Canada's History

What is the reason for a large number of Aboriginals died from the arrival pf European traders, missionaries, soldiers and colonist?

Which of the following were the Nomadic peoples who following bison (buffalo) herds to move around?

The time when Europeans travelling and explored Canada, they have found all regions occupied by native people. They called them as…

European exploration began in earnest in 1497 where the map of Canada's East Coast was first drawn by…

Who are the first Europeans from Iceland who colonized Greenland 1,000 years ago also reached Labrador and the island of Newfoundland?

The first explorers that the Europeans reached is the…

After the Vikings who colonized Newfoundland, where is the World Heritage site?

Jacques Cartier Jacques Cartier made three voyages across the Atlantic, claiming the land for King Francis I of France and heard two captured guides speak the Iroquoian word “Kanata”, which means…

In what year that the name of Canada began appearing on maps?

Where did the French empire in North America reached from Hudson Bay?

In 1608, Champlain built a fortress which is now…

In which year did the French and Iroquois made peace?

The first financial institutions opened in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. What was the major trade present between French and Aboriginals?

In which year did the first European settlement north of Florida was established by French explorers?

Who is the French explorers that established the first European settlement north of Florida?

For the next 100 years, which of the traders that competed with the company after King Charles II of England granted the Hudson’s Bay Company exclusive trading rights over the watershed draining into Hudson Bay?

In 1670, who granted the Hudson's Bay Company exclusive trading rights over the watershed draining into Hudson Bay?

In 1759, in which battle did the British defeat the French at Quebec City, marking the end of France's empire in America.?

Great Britain renamed the colony the “Province of Quebec.” The French-speaking Catholic people, who strove to preserve their way of life in the English-speaking are known as…

What did the British renamed the colony after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Québec City?

The Quebec Act is one of the constitutional foundations of Canada that accommodated the principles of British institutions to the reality of the province and is restored from which law?

Based on the Quebec act 1774, what advantage that Catholic people received?

What is the main purpose did the British Parliament passes the Quebec Act 1774?

North America was again divided by war. More than 40,000 people loyal to the Crown, called…

In 1792, some black Nova Scotians, who were given poor land, moved on to established Freetown and a new British colony for freed slaves which known as…

In the year of 1776, North America was again divided by war. 13 British Colonies in the south of Quebec declared independence and formed the…

Thousands of which Loyalist Mohawks to Canada led by Joseph Brant. Which Loyalist Mohawks?

Which of the following Constitutional act divided the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada which was mainly Loyalist, Protestant and English-speaking, and Lower Canada heavily Catholic and French-speaking?

The British Parliament passed the Constitutional Act in which year?

The Atlantic colonies and the two Canadas were known collectively as…

The first representative assembly was elected in Halifax in 1758 in which part of Canada?

The Act also granted to the Canadas, for the first time, legislative assemblies elected by the people. In which year did the name “Canada” became official and been used?

Who was Upper Canada's first Lieutenant Governor and founder of the City of York (now Toronto)?

In 1793, Which of the following was the first-ever province to move towards abolition of slavery?

In 1807, the British Parliament prohibited the buying and selling of slaves, and in which year did slavery become totally abolish throughout the British empire?

Thousands of slaves escape from the United States, follow “the North Star” and settled in Canada in which underground road?

The first companies in Canada were formed during the French and British regimes. When did the first financial institutions open in Canada?

In late 18th and early 19th Centuries, The first financial institutions opened in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

In 1917, who was the First Member of the Canadian Corps born in Ukraine which not born in the British Empire and to be awarded the Victoria Cross?

Victoria Day is celebrated on the Sovereign's birthday which is on…

In which regimes were the first companies in Canada formed?

The Hudson’s Bay Company, with French, British and Aboriginal employees, came to dominate the trade in the cities of the northwest like Edmonton, Langley, and Victoria. These cities were all under…

The first financial institutions opened in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In which year did the the Montreal Stock Exchange open?

In 1813, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles de Salaberry and 460 soldiers, mostly French Canadians, turned back how many invaders at Châteauguay, south of Montreal?

The War of 1812 bring the purpose of…

In 1813, Where did the Americans burn the Government House and the Parliament Buildings?

The British Empire, which included Canada, fought to resist Bonaparte’s bid to dominate Europe. British interference with the United States’s shipping by launching an invasion for revenge. In which year this interference happened?

The outcome of the War of 1812, which ensured that Canada would remain independent of the United States. Which nation helped Canada in the war against America?

According to Lord Durham, into what culture did the the Canadians planned to achieve progress in the quickest way?

Lord Durham is known as the English reformer sent to report on the rebellions, recommended that Upper and Lower Canada be merged and given the responsibility of…

The rebels did not have enough public support to succeed. In which year did the armed rebellion occur in the area outside Montreal and in Toronto?

Who is the champion of democracy and French language rights, became the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas?

In 1840, in order to achieve a responsible government, Upper and Lower Canada were united as the…

In 1847 - 1848, which was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?

