Alberta Grade 7 Social Studies Practice Test

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• Which term refers to citizens electing representatives to an assembly that speaks for citizens?
• What was the primary activity of the Coureur de Bois?
• Why is the St. Lawrence Seaway important to Canada’s economy?
• What term describes the charter that grants rights to a company?
• Name a right protected by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that Grade 7 often emphasizes.
• Who was a leader of the Odawa Nation who organized an alliance of First Nations to oppose Britain's takeover?
• Which statement best describes the role of provinces within Canada?
• Which statement best describes the benefit of cultural diversity for a country?
• Runner of the Woods - The term comes from the fur trade; he ran into the forest to seek and trade with First Nations; the coureurs worked independently.
• What is the role of the judiciary in Canada’s government?
• What is bias in historical sources?
• Ethnocentrism during the fur trade era refers to what idea?
• Which term describes a system of trade policies that aimed to accumulate wealth by controlling colonial trade?
• Why is it important to use multiple sources when studying history?
• Which statement best describes a fact in social studies sources?
• Takeover of a territory by another country.
• What is a primary source? Choose the option that best reflects a primary source.
• Which term describes an alliance among different groups formed to govern together?
• Francophone means?
• The term that describes a region claimed and governed by a country from another part of the world is...
• Which term refers to the group of Canadian provinces including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island?
• Identify three examples of renewable energy.
• Which system describes prices determined by supply and demand?
• Urbanization describes the growth of which type of areas?
• What was one of the NWMP's roles in the 19th-century Canadian West?
• Those who fought against Britain in the American War of Independence.
• Which term describes the process of population characteristics changing over time, such as size, age structure, and composition?
• What term describes the removal of Acadians from Acadia by Britain starting in 1755?
• Which term refers to a formal agreement between nations that ends a war?
• Which term describes a place whose physical location makes it important or valuable, often for military reasons?
• What is the primary outcome of farming technology as described in the material?
• HBC stands for?
• The inability to decide on a course of action because of disagreement among equally powerful decision makers.
• Imperialism is...
• Which term is the name of the treaty that ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and France in North America?
• Which level of government is responsible for local services such as policing, roads, and waste management?
• In a democracy, how are citizens most effectively represented in government?
• How does population distribution vary across Canada?
• Which term is used for the act of leaving one's country to live in another country?
• Which term means having rights in law that establish equality between two languages?
• Which group emerged as a distinct cultural group from mixed First Nations and European ancestry?
• What term means change in the characteristics of a population?
• Which term refers to the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island?
• The Red River Resistance is best described as what?
• Which workers did the North West Company rely on for its operations in Canada?
• What are the general eligibility criteria to vote in Canada?
• What is a land acknowledgement and why is it used in Canada?
• What role did the Canadian Pacific Railway play in Canada's development?
• Identify which energy source is renewable.
• Which term means an alliance among different groups?
• In what year did Confederation establish Canada as a country by joining several colonies into one federation?
• A regulated economic system that made a country rich from its colonies.
• Which level of government is primarily responsible for education?
• In the seigneurie system, what was the seigneur expected to provide and promote?
• Clan Mothers are...
• Why was Hudson's Bay Company established in 1670?
• Which technologies sped up travel and improved communication in Canada’s history?
• What is a market economy?
• Which word means producing lasting change?
• Takeover of a territory by another country.
• How does climate influence settlement patterns across Canada?
• Which term describes a person intending to establish a home and citizenship in a country that is not their native country?
• Which was a negative effect of the fur trade?
• The Northwest Rebellion was led by Louis Riel in which region?
• What is a province?
• Which term describes the movement of people from one region to another within the same territory?
• Identify the Prairie Provinces and one major economic activity in this region.
• The Red River Resistance was the organized Métis resistance against which action?
• Which of the following would be considered a primary source?
• Which of the following is an example of cultural exchange in Canada's history?
• Farmers who lived on seigneuries.
• What is a map legend?
• Which statement best explains regional resource specialization in Canada?
• Which of the following is NOT a primary source?
• What is cultural diversity?
• Which of the following is a push factor of immigration?
• Which of the following individuals was a central figure in the Red River Resistance?
• How has Canada’s policy toward Indigenous peoples evolved?
• Residential Schools in Canada were established with the primary goal of what?
• What is immigration and what impact does it have on Canada's population?
• Louis Riel is best described as which of the following?
• Which agreement ended the Seven Years' War in 1763 and saw France give up most claims in North America in favor of Guadeloupe?
• Which term means to owe money?
• Which of the following is a primary responsibility of the federal government?
• Which factor is listed as a push factor of immigration in the material?
• What is the function of Parliament at the federal level?
• Which two languages are official at the federal level in Canada?
• Name two Indigenous peoples traditionally associated with the lands now called Canada.
• What does consensus mean?
• Jacques Cartier raised a cross on which peninsula during his voyage?
• Which option best describes a good?
• What does it mean to be a good citizen in a democracy?
• Which statement about official bilingualism in Canada is accurate?
• Ethnocentrism is best described as...
• Which term describes sending people out of a country?
• In the fur trade, what type of goods did First Nations receive that aided daily life?
• Louis Riel's central role was in which historical event?
• Which term describes a person who seeks protection in another country to escape danger in their own country?
• What is the goal of sustainable development in using natural resources?
• Which term describes the policy of removing Indigenous children from their communities to attend boarding schools?
• Anglophone means?
• Which group is described as the only First Nations group that gave women a role in decision making?
• Which statement best describes Confederation?
• Which term describes the military tactic of surrounding a fortified place to compel surrender?
