to die?

• New ways of life

• New diseases

• New animals

• New tools

Who were the Loyalists who settled in Canada?

• People who fought for the British during the American Revolution

• People who fought for the French during the American Revolution

• People who came from

What happened in 1867 that changed Canada's history?

• Canada became a British colony

• Canada became a self-governing country

• Canada became part of the United States

• Canada became a French

Fill in the blank: (a)   means relating to the original inhabitants of a place, especially those who lived there before Europeans arrived. Example: The (b)   people of Australia have lived in the country for thousands of years.

• Indigenous

• Aboriginal

• Native

• Settler

Fill in the blank: (a)   (noun) is a place where people have come to live and build homes. Example: The pioneers built a (b)   in the valley.

• town

• city

• village

• settlement