CHAPTER 1 Sources of Canadian law: o Laws passed by Parliament and provincial legislatures o English common law o Civil code

e of France o Unwritten constitution inherited from Great Britain What is Magna Carta known as? o Great Charter of freedom When was it signed? o 1215 What does it include? o Freedom of conscience and religion o Freedom of thoughts, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of speech and of the press o Freedom of peaceful assembly o Freedom of association What is Habeas Corpus? o The right to challenge unlawful detention by state Where did t come from? o English common law When was the constitution of Canada amended? o 1982 What was added in the constitution? o Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms What did it recognize? o Supremacy of God and rule of law What rights did it include? o Mobility rights o Aboriginal peoples rights o Official language and minority language education rights o Multiculturalism

 Responsibilities of citizenship o Obeying the law o Taking responsibility for oneself and ones family o Serving on a jury o Voting in elections o Helping others in the community o Protecting and enjoying Canadas heritage and environment CHAPTER 2 When was Canadas original constitution written? o 1867 What is it called? o The British North America Act What is Canada hailed as by poets and songwriters? o Great Dominion Who are three founding peoples of Canada? o Aboriginal, French and British Where did the aboriginal peoples migrate from? o Asia How long ago? o Many thousands of years ago Which guaranteed territorial rights to the aboriginals? o Royal proclamation of 1763 by King George III How long the aboriginal children were placed in residential schools by the federal government? o From 1800s till 1980s When did the government apologize to the aboriginals for this? o 2008 Which groups the aboriginal peoples are referred to? o Indian, Metis, Inuit Who are the First Nations? o Indians

 Since when they are being called First Nations? o 1970s Where do they live? o Half of them live in reserve land and half in urban centers What is meaning of Inuit? o The people What is the language of Inuit? o Inuktitut Where do they live? o Arctic Who are Metis? o People of mixed aboriginal and European ancestry Where do they live? o Prairie provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan) What is their language? o Michif What is the percentage of aboriginal peoples? o 65% First Nations, 30% Metis and 4% Inuit Federal govt is required by law to provide services in o English and French Who are Anglophones and how many are there? o People who speak English as first language, 18 million Who are Francophones and how many are there? o People who speak French as first language, 7 million Where do the majority of Francophones live? o Quebec Where do the rest of the Francophones live? o Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba Which is the officially bilingual province? o New Brunswick

 Who are the Acadians? o French colonists who settled in Maritime provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) in 1604 When did the war between Britain and France take place? o Between 1755 and 1763 What is Great Upheaval? o The Acadians were deported from their homeland What are the people of Quebec called? o Quebecers Who are they? o Descendants of 8500 French settlers from 1600s and 1700s When was Quebec recognized as a nation? o 2006 How many Anglo Quebecers are there? o 1 million How many years of heritage do they have? o 250 years Who established the English speaking areas? o English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish settlers from 1600s to 20th century What are the Anglophones called? o English Canadians What is Canada often referred to as? o Land of immigrants Since 1970s, most immigrants have come from o Asian countries What is 2nd most spoken language in Vancouver and Toronto? o Chinese (Vancouver 13%, Toronto 7%) What is the largest religion? o Christianity What are the largest and 2nd largest religious affiliations? o Roman Catholic and Protestant

CHAPTER 3 Name some aboriginals o Huron-Wendat lived in Great Lakes, did hunting-gathering o Cree and Dene lived in Northwest, did hunting-gathering o Iroquois did hunting-farming o Sioux were nomadic, followed bison/buffalo herd o Inuit lived in the arctic, lived off arctic wildlife o West coast natives preserved fish by drying and smoking Where did the Vikings reach? o Labrador and Newfoundland Where did they come from? o Iceland When did the European exploration begin? o 1497 Who led the European expedition? o John Cabot from England Who was the first to draw map of Canadas east coast (Atlantic)? o John Cabot Who was the first European to explore the St. Lawrence River? o Jacques Cartier from France How many voyages did he make across the Atlantic and when? o 3 voyages between 1534 and 1542 Where did the name Canada come from? o Iroquoian word Kanata, meaning village When did the name Canada begin appearing on map? o 1550s When and where did the first European settlement begin? o 1604 in Nova Scotia Who led the exploration? o French explorers Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain When did Champlain build a fortress in Quebec City? o 1608

 When did the French and Iroquois made peace? o 1701 What was the trade between the French and Aboriginal people? o Fur trade When was the Hudson Bay Company given the exclusive trading rights? o 1670 Who granted the trading rights? o King Charles II of England When did France and Great Britain battle for the control of North America? o 1700s When did the British defeat France? o 1759 What was the name of the battle? o Battle of the Plains of Abraham Where did the battle take place? o Quebec City Who were the commanders of the battle? o James Wolfe (Britain) and Marquis de Montcalm (France) What were the French-speaking Catholic people called? o Habitants or Canadiens What is Quebec act of 1774? o Allowed religious freedom for French Catholics o Allowed them to hold public offices o Established English criminal law and French civil law When did the 13 British colonies declare independence and formed United States? o 1776 When and where was the first representative assembly elected? o Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1758 o Prince Edward Island in 1773 o New Brunswick in 1785

 When was the Constitutional Act written? o 1791 What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 do? o Divided the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada (Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec) o Granted legislative assemblies elected by people o The name Canada became official o Atlantic colonies and the two Canadas were collectively known as British North America Who was the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (Ontario)? o John Graves Simcoe What did he do? o Founded the City of York (Toronto) o Made Upper Canada the first province in the British empire to abolish slavery in 1793 When did the British parliament prohibit buying and selling of slaves? o 1807 When did the British parliament abolish slavery? o 1833 Who was the first woman publisher in Canada? o Mary Ann Carey (1853) What was the name of her newspaper? o The Provincial Freeman When did the war between the USA and Canada take place? o 1812-1814 When did the rebellion occur in the Upper and Lower Canada? o 1837-1838 When was the Province of Canada formed? o 1840 by uniting Upper and Lower Canada What was the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government? o Nova Scotia in 1847-1848

 Who introduced responsible government in Canada? o Lord Elgin in 1848-1849 Who was the first leader of a responsible government in the Canadas? o La Fontaine What did Dominion of Canada consist of? o Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Province of Canada When was Dominion of Canada established? o 1864-1867 When was the British North America Act introduced? o 1867 When was Canada born? o July 1, 1867 What is Confederation? o The birth of Canada When is Canada Day? o July 1 What was Canada Day called until 1982? o Dominion Day Who are the Fathers of the Confederation? o The men who established Canada Name some of the Fathers of Confederation o Sir Etienne-Paschal Tache o Sir George-Etienne Cartier o Sir John A. Macdonald o Sir Leonard Tilley Who assigned red and white colors of Canadas national flag? o King George V