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1 Reviewing Canada’s History
Unit 2 When Cultures Collide

2 During the early settlement of North America, the French and British were rivals .

3 An important step in Canada’s history was the Quebec Act, which gave French people in Quebec the right to speak French, practice their own religion and follow their own customs.

4 In 1867, Canadians peacefully won the right to control their own government without fighting a war.

5 After its “peaceful revolution,” Canada saw years of growth and change.

6 Canadians entered World War I since they were subjects of Great Britain.

7 in Europe and the United States, which made for a prosperous Canada.
After World War II, products made by Canadian factories found a ready market in Europe and the United States, which made for a prosperous Canada.

8 New laws passed in 1969 made Canada a bilingual country.
Key Term: When a country has two official languages, it is bilingual New laws passed in 1969 made Canada a bilingual country.

9 Changes in the Canadian constitution in 1982…
…meant that Canada was completely independent

10 Since 1867, Canada has had the right to control their own government, but it was still a dominion, or subject to Great Britain. In 1982 this came to an end.

11 Oh Canada!


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