• Which religion was recognized as the official religion in Quebec Act (1774)?
• Why is Canada organized as a federal system?
• Why were the Acadians deported by the British?
• Which country is Canada’s largest trading partner?
• British Columbia joined Confederation largely for which reason?
• Which of the following was a feature of the Quebec Act (1774)?
• Which term refers to a government established in a colony and controlled by an imperial power such as Britain?
• What is the Grand Council?
• Which statement about Indigenous policy today is accurate?
• What is the role of the judiciary in Canada’s government?
• The chief administrator of the French colony. Worked to keep the colony in good order, and less dependent on France for meeting its basic needs.
• The Acadia region was connected to which major regions through its strategic location?
• Shawnadithit is best known as the...
• Name a major event that contributed to Western Canada’s growth in the late 19th century.
• What is the purpose of treaties with Indigenous peoples in Canada?
• Which term describes representatives elected by voters who could advise the governors and councils appointed by Britain?
• The Beothuk people are historically associated with which region?
• Which term describes a policy that officially recognizes two cultures within a nation?
• Which statement best describes Canada's participation in globalization?
• The Royal Proclamation included measures that affected religion and territory. Which option accurately describes one of its policies?
• A large plot of land owned by a seigneur.
• What is globalization, and how does Canada participate in it?
• Canada became a country through Confederation in which year?
• What term means a shortage of food leading to starvation for many people?
• Which term describes a system of government that does not have a monarch (usually a democracy)?
• Which option correctly lists natural resources important to Canada's economy and identifies a prominent resource for Alberta?
• What is pemmican?
• What term means leaving one's country to establish citizenship and a home in another country?
• Who represented the King of France and controlled the military in the colony?
• What term describes the complete control of a resource by a single company?
• Which company took over the French fur trade route through the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes?
• What is a tariff?
• What is a charter?
• Which term means a challenge to the authority of a recognized government?
• How do natural resources shape regional economies in Canada?
• An area of land set aside by treaty for the use of a First Nation.
• Why was the fur trade significant in early Canadian history?
• Which term means to give advice?
• Which physical feature has influenced where Canadians settle?
• A person moving to a country to live and become a citizen describes which term?
• Ethnocentrism means...
• A colony is...
• Jacques Cartier's voyage included which of the following actions?
• Which statement correctly describes the provincial role in Canada’s federal system?
• Which term describes a person who seeks protection in another country to escape danger in their own country?
• What is the difference between push factors and pull factors in migration?
• Which geographic feature best describes the settlement pattern in Canada?
• What was the fur trade?
• Which level of government in Canada is primarily responsible for education and health?
• What role does water access play in settlement patterns?
• Which policy established Indian Territory, as cited in the materials?
• What term means having no work?
• How are Canada and the United States economically connected?
• Urbanization is defined as which of the following?
• During and after the war, many people who supported British rule left the Thirteen Colonies for the British colonies of Québec and Nova Scotia.
• Which term refers to the British takeover of New France in 1763, under which New France became the British colony of Québec?
• What is the term for surrounding a fortified place to force its surrender?
• Which description accurately reflects Confederation in Canada?
• Which statement best describes the function of a map scale?
• What term means giving official recognition to two cultures?
• Colonization is defined as?
• What does Voyageur literally mean?
• Acadia was significant in early North American history because it was a strategic location for transportation and military purposes between which regions?
• How does a map scale help determine real-world distances?
• Which of the following was a positive effect of the fur trade?
• John Cabot is credited with...
• What term means to become part of a different cultural group?
• Which term describes people who traveled between fur merchants and fur trade posts?
• Which term describes a place whose location makes it militarily important?
• Which province is known as the Energy Province due to its large oil and gas industry?
• The process of becoming part of a different cultural group.
• Which two geographic or climate features influence where Canadians settle?
• Why are treaties important in Canadian history, especially with Indigenous peoples?
• Which term describes someone who advocates changing the rules and arrangements in society?
• Name Canada's capital city.
• Two or more peoples of diverse cultures living together peacefully.
• Which term refers to the French Marquis who dies two days after the Plains of Abraham?
• Who were the British Loyalists during the American War for Independence?
• Which organization founded in 1873 later became Canada's national police force, now known as the RCMP?
• What was the effect of farming technology on agriculture?
• Which pair of energy sources is given as examples of renewable resources?
• Which term refers to the condition of not having work?
• Which economic system aimed to make a country rich from its colonies?
• British Columbia joined Confederation for which reason?
• Which term is used to describe a government that does not answer to an imperial power?
• What is the purpose of democracy?
• Which region is known for its prairies and agriculture?
• What is a renewable resource?
• In which year did Confederation occur, making Canada a country?
• What does Metis refer to?
• Which of the following describes a key role of the North West Mounted Police in early western Canada?
• Which term refers to the British general who dies on the Plains of Abraham?
• The process of becoming part of a different cultural group is known as what?
• What term describes someone who seeks to change established rules and arrangements in society?
• Which term means to owe money?
• What is the primary historical significance of the St. Lawrence River?
• Why is the year 1867 a landmark in Canadian history?
• Means traveller. They were men from New France who travelled between the fur merchants of Montreal and the fur trade posts of the Great Lakes, and eventually further west.
• Which term describes a government that does not answer to an imperial power?
• The Grand Council serves which community in Canada?
• Which term best describes a group of colonists who supported British rule and relocated to British North America after the Revolution?
• Which term refers to people establishing homes and citizenship in a country that is not their native country?
• Which term describes a government that does not have a monarch and is usually a democracy?
• Which river connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, enabling transport and growth of New France and Canada?