History 1

Unit 1A: the Great Enterprise

1 Country of birth for John A. Macdonald.

2 What Cartier was forced to pledge before returning.

3 The name of George Brown’s newspaper.

4 Country of birth for Thomas D’Arcy McGee.

5 Who was known as the “Moses of her people?”

6 A staple food of Ireland.

7 Pharmacist taking up cause of alcohol prohibition.

8 John A. Macdonald’s nickname.

9 Name of rebellion that Cartier participated in.

10 System of representation supported by George Brown.

11 Name of rebel group McGee belonged to.

12 Name given to white people who are against slavery.

13 Title of person whom Irish peasants worked for.

14 Name of the large railway headquartered in Montreal.

15 Anti-Catholic organization Macdonald belonged to.

16 Aside from a politician, what was Cartier’s occupation?

17 Part of BNA with the largest population.

18 North American city McGee first fled to.

19 Place where black slaves could hide during the day.

20 Name given to ships carrying Irish to Canada.

21 Famous photographer to the rich and famous.

22 The situation where no party could gain advantage in the

colonial legislture.

23 The name of Cartier’s wife.

24 Country George Brown was born in.

25 City McGee moved to to accept a job at a newspaper.

26 Used as a reference point in the night sky by escaping

slaves.
27 Name of the island where Irish were forced to stay.

28 Name of religious order of sisters caring for children.

29 Name of Macdonald’s first wife.

30 Name of Cartier’s main political ally.

31 Name of Brown’s main political enemy.

32 Who elected D’Arcy McGee to the legislature?

33 Name given to the escape route slaves used to get to BNA.

34 An example of an Irish surname adopted by French.

35 Addictive substance causing widespread problems.

36 Primary language in Canada West.

37 Primary religion in Canada East.

38 People of mixed Native-European ancestry.

39 Primary religion of Irish.

40 Primary language of Canada East

41 Primary religion in Canada West.

42 County visited by George Brown when he was 44.

43 Affliction claiming the lives of a million Irish.

44 Macdonald’s main political enemy.

45 Political enemy invited into Macdonald’s cabinet.

46 A name given to an abandoned baby.

47 Out of 729 children, this many would survive.

48 Word used by Brown to describe Macdonald.

49 City in which Macdonald lived and represented.

50 City in which Cartier lived and represented.

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