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Unit 8 Test (CRCT Format)
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Social Studies Unit 8 1. How did Canada achieve independence from Britain? A. by a war for independence B. as a result of helping fight the American Revolution C. as a result of the British defeat of the French D. by asking or negotiating for their sovereignty 2. Today, some citizens and elected leaders of Quebec believe their province should take which action? A. refuse to trade with the United States B. lose its borders to all new immigrants C. withdraw from the United Nations D. become an independent or sovereign country 3. In which system of government does the legislature elect 4. What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government? A. voting B. working C. obeying laws D. consuming goods 5. Canada gained its independence from Britain by A. winning the war against Britain. B. buying the land from Britain. C. peaceful means. D. going to war. 6. What war did Britain and France fight in Canada? A. the French and Indian War B. the French Revolution 1 PLEASE GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE →
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Social StudiesUnit 8
1. How did Canada achieve independence from Britain?
A. by a war for independence
B. as a result of helping fight the American Revolution
C. as a result of the British defeat of the French
D. by asking or negotiating for their sovereignty
2. Today, some citizens and elected leaders of Quebec believe their province should take which action?
A. refuse to trade with the United States
B. lose its borders to all new immigrants
C. withdraw from the United Nations
D. become an independent or sovereign country
3. In which system of government does the legislature elect the head of the government?
A. presidential democracy
B. communist
C. parliamentary democracy
D. dictatorship
4. What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government?
A. voting
B. working
C. obeying laws
D. consuming goods
5. Canada gained its independence from Britain by
A. winning the war against Britain.
B. buying the land from Britain.
C. peaceful means.
D. going to war.
6. What war did Britain and France fight in Canada?
A. the French and Indian War
B. the French Revolution
C. the Civil War
D. the Franco-Prussian War
7. Today, some Canadian citizens are called “separatists” because they believe that one Canadian province should become an independent nation. In which Canadian province would a separatist most likely
Use the map to answer questions 10-16.
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live?
A. Ontario
B. Nunavut
C. Manitoba
D. Quebec
Use the picture below to answer the question:
8. In which province of Canada would you most likely find this sign?
A. Ontario
B. Quebec
C. British Colombia
D. New Brunswick
9. What natural resource first attracted Europeans to Canada?
A. a skilled labor force
B. the prairies in central Canada
C. fishing and fur trading
D. wood
18. What type of government does Canada have?
A. constitutional monarchy
B. monarchy
10. Rocky Mountains ___
11. Atlantic Ocean ___
12. Canadian Shield ___
13. Hudson Bay ___
14. Great Lakes ___
15. Pacific Ocean ___
16. St. Lawrence River ___
17. Why does Canada’s federal government want Quebec to remain part of Canada?
A. Quebec’s French population
B. Quebec is a large geographic part of Canada
C. Quebec is a major contributor to Canada’s trade and economy
D. Quebec does not support multiculturalism
22. What is the main difference between French
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C. constitutional republic
D. totalitarian
19. What are the official languages of Canada?
A. English and Spanish
B. English and German
C. English and Italian
D. English and French
20. Who is Canada’s symbolic Head of State?
A. prime minister
B. British monarch
C. president
D. supreme court
21. When one country wants to break off from another country and form a new nation, we say that country wants to
A. confederation
B. assembly
C. secede
D. divorce
26. What is Canada’s most common religious group?
A. Jewish
B. Christian
Canadians and English Canadians?
A. their clothes and customs
B. their appearance and dress
C. their economy and standard of living
D. their language and culture
23. What is the British Commonwealth?
A. a trade organization that eliminates trade barriers
B. former British colonies that still recognize the British monarch as Head of State
C. the currency used in the United Kingdom
D. military group dedicated to keeping Canada safe from invasion
24. What is the name of Canada’s indigenous people?
A. Navajo
B. Inuit
C. Cherokee
D. Creek
25. What language is spoken by most Canadians?
A. French
B. Chinese
C. Spanish
D. English
30. Canada’s central government and provincial
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C. Muslim
D. Buddhist
27. Protestantism and Catholicism are both examples of which religion in Canada?
A. Judaism
B. Christianity
C. Islam
D. Hinduism
28. What word best describes a country that is free, independent, and governs itself?
A. confederation
B. sovereign
C. federation
D. monarchy
29. The government official with the most executive power in Canadian government would be the
A. British monarch
B. Governor-General
C. Prime Minister
D. Chief Justice of Canada
governments share the ability to create laws. Therefore, Canada is said to have which system of government?
A. unitary
B. federal
C. confederal
D. oligarchy
Use the photography to answer question 30.
31. In which province do most French Canadians live?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
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