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Complete Canadian History

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Introduction:
"This quiz is all about Canada and major events in its history."


1. Which one of the following aboriginal peoples were the early French settlers of the 1500s friendly with?
    Hurons
    Blackfoot
    Iroquois
    Cree


2. In the Seven Years' War (American and Indian War) of 1756-1763, which of the following battles ended the war in Canada with an outright victory for the British?
    Battle of the Ohio Valley
    Battle of Louisbourg
    Battle of Quebec
    Battle of the Thames River


3. At the beginning of the Red River Rebellion led by Louis Riel, who was Prime Minister, and how many Prime Ministers had there been before him?
    Alexander Mackenzie and no Prime Ministers before him
    John A. MacDonald and two Prime Ministers before him
    John A. MacDonald and no Prime Ministers before him
    Alexander Mackenzie and one Prime Minister before him


4. Which of the following acts brought about the creation of Canada?
    Union Act
    Canadian Dominion Act
    Quebec Act
    British North America Act


5. During World War I which act was passed to introduce conscription in Canada?
    Military Services Act
    Conscription Act
    War Measures Act
    Wartime Services Act


6. Who was Prime Minister at the beginning of the Second World War?
    Pearson
    Trudeau
    King
    Borden


7. Which of the following explorers landed in what is now Canada first?
    John Cabot
    Leif Eriksson
    Jaques Cartier
    Amerigo Vespucci


8. In what year was the Canadian Pacific Railway officially incorporated?
    1880
    1881
    1882
    1879


9. According to the Quebec Act, British civil law was to be used in Quebec.
    True
    False


10. In what year did Canada gain independence from Britain in that it had its own foreign policy?
    1867
    1931
    1930
    1971


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