Chapter 3 · 79 questions
Canada's History
From Indigenous peoples and early settlers to Confederation, the World Wars, and modern Canada.
Sample questions
Which peoples were the first to inhabit the land now known as Canada, arriving thousands of years before European contact?
- · French settlers
- ✓ Aboriginal peoples
- · British colonists
- · Norse explorers
Aboriginal peoples — First Nations, Métis, and Inuit — were the original inhabitants of Canada, living on the land for thousands of years before Europeans arrived.
The three main groups of Aboriginal peoples in Canada are First Nations, Métis, and:
- · Acadians
- ✓ Inuit
- · Huguenots
- · Loyalists
Canada recognizes three distinct Aboriginal peoples: First Nations (the most numerous), Métis (of mixed Indigenous and European ancestry), and Inuit (living primarily in Arctic regions).
John Cabot's historic voyage to North America, which gave England its claim to the continent, took place in:
- · 1492
- ✓ 1497
- · 1534
- · 1608
John Cabot sailed from Bristol, England in 1497 and landed on the Atlantic coast of North America, establishing the basis for England's future claim to Canadian territory.