Citizenship Test Practice
History of Canada Practice Questions
Many students tell Joy that history is the hardest part of the citizenship test, and it is easy to see why. The story of Canada covers thousands of years. One chapter holds first peoples and explorers, wars and rebellions, Confederation and the railway, and two world wars. There are many names to know, many dates to place in order, and many events that sound alike until you learn what makes each one different.
The good news is that history questions follow the story in the Discover Canada guide, and a story can be learned. When you practice a little at a time and see the right answer right away, the names and dates begin to attach themselves to the people and moments they belong to. That is exactly what this practice set is built to do.
Chapter 1 is free. The full Online Program covers every chapter of the guide for $49, one time.How this practice set works
Each round gives you 20 questions drawn at random from the full bank of 154 history questions in the course Joy teaches. Pick an answer and you will see at once whether you were right, along with a short note that helps the fact stick. Take as many rounds as you like. Each new round brings a fresh mix, so repeat rounds keep teaching you new parts of the story.
On the real test you need at least 75 percent of your answers right to pass. Aim to pass every round on this page before your test day, and the history questions on the real test will feel familiar.
Ready when you are. Your first round pulls 20 questions from the history bank of 154 questions.
The story in brief
Keep this short outline in mind while you practice. Every question in the set belongs somewhere along this line.
- Aboriginal peoples have lived in Canada for many thousands of years, and Norse explorers reached the east coast around the year 1000.
- John Cabot explored the east coast for England in 1497, and Jacques Cartier explored for France in the years that followed. The name Canada comes from kanata, a word that means village.
- Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City in 1608, and the fur trade became the heart of the early economy.
- Britain won the Seven Years War, and the Quebec Act of 1774 let the French in Quebec keep their Catholic faith and their civil laws.
- In the War of 1812, Canadians and the British stopped the United States from taking over Canada, and Laura Secord is remembered for warning British forces of a coming attack.
- On July 1, 1867, Confederation created the Dominion of Canada, and Sir John A. Macdonald became the first Prime Minister.
- The Canadian Pacific Railway was completed in 1885 and linked the country from sea to sea.
- More than 600000 Canadians served in the First World War, and Canadian soldiers won a great victory at Vimy Ridge in 1917.
- Women won the right to vote in federal elections by 1918, and Agnes Macphail became the first woman elected to Parliament in 1921.
- In the Second World War, Canadian troops landed on Juno Beach in France on D Day, June 6, 1944.
Keep learning with Joy
This page covers one chapter. The Online Program covers all eleven chapters of the Discover Canada guide with short lessons, flashcards, a quiz for every chapter and full mock tests that work just like the real test. Start with the free chapter, see how the learning feels, and then unlock the whole program when you are ready.
More reading and study notes live on the Canada Blog, written by Joy for her students.
Practice makes the story stick.
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