Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 9
Who Held Power?
How power and influence changed before Canada became a country
What your child practises
Before 1867, power over the land now called Canada shifted among Indigenous nations, France, Britain and the colonies. Children put key events in order and see how a change in power affects laws, language and trade.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: changes in power and influence in pre-Confederation Canada · how power and influence shifted among First Nations, France, Britain and colonies before 1867
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Who lived in what is now Canada long before Europeans arrived?
🌎- only British soldiers
- no one
- only French settlers
- many different First Nations and Inuit nations
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many different First Nations and Inuit nations
Hint: Indigenous peoples have lived on this land for thousands of years, with their own laws and leaders.
Question 2
After 1763, most French-speaking people in Quebec stayed. What is one reason Britain let them keep their language and religion?
🤝- Britain did not care
- to keep peace in the colony
- to teach English only
- to move them away
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to keep peace in the colony
Hint: Britain needed people to accept British rule.
Question 3
Which is a peaceful way people share power in Canada today?
🗳️- taking over a building
- hiding the ballot
- ignoring the law
- voting in elections
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voting in elections
Hint: Voters choose their representatives.
Question 4
Which country took control of most of New France in 1763?
🇬🇧- Britain
- Germany
- Spain
- Portugal
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Britain
Hint: The Treaty of Paris, 1763, moved New France to Britain.
Question 5
Put these events in order, from earliest to latest.
- 🍁Canada becomes a country
- 🏰Champlain founds Quebec
- ⛵Cartier claims land for France
- 🇬🇧Britain takes control of New France
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Cartier claims land for France → Champlain founds Quebec → Britain takes control of New France → Canada becomes a country
Hint: Cartier claimed land for France in 1534, Quebec was founded in 1608, Britain took control in 1763 and Canada became a country in 1867.
Question 6
A monarch is…
👑- a teacher
- a type of butterfly only
- a king or queen
- a mayor
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a king or queen
Hint: Britain and France were each ruled by a monarch.