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33 Cards in this Set
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What are the five freedoms of the Magna Carta (Great Charter of Freedoms, signed 1215)?
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Freedom #1:
Freedom of conscience and religion Freedom #2: Freedom of thought, belief opinion and expression, including freedom of speech and of the press Freedom #3: Freedom of peaceful assembly Freedom #4: Freedom of association Freedom #5: Habeas corpus (the right to challenge unlawful detention by the state) |
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What are the four fundamental freedoms of charter of Right and Freedoms?
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Freedom #1:
Mobility rights Freedom #2: Aboriginal Peoples’ Rights Freedom #3: Official Language Rights and Minority Language Educational Rights Freedom #4: Multiculturalism |
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What are the five responsibilities of a Canadian citizen?
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Responsibility #1:
Obey the law Responsibility #2: Take responsibility of oneself and one's family Responsibility #3: Serve on a Jury Responsibility #4: Vote in elections Responsibility #5: Protect and enjoy our heritage and environment |
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Who we are question #1:
(fill in the blank) Canada is the only _________ __________ in North America. |
Canada is the only constitutional monarchy in North America.
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Who we are question #2:
Who are the three founding peoples of Canada? |
The three founding peoples of Canada are: the Aboriginals, the British, and the French
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Who we are question #3:
What continent is it believed that Aboriginal people descended from thousands of years ago? |
The first people of Canada, the Aboriginal People are said to have come from Asia many thousands of years ago.
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Who we are question #4:
When were the Aboriginal People first granted territorial rights? |
Territorial rights were first granted to the Aboriginal People through the Royal Proclamation of 1763.
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Who we are question #5:
When are why were Aboriginal children aged 7-15 placed into residential schools? |
From the 1800's to the 1980's many Aboriginal children were placed in residential schools to educate and assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture.
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Who we are question #6:
What year did Ottawa formally apologize for placing Aboriginal children in residential schools? |
Ottawa formally apologized for placing Aboriginal children in residential schools in year 2008.
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How are the Aboriginal people doing today in Canadian society?
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(Although many live below the poverty line and suffer from alcohol abuse)
Today aboriginal people enjoy renewed pride and confidence and have made many significant achievements in agriculture, environment, business and the arts. |
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Name the three distinct groups of Aboriginal people
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First Group:
Indian Second Group: Inuit Third Group: Métis |
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Describe the group of Aboriginal people classified as "Indians"
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Those classified as "Indians" are aboriginal people who are not Inuit or Métis. About half of the Indians living in Canada live in approx. 600 communities on reservations and the other half live off-reserve in urban centers.
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Describe the group of Aboriginal people classified as "Inuit"
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Those classified as "Inuit" live in communities across the arctic. In the Inukitat language the word "Inuit" means “the people”. Out of the number of Aboriginal people living in Canada, only four percent is Inuit.
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Describe the group of Aboriginal people classified as "Métis"
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Those classified as "Métis" are people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry and have English and French backgrounds. Most Métis live in the praire provinces, and the Métis also speak their own dialect called Michif.
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The government is required to provide services in what two languages?
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The Federal Government by law is required to provide services in English and French.
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How many Anglophones and how many Francophones live in Canada?
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As of 2010 there are 18 million Anglophones and 7 million Francophones living in Canada.
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Which province in Canada is the only official bilingual province?
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The only official bilingual province in Canada is New Brunswick.
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Who are thee Acadians?
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The Acadians are descendants of French colonists who began settling in the Maritime provinces in 1604. Between the years of 1755 and 1763 more than two-thirds of the Acadians were deported, this was called the "Great Upheaval"
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Who are thee "Quebecers"?
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Thee "Quebecers" are people of quebec, who are primarily French speaking. Many "Quebecers" are descendants of the 8,500 French settlers who came to Canada during the 1600-1700's. 2006 The House of Commons recognizes Quebecers form a nation within a united Canada.
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Most Canadians were born in Canada- true or false
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If you answered true you are correct. Most Canadians were born is Canada.
If you answered false, you are going to fail the test, but no worries. |
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Canada is often referred to as:
a) the land of hockey players b) the land of foreigners c) the land of immigrants d) none of thee above |
If you answered c you are correct! Canada is often referred to as the land of immigrants.
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Who established the English speaking areas of Canada? When approx. did they establish these English areas?
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The English speaking areas of Canada were established primarily by English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish settlers from the 1600’s to the 1900's.
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English Canadians are often referred to as _________
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English Canadians are often referred to as anglophones.
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What are the seven largest ethnic groups in Canada?
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First Largest Ethnic Group:
English Second Largest Ethnic Group: French Third Largest Ethnic Group: Scottish Fourth Largest Ethnic Group: Irish Fifth Largest Ethnic Group: German Sixth Largest Ethnic Group: South Asian Seventh Largest Ethnic Group: Scandinavian |
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Since the 1970s most immigrants have come from which type of countries?
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Since the 1970s most immigrants have come from Asian countries.
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In Canada's two biggest cities, Toronto and Vancouver, which languages are the most commonly spoken at home?
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Chinese languages are the most commonly spoken languages in Toronto and Vancouver at home.
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Most Canadians who identify themselves as Christians are part of either of these two branches. Name the branches.
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The great majority of Canadians who identify themselves as Christians are part of either the Roman Catholic or Protestant branch.
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What five beliefs/religions in Canada are growing?
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The number of Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, and atheists in Canada are growing.
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The state partners with faith communities to do what five things?
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The state partners with faith communities to:
1. provide schools 2. health care 3. resettle refugees 4. uphold religious freedom 5. uphold freedom of conscience |
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These groups make up Canada's identity and multiculturalism.
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If you answered false then you are correct (just kidding). The right answer is true. These groups make of Canada's identity and multiculturalism.
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Canadian History:
When the Europeans found all regions of Canada occupied by natives, they had called them Indian because why? |
When the Europeans found all regions of Canada occupied by natives, they had called them Indian because they thought they had reached the East Indies.
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Native people are people who ________ off the land.
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Native people are people who live off the land.
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(Fill in the blanks)
Question #1: The ______ and _______ were hunters and gathers. Question #2: The Iroquois were ________ and ________. Question #3: The _________ were nomadic following the _________. Question #4: The Inuit lived off of ________ _________. |
Question #1:
The Cree and Dene were hunters and gathers. Question #2: The Iroquois were hunters and farmers. Question #3: The Sioux were nomadic following the bison. Question #4: The Inuit lived of of Arctic wildlife. |
