Social Studies 10F Exam Review

Which groups make up the Aboriginal peoples of Canada?

• Metis, Inuit, First Nations

• Inuit, French, British

• First Nations, Acadians, Metis

• Metis, Inuit, Vikings

What is the relevance of the date 1867?

• Confederation-Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

• The end of World War I

• The discovery of insulin

• The signing of the Magna Carta

What is the relevance of the date 1885?

• Completion of CPR and the North-West Resistance

• Start of the War of 1812

• Confederation of Canada

• Discovery of Insulin

What is the relevance of the date 1914?

• World War 1

• Discovery of America

• Moon Landing

• Fall of Berlin Wall

What is the relevance of the date 1917?

• Battle of Vimy Ridge where Canadians were distinct from British as rough and rowdy

• End of World War II

• Canadian Confederation

• First flight of the Wright brothers

What is the relevance of the date 1939?

• Canada declared war on Germany- World War 2

• Canada became a confederation

• The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was signed

• Canada joined the United Nations

What is the relevance of the date 1980?

• “O Canada” became national anthem

• Canada joined the United Nations

• The Maple Leaf flag was adopted

• The first Canadian astronaut went to space

What is the relevance of the date 1982?

• The Constitution Act gave Canada full independence

• Canada joined the United Nations

• The Canadian flag was adopted

• The first Prime Minister of Canada was elected

What is the relevance of the date 1987?

• Meech Lake Accord

• Constitution Act

• Charlottetown Accord

• Patriation of the Constitution

What is the relevance of the date 1992?

• Charlottetown Accord is Rejected making a referendum

• Canada signs the NAFTA agreement

• The Meech Lake Accord is passed

• The Official Languages Act is introduced