Let me make it easy for you to study the Dates for the Test
Canada Citizenship Test (imp. Dates) in ascending order
1. 0496 The year that the Fleur-de-Lys was adopted by the French King.
2. 1215 The signing of the Magna Carta. (Great charter of Freedoms)
3. 1497 John Cabot expedition. First person to draw maps of Canada's East coast.
4. 1534 (– 1542) Jacques Cartier made three voyages across the Atlantic. Canada started appearing on maps by 1550.
5. 1576 Martin Frobisher penetrated the uncharted Arctic.
6. 1600 (Early 1600’s) English colonies along the Atlantic seaboard.
7. 1600 ('s to the 20th Century) English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish settlers arrived.
8. 1604 First European settlement north of Florida was established by Pierre-de-Monts and Samuel-de-Champlain.
9. 1604 French colonists began settling.
10.1608 Champlain built a fortress at what is now Quebec City.
11.1670 King Charles II of England granted the Hudson Bay Co. Exclusive trading rights over the watershed draining into Hudson Bay.
12.1690 Count Frontenac refused to surrender Quebec to the British.
13.1700 ('s) England and France battled for control of North America.
14.1700 ('s) When the French Canadians first started using the Maple Leaf as a symbol. Has appeared on Canadian uniforms since 1850.
15.1701 French and Iroquois made peace.
16.1755 (-1763) Britain and France at war. During this time more than 2/3 of Acadians were deported from their homeland – the Great Upheaval.
17.1758 First representative assembly elected in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
18.1759 British defeat the French in the battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City.
19.1773 First representative assembly in P.E.I.
20.1774 The British Parliament passed the Quebec Act.
21.1775 Sir Guy Carleton defeated an American invasion attempt of Quebec.
22.1776 13 British colonies to the south of Quebec declared independence and formed the United States.
23.1782 (– 1783) Loyalist migration to Nova Scotia and Quebec.
24.1785 First representative assembly in New Brunswick.
25.1791 Constitutional Act.
26.1792 Some black Nova Scotians moved on to establish Freetown in Sierra Leone.
27.1793 Upper Canada becomes first province to move towards abolition of slavery.
28.1800 ('s- 1980's) Federal Government placed many Aboriginal children in residential schools.
29.1800 ('s) Ice hockey developed in Canada.
30.1807 British Parliament bans the buying and selling of slaves.
31.1812 (-1814) Maj. Gen. Sir Isaac Brock and Chief Tecumseh fought together to beat the US invasion.
32.1812 The fight for Canada, when America tried to invade Canada.
33.1813 Americans burned down Government House & Parliament buildings in York (Toronto).
34.1813 Laura Secord travels 19 miles by foot to warn of US invasion.
35.1813 Lt. Col. Charles de Salaberry and 460 soldiers turned back 4,000 US invaders.
36.1814 Canadians burn down the White House, Washington.
37.1814 Duke of Wellington sends soldiers to defend Canada.
38.1815 (Jan. 11th) Sir John Alexander Macdonald born in Scotland. Jan 11th - Sir John Alexander Macdonald day.
39.1832 Montreal stock exchange opened.
40.1833 Britain abolishes slavery throughout the Empire.
41.1837 (-38) Rebellions. Some Canadians believed they should adopt US republican values or even to try and join the US. Defeated by British troops and Canadian volunteers.
42.1840 Upper and Lower Canada were united.
43.1842 (-1869) Geological survey of Canada by Sir William Logan.
44.1847 (-48) First British North American colony to attain full Responsible Government was Nova Scotia.
45.1848 (-49) Lord Elgin introduces Responsible Government to United Canada
46.1849 Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fonatine becomes the first head of Responsible Government in Canada.
47.1850 ('s) Canada's soldiers began using the Maple leaf cap badge.
48.1853 May Ann (Shadd) Carey became first woman publisher in Canada.
49.1854 The Victoria Cross has been awarded to 96 Canadians since this date.
50.1857 Ottawa selected as Capital by Queen Victoria.
51.1860 ('s) When Parliament buildings in Ottawa were first completed.
52.1864 Sir Leonard Tilley suggests the term Dominion of Canada.
53.1867 (July 1) Fathers of Confederation established the Dominion of Canada.
54.1867 Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick form the Dominion.
55.1867 Sir John Alexander Macdonald becomes Canada's first Prime Minister.
56.1867 The British North America Act now known as the Constitution Act of 1867.
57.1867 The British North America Act. Canada's original constitutional document.
58.1869 Canada took over the northwest region from Hudson Bay Co.
59.1870 Manitoba & Northwest Territories (NWT) join.
60.1870 Ottawa sent soldiers to retake Fort Garry from Louis Riel.
61.1871 British Columbia joins after promise of a Railroad link.
62.1873 North West Mounted Police formed.
63.1873 PEI joins.
64.1880 O Canada first sung in Quebec City.
65.1880 Transfer of the Arctic Islands to NW.T.
66.1885 (Nov. 7) Canadian Pacific Railway completed. Symbol of Unity.
67.1885 Banff National Park established.
68.1885 Second rebellion in present day Saskatchewan which led to Riel's trial and execution.
69.1890 ('s-1900's) Canada's economy grew from an economic boom.
70.1890 ('s) Gold rush in the Yukon.
