The Grand Trunk Railway was the first railway in Canada.
Answer
True
False
Question 3
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When was the last spike driven into the railway?
Answer
1836
1871
1881
1885
Question 4
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Which region makes up 50% of Canada's land mass?
Answer
Rocky Mountains
Arctic Region
Canadian Shield
Interior Planes
Question 5
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Which Politician was secretly promised the contract to the Railway Project before Confederation?
Answer
John A. Macdonald
Donald Smith
Sir Allan Macnab
Sir Hugh Allan
Question 6
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Most of the potato famine immigrants wanted to move to the Canadian prairies.
Answer
True
False
Question 7
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Which of the following were Pre-Confederation Canadian Railways?
Answer
The Canadian Pacific Railway
The Champlain & Squint Lawrence Railroad
The Coast to Coast Railway
The Grand Trunk Railway
Question 8
Question
Even though John A. Macdonald was trusted with the contract to the railroad project, he left the project in debt due to private campaigns by his pro-American supporters.
Answer
True
False
Question 9
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Where was the last spike driven into the Canadian Railway?
Answer
Eagle Pass, British Columbia
Ottawa, Ontario
Lake Champlain, Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
Question 10
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BC joined Confederation on the basis that the railway would be extended to them.
Answer
True
False
Question 11
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Which features are the Rocky Mountain regions known for?
Answer
Trees
Farming
Rain
Mountains
Deserts
Question 12
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Around the time of the potato famine, French politicians were worried that the British would gain too much political power.