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Who is the European voyager that named Canada “Canada?”
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Jacques Cartier
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Leif Eriksson
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Hernan Cortes
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John Cabot
Explanation
Jacques Cartier was the first European voyager to name Canada as Canada. While sailing across the Atlantic between 1534 and 1542, he heard captured guides speak the word “Kanata,” which means village in the Iroquoian dialect.
Who is John Macdonald?
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The first Canadian prime minister
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Established the city of Quebec
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First Canadian to lead the forces in WWII
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Chief of the first nation confederacy
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When Canada finally gained its country’s freedom in 1867, John Macdonald, a Scottish lawyer, became the first prime minister of Canada. He is known as the governing figure of the Canadian Federation.
General Brock joined forces with which indigenous leaders to win the battle during the War of 1812?
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Tecumseh
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Maquinna
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Thanadelthur
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Louis Riel
Explanation
Tecumseh, born in 1768 in south-central Ohio, is the leader and Shawnee chief of the first nation confederacy. Tecumseh is also the military leader in the war of 1812.
Which event happened in Canada’s history in the year 1929?
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Great Depression
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Winnipeg General Strike
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World War I
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Korean War
Explanation
The great depression in Canada left millions of Canadian people jobless and starving. It caused a great economic and social shock to the country’s market. The great depression hit Canada the worst as its chief bartering partners, the United States and Britain, were also severely affected.
Which Canadian Province first allowed women to vote?
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Manitoba
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Ontario
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Alberta
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Saskatchewan
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In 1916, Manitoba granted women the freedom to vote and operate the provincial office after Nellie McClungfoughtt for woman’s rights.
Canada fought with this country during the War of 1812
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United States
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France
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Spain
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Japan
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Canada became part of the War of 1812 as a colony of Great Britain. It was a war created by the military dispute between the United States and Great Britain.
When was the first European settlement established?
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1604
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1497
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1534
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1542
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The first European village in Canada was established in the north of Florida by Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain, both French explorers. After settling French empires in Maine and Nova Scotia, Champlain constructed a bastion in Quebec in 1608.
Who inhabited Canada before it got discovered by Europeans?
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Indians
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Americans
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Japanese
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Africans
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Before the first Europeans set foot in Canada, all regions were occupied by Indians. The Aboriginal group sustained their needs by hunting, raising crops, and preserving fish by drying and smoking.
Who is the European explorer that drew the map of the east coast of Canada and led the expedition in 1497?
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John Cabot
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Hernan Cortes
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Leif Eriksson
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Jacques Cartier
Explanation
In 1497, John Cabot was the first European to form a map of Canada's east coast. When he set foot on Cape Breton Island in 1497, he claimed it for England and called it Newfoundland.
When is Canada's National Day?
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July 10, 1867
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July 3, 1867
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July 2, 1867
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July 1, 1867
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On July 1, 1867, Canada finally received full independence by joining the three separate colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into sole British federation.
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