Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.
- The first Paririe province to join Confederation was
a) Manitoba.
b) Saskatchewan.
c) Alberta.
d) Keewatin.
- The creation of the Province of Manitoba was largely the result of
a) the discovery of valuable minerals in northern Manitoba.
b) the efforts of Louis Riel and the Metis "List of Rights".
c) the need for a centre for the western fur trade.
d) British intervention on behalf of Lord Selkirk.
- The Manitoba schools question involved
a) the right of students to be instructed in French.
b) the rights of Roman Catholics to receive religious education.
c) the right of students to attend publically funded separate schools.
d) all of the above.
- The Manitoba schools question erupted in 1890 when legislation passed in the Manitoba legislature
a) stopped a Roman Catholic school system from operating.
b) disallowed French as an official language in Manitoba.
c) stopped government funding for Catholic schools.
d) stopped both Protestant and Catholic separate schools from operating.
- Which of the following statements explains the lack of development in the Prairies region up to 1896 and Laurier's election as Prime Minister?
a) Canada did not have a transcontinental railway in 1896.
b) The Canadian west was reserved for natives and the Hudson Bay Company.
c) Rapid growth in the American west had drawn settlers and money to the USA.
d) Techniques had not yet been devised to allow farming of semi-arid regions.
- In the late 19th century, the number of settlers coming to the Canadian West increased because
a) the transcontinental railway was completed.
b) the Canadian Wheat Board was formed to sell Canadian wheat.
c) wars in Europe drove people to Canada.
d) there was no more good farmland freely available in the United States.
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Answer key 1. a 6. d 11. _ 2. b 7. _ 12. _ 3. d 8. _ 13. _ 4. c 9. _ 14. _ 5. c 10. _ 15. _
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