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Read US/CAN History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientists believe that over 30,000 years ago, people migrated over a land bridge from _______________________ to populate the North American continent. | Asia |
| The ______________________ were the first Europeans to discover North America around 1000 A.D. | Vikings |
| _____________________ was the explorer who sailed for France and explored the St. Lawrence River and claimed the area that is now Montreal. | Cartier |
| _____________________ was the explorer who sailed for England and discovered great fishing waters off the Atlantic Coast of present day Canada. | Cabot |
| The _______________________ came for gold, enslaved the Natives to work in gold mines, and claimed most of the land south of the present day United States. | Spanish |
| The _______________________ came for land and religious freedom settling on the Atlantic Coast and removing the Natives from their homes. | English |
| _____________________ is known as the Father of New France because in 1608 he brought a group of settlers from France to start the permanent settlement of Quebec. | Champlain |
| ______________________________ explored the Mississippi River claiming all land that touches the water that flows into it for the country of France and the land became the Louisiana Territory. | La Salle |
| ______________________ companies helped bring settlers to Canada when the King gave them rights to the land if they set up permanent settlements in the New World. | Fur trading |
| When England won all French land after the French and Indian War, the __________________________ were forced to leave their settlement in Eastern Canada because they wouldn’t pledge alliance to the King of England. | Acadians |
| The _________________________ expedition in 1803 made valuable maps, brought back information about new plants and animals, and helped build relationships with Native American tribes. | Lewis and Clark |
| In 1830 during his time as president, Andrew Jackson passed the ________________________ Act, which resulted in many Native Americans being removed from their homes and put on Indian land in the West. | Indian Removal |
| After World War I, the _______________________ began when the stock market crashed in 1929 and lasted through the 1930’s. Many people lost all their money, jobs, and homes. | Great Depression |
| _________________________ or people coming from Europe to live in the United States provided a huge labor force (workers) for factories. | Immigrants |
| The countries of England and _______________________ were in conflict in Canada for many years until one won all the land during the French and Indian War. | France |
| After the French and Indian War the ________________________________ in 1774 allowed the people in New France to preserve their French culture including their language, religion, and customs under British rule. | Quebec Act |
| Canada is a ____________________ nation because it has two official languages and most people speak both French and English. | bilingual |
| The American colonist fought the __________________________ War to gain independence from Great Britain. Canadians saw it as a rebellion against the British. | American Revolutionary |
| The _______________________________ was fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern and Southern states over the right to slavery and what states had the right to decide for themselves. | The Civil War |
| The _________________________ was a time of changing from making goods by hand to making goods by machine. This time period made the United States have a strong economy. | Industrial Revolution |
| The British North American Act made Canada a _______________________ which meant they were not independent but they were a self-governing area. | dominion |
| The _______________________ became a world power by having miliatary might, a strong economy, and overseas territories | United States |
| _________________________ gained Independence by fighting a Revolutionary War against Great Britain. | United States |
| _________________________ gained Independence through several steps called the ‘Peaceful Revolution’ which took place on paper and through government, not war. | Canada |
| In 1982, ___________________________ finally was completely Independent after writing a new constitution which Great Britain has no power to change. | Canada |
| How did the French and Indian War help to cause or lead to the American Revolutionary War? | cost of war caused taxes and made colonists angry enough to fight |
| How did the Industrial Revolution help to make the United States a World Power? | a time of factories which created jobs and a strong economy |
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