| How did Britain get most of the French's Canadian territory? | France lost the French and Indian war and had to give up most of the land |
| Who sold Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta to Canada? | the Hudson's Bay company |
| multiculturism | an acceptance of many cultures, not just one |
| Why did Canada adopt a policy of multiculturism? | to support the different culture groups in Canada |
| Canada's land area is second to who? | Russia |
| What is the "Gateway to the Pacific"? | Vancouver |
| How did the first people get to Canada? | by crossing the Bering Strait |
| First Nations | descendants of the first people to enter North America |
| How many provinces and territories is Canada composed of? | 10 provinces; 3 territories |
| What do the provincial governments do? | administer education, property rights, local government, hospitals, and provincial taxes. |
| What kind of government does Canada have? | constitutional monarchy |
| what is the head of state? | British Monarch |
| Parliament | Canada's legislature |
| who selects the governor-general? | the british monarch |
| What are the 2 bodeis of Parliament? | House of Commons and Senate |
| prime minister | head of government |
| how do you become prime minister | citizens elect members of the house of commons, and whoever has the most becomes "it" |
| who chooses senators? | the prime minister |
| name the two judiciary courts | federal and provincial |
| what are some rights the charter of rights and freedoms guarantees? | right to be assisted by lawyer if arrested, every citizen can vote, canadians have equal rights, freedom of religion, freedom of speech |
| what does the government want 2 happen to quebec? | stay part of canada |
| what do seperatists want for quebec? | become a seperate country |
| what is the us legislature | congress |
| does the canadian government have limited or unlimited power | limited |
| industry | area of economic activity |