Unit 2 Flashcards

Read the words on the card. Think about what they mean or refer to. When you want to check your answer, click on the card to see the other side. All terms and dates will appear every time you load this page, but the order of the cards will change every time. The information on these flashcards will help you remember the information from the Learn section of this website. By itself, the information on the cards is not enough to prepare you for the real test.

• Residential schools
  The government placed many young Aboriginals in residential schools from the 1800's to the 1980's to educate and assimilate Aboriginals. Some of the students were physically abused.
• The different rights that gay and lesbians have in Canada
  Gays and lesbians are fully protected by Canadian law. Gay marriage is allowed.
• Canada's official languages
  English and French (This means that the federal government must provide services in both of these languages.)
• An old nickname for Canada
  The Great Dominion.
• A key phrase to describe Canadian society in the British North America Act, 1867
  Canadian institutions uphold a commitment to peace, order, and good government.
• The great majority of Canadians identify with this religion
  Christianity
• The distinct groups of Aboriginal peoples
  Indian (we now usually say "First Nations"), Inuit, and Metis.
• The original name for Canada's first constitutional document
  The British North America Act.
• Metis
  Aboriginal people whose ancestors are both European and Aboriginal.
• Residential school apology
  In 2008, the federal government formally apologized to the former students of residential schools.
• Inuit
  Aboriginal people who live in the Arctic.
• Great Upheaval
  This is the name given to the time when many Acadians were forced to move during the war between France in Britain from 1755 to 1763.
• Indians (First Nations)
  Aboriginal people who are not Inuit or Metis
• Canada's system of government
  Canada's system of government is a Constitutional Monarchy.
• Canada's only officially bilingual province
  New Brunswick
• Proportions of Aboriginal peoples
  65% Indians (First Nations), 30% Metis, 4% Inuit.
• Acadians
  Acadians are the descendants of French colonists who began settling in the Maritime provinces in the 1600's.
• The importance of King George III's Royal Proclamation of 1763
  King George III's Royal Proclamation guaranteed Aboriginals' land rights. (These rights have sometimes been ignored.)
• The three founding peoples of Canada
  Aboriginal, French, and English