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