Canadian Geography | American Revolution | The War of 1812 | Seven Years War | Inventions of an Industrial Nature |
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What is Winnipeg
It is the capital city of Manitoba
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The Gadsden Flag
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Pres. James Madison
He was President of the United States, who declared war on Britain, starting the War of 1812.
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Acadians
They were French settlers who occupied New France in the late 17th and early 18th Centuries.
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What is the power loom
It was invented to make weaving cloth an easy and affordable material
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What is Calgary
What is the largest city in Alberta
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The Red Ensign
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Isaac Brock
He was commander of the British Army during the War of 1812.
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Filles du Roi
Women came to upper North America from France to raise families and help build French colonies.
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The printing press.
It could mass-produce books, create posters and newspapers.
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What is Victoria
It is the modern-day capital British Columbia
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The Betsy Ross Flag
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War Hawks
Pro-war western and southern US Republicans during the war of 1812
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Who are the Metis
During the late 17th and early 18th century, (typically) French men and First Nations women had children known by this name...
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Alessandro Volta
He was responsible for creating the electric battery cell
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What is Yellow Knife
It is the modern capital of the North West Territories
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Son's of liberty
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Thomas Jefferson
He wrote....
"The acquisition of Canada this year, as far as the neighborhood of Quebec, will be a mere matter of marching, and will give us experience for the attack of Halifax the next, and the final expulsion of England from the American continent." |
Quebec City
It was the city on the St. Lawrence River, that General Wolfe successfully captured.
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Nikola Tesla
He is known as the father of the modern world, invented AC generators and born in Serbia.
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What is Ottawa
It is the Political capital of Canada
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The Second Amendment
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed".
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William Hull
Commander of the US Forces during the war of 1812
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What are siege mortars
They were deck-mounted weapons that lobbed large iron balls over the fortress walls at 65-degree angles. These were found at Fort Louisberg.
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Alfred Nobel
He invented a safety explosive by adding trig-nitroglycerine to diatomaceous earth to create Dynamite,
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George Washington
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