Today, “Dominion Day” is officially celebrated on the 1st July as commemorate the day that Canada became a self-governing Dominion. The "Dominion of Canada" was officially born on…

The old Province of Canada was split into two new provinces: Ontario and Quebec, which, together with New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, formed the new country called the…

When did Nunavut was established in 1999 from the eastern part of the Northwest Territories, including all the former District of Keewatin?

From 1864 to 1867, representatives of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada with British who also created two levels of government. They are known for…

In 1867, British Parliament passed an Act. What is the Act called?

In what year did Sir Leonard Tilley, an elected official and Father of the Confederation from New Brunswick, suggested the term Dominion of Canada?

In what year did Sir Leonard Tilley, an elected official and Father of the Confederation from New Brunswick, suggested the term Dominion of Canada?

Sir Leonard Tilley was inspired by which Psalm in the Bible which embodied the vision of building a powerful, united, wealthy and free country that spanned a continent.

Which of the following is the Father of Confederation that became Canada’s first Prime Minister. Born in Scotland on January 11, 1815?

January 11 is the birthday of the first Canada’s Prime Minister. Then, the Parliament has recognized January 11 as?

There was a portrait on the 10$ bill. That portrait belongs to…

A railway lawyer, Montrealer, close ally of Macdonald and patriotic Canadian. Which of the following who led Quebec into Confederation and helped negotiate the entry of the Northwest Territories, Manitoba and British Columbia into Canada?

When did Canada take over the vast northwest region from the Hudson's Bay Company where the 12,000 Métis of the Red River were not consulted. In what year this challenge happened?

In which year did the Prime Minister Macdonald established the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) to help pacify the northwest after the first Métis uprising?

Other than seen as a Hero and a Father of Manitoba by many, Riel also seen as…

One of Canada's best-known symbols and Today, The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is considered as…

After Ottawa promised to build a railway to the West Coast, “X” decided to joined Canada in 1871. Which of the following is “X”?

Other than British, who is the other party that invest and built the Project of Railway to the west coast which was built by the European and Chinese laborers?

After the Project of Railway to the west coast, the Chinese were subject to discrimination, including the Head Tax, a race-based entry fee. In what year did the Government of Canada apologize for the discriminatory policy against the Chinese including Head Tax to block the immigration of Chinese.

Canada's economy grew and became more industrialized during the Economic Boom of the 1890s and early 1900s. How many American and British immigrated to Canada?

Which of the following became the first French Canadian prime minister since Confederation and encouraged immigration to the West?

The railway made it possible for immigrants and the most immigrants was 170,000 from…

The Canadian Corps capture Vimy Ridge with 10,000 killed or wounded, securing the Canadians’ reputation for valour as the “shock troops of the British Empire”. When is the celebration for Vimy Day?

In which war that over 7,000 Canadians volunteered to fight in the South African War (1899-1902)?

How many Canadians soldiers were killed during the First World War?

From 1914 to 1920, even though Britain advised against the policy, Ottawa interned over 8,000 former Austro-Hungarian known as “enemy aliens” in 24 labor camps across Canada, which mainly…

Out of 8 million population, over how many Canadian people served in the First World War?

The effort by women to achieve the right to vote is known as the women's suffrage movement. Who was the first woman to practice medicine in Canada?

In which year were the female Canadian citizens aged 21 and over granted the right to vote in federal elections?

In 1921, which are the following is the first women MP which is a farmer and a teacher….

More than 3,000 nurses served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. They are known as…

The effort done by the female Canadian to achieve the right to vote is known as…

Quebec finally granted the right to vote for Women in the Provincial elections in…

Which are the following province of Canada was the first to give women the right to vote in elections?

“Farmers in Western Canada were hit hardest by low grain prices and a terrible drought.” In which this era happened?

Canada and the British Empire evolved into a free association of states known as…

“We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields”. This is a line from the poem “In Flanders Fields” that been recited on Remembrance Day was composed by…

Which of the following was one of the outcomes of the “Dirty Thirties”?

What is the purpose of the Remembrance Day Poppy?

The Bank of Canada, a central bank to manage the money supply and bring stability to the financial system, was created in…

Which nation did Canadians took part in the liberation in the year of 1943-44?

What happened on June 6. 1944 that also known as D-Day Invasion?

The Canadian Army liberated the Netherlands and helped force the German surrender and end 6 years of war. Approximately how many of the Canadian Allied Troops involved?

Canadian troops stormed and captured from the German Army at…

Newfoundland was a separate British entity. How many Canadians and Newfoundlanders served in the Second World War?

In 1941, The Canadians fought bravely and suffered losses in the unsuccessful defence to…

In the Second World War, how many Canadians and Newfoundlanders soldiers lost their lives serving for Canada?

What happened to the Canada's Merchant Navy at the End of the Second World War?

In which battle did the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) saw its finest hour?

Adolf Hitler, the National Socialist (Nazi) dictator of Germany, invaded Poland and conquered much of Europe and this is the begin of World War. In what year the war begins?