Canada Citizenship Test (imp. Dates) in ascending order
1. 0496 The year that the Fleur-de-Lys was adopted by the French King.
2. 1215 The signing of the Magna Carta. (Great charter of Freedoms)
3. 1497 John Cabot expedition. First person to draw maps of Canada's East coast.
4. 1534 (– 1542) Jacques Cartier made three voyages across the Atlantic. Canada started appearing on maps by 1550.
5. 1576 Martin Frobisher penetrated the uncharted Arctic.
6. 1600 (Early 1600’s) English colonies along the Atlantic seaboard.
7. 1600 ('s to the 20th Century) English, Welsh, Scottish & Irish settlers arrived.
8. 1604 First European settlement north of Florida was established by Pierre-de-Monts and Samuel-de-Champlain.
9. 1604 French colonists began settling.
10.1608 Champlain built a fortress at what is now Quebec City.
11.1670 King Charles II of England granted the Hudson Bay Co. Exclusive trading rights over the watershed draining into Hudson Bay.
12.1690 Count Frontenac refused to surrender Quebec to the British.
13.1700 ('s) England and France battled for control of North America.
14.1700 ('s) When the French Canadians first started using the Maple Leaf as a symbol. Has appeared on Canadian uniforms since 1850.
15.1701 French and Iroquois made peace.
16.1755 (-1763) Britain and France at war. During this time more than 2/3 of Acadians were deported from their homeland – the Great Upheaval.
17.1758 First representative assembly elected in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
18.1759 British defeat the French in the battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City.
19.1773 First representative assembly in P.E.I.
20.1774 The British Parliament passed the Quebec Act.
21.1775 Sir Guy Carleton defeated an American invasion attempt of Quebec.
22.1776 13 British colonies to the south of Quebec declared independence and formed the United States.
23.1782 (– 1783) Loyalist migration to Nova Scotia and Quebec.
24.1785 First representative assembly in New Brunswick.
25.1791 Constitutional Act.
26.1792 Some black Nova Scotians moved on to establish Freetown in Sierra Leone.
27.1793 Upper Canada becomes first province to move towards abolition of slavery.
28.1800 ('s- 1980's) Federal Government placed many Aboriginal children in residential schools.
29.1800 ('s) Ice hockey developed in Canada.
30.1807 British Parliament bans the buying and selling of slaves.
31.1812 (-1814) Maj. Gen. Sir Isaac Brock and Chief Tecumseh fought together to beat the US invasion.
32.1812 The fight for Canada, when America tried to invade Canada.
33.1813 Americans burned down Government House & Parliament buildings in York (Toronto).
34.1813 Laura Secord travels 19 miles by foot to warn of US invasion.
35.1813 Lt. Col. Charles de Salaberry and 460 soldiers turned back 4,000 US invaders.
36.1814 Canadians burn down the White House, Washington.
37.1814 Duke of Wellington sends soldiers to defend Canada.
38.1815 (Jan. 11th) Sir John Alexander Macdonald born in Scotland. Jan 11th - Sir John Alexander Macdonald day.
39.1832 Montreal stock exchange opened.
40.1833 Britain abolishes slavery throughout the Empire.
41.1837 (-38) Rebellions. Some Canadians believed they should adopt US republican values or even to try and join the US. Defeated by British troops and Canadian volunteers.
42.1840 Upper and Lower Canada were united.
43.1842 (-1869) Geological survey of Canada by Sir William Logan.
44.1847 (-48) First British North American colony to attain full Responsible Government was Nova Scotia.
45.1848 (-49) Lord Elgin introduces Responsible Government to United Canada
46.1849 Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fonatine becomes the first head of Responsible Government in Canada.
47.1850 ('s) Canada's soldiers began using the Maple leaf cap badge.
48.1853 May Ann (Shadd) Carey became first woman publisher in Canada.
49.1854 The Victoria Cross has been awarded to 96 Canadians since this date.
50.1857 Ottawa selected as Capital by Queen Victoria.
51.1860 ('s) When Parliament buildings in Ottawa were first completed.
52.1864 Sir Leonard Tilley suggests the term Dominion of Canada.
53.1867 (July 1) Fathers of Confederation established the Dominion of Canada.
54.1867 Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick form the Dominion.
55.1867 Sir John Alexander Macdonald becomes Canada's first Prime Minister.
56.1867 The British North America Act now known as the Constitution Act of 1867.
57.1867 The British North America Act. Canada's original constitutional document.
58.1869 Canada took over the northwest region from Hudson Bay Co.
59.1870 Manitoba & Northwest Territories (NWT) join.
60.1870 Ottawa sent soldiers to retake Fort Garry from Louis Riel.
61.1871 British Columbia joins after promise of a Railroad link.
62.1873 North West Mounted Police formed.
63.1873 PEI joins.
64.1880 O Canada first sung in Quebec City.
65.1880 Transfer of the Arctic Islands to NW.T.
66.1885 (Nov. 7) Canadian Pacific Railway completed. Symbol of Unity.
67.1885 Banff National Park established.
68.1885 Second rebellion in present day Saskatchewan which led to Riel's trial and execution.
69.1890 ('s-1900's) Canada's economy grew from an economic boom.
70.1890 ('s) Gold rush in the Yukon.
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