【Questions to Think About】
1.How was Canada’s fate affected by European wars?
2.How did Canada achieve its independence from Britain?
3.What is the nature of the relationship between Canada and the United States?
4.When and how was the Canadian welfare state established?
5.What was the Quiet Revolution and how was it related to the Quebec Independence Movement?
【Exercises】
A.Read the following statements carefully and choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1.The earliest white people who went to Canada were________.
A.Indian B.English C.French D.Scandinavian
2.The main interest of the French in setting up a colony in Canada was________.
A.trade B.land C.gold D.religion
3.The British and French have different systems in all of the following except________.
A.religion B.law
C.politics D.monarchical system
4.After the British parliament granted Canada a responsible government，it still controlled all of the following except________.
A.trade B.defense C.foreign policy D.internal security
5.________，the day when the British North America Act went into effect，has been celebrated as Canada’s national day ever since.
A.June 4，1867 B.July 4，1867 C.July 1，1867 D.June 1，1867
6.The Confederation of Canada had only four provinces when it came into being：
Ontario，New Brunswick，Nova Scotia and________.
A.Manitoba B.Quebec C.Alberta D.Saskatchewan
7.During the 1890s，rising demand for________in Britain and Western Europe stimulated the Canadian economy.
A.agricultural products B.fishery products
C.forestry products D.military products
8.By the end of the 1920s，Canada was the largest exporter of both wheat and________in the world.
A.automobiles B.newsprint C.nickel D.oil
9.In 1994，Canada signed the North American Free Trade Agreement which included________in the continental free trade zone.
A.Brazil B.Peru C.Mexico D.Russia
10.In 1951，a universal old⁃age pension plan was instituted to provide a monthly payment to all citizens over the age of________in Canada.
A.60 B.65 C.66 D.70
B.Read the following statements carefully and tell whether they are true or false.
（ ）1.Great Britain gained British North America because it won the Seven Years War.
（ ）2.The British allowed the French to keep their culture and Catholic religion when New France became British territory.This helped to keep the French population loyal to Britain when the 13 British colonies declared independence.
（ ）3.Canadians established their first elected government in 1848 as a result of their efforts for independence.
（ ）4.With the American Civil War in mind，the Canada’s founders gave the central government more power than the provincial government.
（ ）5.At the end of the First World War，Canada signed the Treaty of Versailles as a separate nation independent of Britain.