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22 Cards in this Set
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In the us they are called native americans but what two names do canadians use to refer to the people who were there before Europeans arrived?
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The French and Inuit
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In witch province did the vikings settle 1000 years ago?
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Newfoundland
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After the vikings left, who was the first european explorer to come to canada. For witch country did he sail?
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John Cabot. He sailed england.
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What year did he arrive in canada?
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John Cabot arrived in the 1500's
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What did he tell people he saw a lot of near Canada?
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John Cabot said he saw a lot of fish near Canada.
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Why did many europeans sail back to canada after Johns voyage?
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To go fishing.
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Which explorer came from France and in what year?
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Jacque Cartier and in 1534
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What was he looking for?
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The northwest passage.
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Did Jacque find it?
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No
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What did he do instead?
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He traded fur with the natives.
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Where was the first european settlement in canada and what year was it founded?
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Quebec City
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Who founded it?
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Samuel de Shamplain
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What did france call there new colony?
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New France
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Many were fur traders, but what did most colonists do for a living?
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Farming
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why did many people move from the us to canada after the us revolutionary war?
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Because the loyalists wanted to live in a British Colony.
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Explain why England divided canada into upper and lower canada.
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The British didn't want to live in a French colony and the french wanted to keep there culture.
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What is Canada's birthdate?
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July 1st 1867
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What is the date called today?
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Canada day
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What is Canada's capital?
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Ottawa
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women in Canada got the right to vote in witch year?
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1919
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Explain what happened to many first nations children
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They were taken away from their family's and go to schools far away and had to give up their culture.
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What are the two official languages of canada?
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English and French.
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