Test created by Ruby Hsieh, Raymond Sansome and Ivan Li 2002...Thank You!!
Who owned the famous department store that used catalogue shopping?
A) Wilfred Laurier
B) Max Aitken
C) Gerald Hudson Bay
D) Timothy Eaton
In which country did the Boer War take place?
A) South America
B) South Africa
C) Boer Land
D) Britain
Where is the Alaska Panhandle?
A) North West B.C.
B) Northern Alaska
C) Off the Coast of N.W.T.
D) Near Nunavut
Who created the "Open-Door" Immigration policy?
A) Wilfred Laurier
B) Max Aitken
C) John A. MacDonald
D) Clifford Sifton
What was the name of the newspaper founded by Henri Bourassa?
A) Montreal Gazette
B) Poste Quebec
C) Le Devoir
D) La Ligue Nationaliste
What was the Head Tax?
A) A tax for non-white immigrants entering Canada
B) A tax placed on all immigrants
C) An additional land tax for new immigrant arrivals
D) Taxes placed on imported goods
What did the Temperance Movement attempt to accomplish?
A) A control of tempers among female Canadians
B) To temper political fears of annexation
C) Encourage Canadians to be less British
D) To ban alcohol
How long was the Boer War?
A) 1 Year
B) 2 Years
C) 3 Years
D) 4 Years
Who were the sodbusters?
A) British immigrants that moved to Toronto
B) People that settled the Prairies
C) Aboriginals
D) Politicians that battled for equal rights
What is the purpose of Victoria Day?
A) Celebrate American Independence
B) Celebrate Canadian Independence
C) Celebrate the opening of British Columbia's capital city.
D) Celebrate the Queen and British Empire
Nellie McClung was part of:
A) Women's Temperance Movement
B) Political Equity League
C) Political Temperance Movement
D) Women's Rights Coalition
