UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA

FACULTAD DE LENGUAS
CÁTEDRA CULTURA Y CIVILIZACIÓN DE LOS PUEBLOS DE HABLA INGLESA I
Prof. Sandra Fadda
Prof. Ma. Graciela Rezzónico
Prof. Ma. Eugenia Saldubehere
Prof. Diana Gonzalez del Pino

THE CANADIAN CONFEDERATION

Decide whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Support your choice for
each statement with an explanation and/or specific examples.

TRUE OR
STATEMENTS
FALSE
1. The first peoples to inhabit the area that today is Canada were the
Indians and the Métis, who came across the Bering Strait from northern
Asia.
F
** First Nations and Inuit.

2. The east coast of Canada was settled by Vikings around 1000 A.D.
In the 11th century, they reached Greenland and the eastern coast of T
North America.
3. John Cabot was the first European explorer to map Canada's Atlantic
shore, setting foot on Newfoundland in 1497 and claiming the region for
France.
F
He claimed the east coast for England. He was sponsored by Henry VII.
However, eventually, the French reached this area because England was
occupied with internal issues- The Reformation.

4. By the peace treaty of 1763, France lost all claims to Canada and gave
Louisiana to Spain, while Britain received Spanish Florida, Upper Canada,
and various French holdings overseas. T

5. The purpose of the Quebec Act of 1774 was to assimilate the French
Canadians to the English-speaking way of life.
F
The purpose was to avoid rebellion. The French were granted with rights
to keep their way of life.
6. To recognize the reality created by the aftermath of the American
Revolution when thousands of Loyalists moved north seeking refuge in
Canada, the British Parliament passed the Canada Constitutional Act,
T
which divided the Province of Quebec into the Provinces of Upper
Canada and Lower Canada.

7. Lord Durham was an English reformer sent to Canada to report on the T

rebellions of 1838. He recommended that Upper and Lower Canada be
united and given responsible government.

First, the provinces were united, and then, they were given responsible
government.
8. At its creation in 1867, the Dominion of Canada included four
provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. T

9. Newfoundland was the last province to join Confederation

T
Nunavut was the last “territory” to join Confederation.
10. The people of Canada are mostly of French origin.
Today, French Canadians are a minority in the Canada. They’re a
T
majority only in Quebec.
The people of Canada are mainly of English origin nowadays.