3.15 Confederation – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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#1. The Federal and Provincial levels of government that we have in Canada were created by the Fathers of Confederation.

False

True

#2. From 1867-1982, July 1st was celebrated each year as:

Republic Day

Freedom Day

Canada day

Dominion Day

#3. What was July 1st celebrated as prior to 1982?

Republic Day

Freedom Day

Dominion Day

Canada day

#4. July 1st is celebrated as Canada Day since:

1982

1969

1864

1867

#5. When did the Fathers of Confederation work to establish Canada as an new self-governing country in North America?

1860-1864

1864-1865

1865-1870

1864-1867

#6. After formation of the Confederation, the Province of Canada was split into:

New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia and Quebec

Ontario and Nova Scotia

Ontario and Quebec

#7. Which Act of British Parliament in 1867 established Canada as a new country?

The North America Act

The British North America Act

The Dominion of Canada Act

The British Act

#8. When was Canada established as a new country in North America?

July 1, 1864

July 1, 1869

July 1, 1865

July 1, 1867

#9. What freedoms did the Provinces that joined to form Canada get?

Select all that apply:

Freedom to decide their own currency

Freedom to elect their own representative legislatures

Freedom to wage war against each other

Independent control over areas of importance to their people (e.g., health and education)

#10. When is Canada Day celebrated?

July 4th of every year

July 3rd of every year

July 1st of every year

July 2nd of every year

#11. What was Dominion Day celebrated for?

To commemorate freedom from British Canada

To commemorate merging of Upper and Lower Canadas

To commemorate the day that Canada became a self-governing Dominion

To commemorate the dominion of British Empire around the world

#12. Which British Provinces united federally to form the self-governing Dominion of Canada in 1867?

New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia and Province of Canada (which were split into the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec)

New Brunswick, and Province of Canada (which were split into the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec)

New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Province of Canada (which were split into the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec)

#13. Who were the Fathers of the Confederation of Canada?

Select all that apply:

Representatives of the Province of Canada

Representatives of Nova Scotia

Representatives of British Columbia

Representatives of New Brunswick

#14. What is Dominion Day (July 1st) officially celebrated as after 1982?

Independence Day

Republic Day

Canada day

Freedom Day

#15. What was Canada called when it was officially established by the British North America Act in 1867?

The Provinve of Canada

The Dominion of Canada

Canada

British Canada

#16. Between 1864-1867, the Fathers of Confederation worked to establish Canada as a new country by going to war against the British Empire.

True

False

#17. How many British Provinces in North America united federally to form Canada in 1867?

Four

Five

Two

Ten

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