Learning & Unlearning Canadian History: Racial and Colonial State Violence in Canada Quiz

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Understand Colonial and Racial State Violence in Canada

Explore the complex history of racial and colonial state violence in Canada through this engaging quiz. Test your knowledge on key events, legislations, and the impact on marginalized communities throughout Canadian history.

Learn about the Doctrine of Discovery and its implications.
Discover the timeline of slavery and its abolition in Canada.
Examine the dark legacy of residential schools and Indigenous policies.
Understand the regulations affecting immigration and racial discrimination.

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In 1493 a Doctrine was invoked and used by European monarchies to legitimize the colonization of lands outside of Europe. Any land that wasn’t inhabited by Christians was available to be “discovered”. What was it called?

Doctrine of Discovery

Doctrine of Colonization

In 1608 enslavement of Black people was introduced in Canada. In 1834, an Act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire, making enslavement illegal in every province and freeing the last remaining enslaved Black and Indigenous people in Canada. What was the Act?

Freedom Act

Slavery Abolition Act

For over a century, Indigenous children are subjected to abuse in the residential schools, separated from their families to assimilate them into European-Canadian society. In what year did the last residential school close?

1970

1996

2013

The Common Schools Act of 1850 gave local school boards the power to create racially segregated schools, resulting in Black students often being refused entry to "common" schools and forced into substandard facilities. Which province passed this Act? (This continued until 1965)

Ontario

New Brunswick

Manitoba

In 1876 an act was passed, giving the federal government extensive power to govern Indigenous Peoples. Personal rights are severely restricted to assimilate Indigenous Peoples, including a ban on traditional ceremonies. What was it called?

The Indigenous Culture Act

The Indian Act

The Assimilation Act

In the early 1900s “White Canada forever” became a popular phrase among Canadian politicians as Chinese immigrants began arriving. Despite contributing to the Canadian Pacific Railway construction, Chinese immigrants were banned in 1923 by this act.

The Chinese Head Act Tax

Chinese Immigration Act

Chinese Citizenship Act

In 1911 Canada enacted a prohibition of immigration of this group of people, by an Order in Council stating that “any immigrant belonging to [this group] …is deemed unsuitable to the climate and requirements of Canada”

Muslim People

Black People

In 1914 a chartered ship arrived in Vancouver with Sikh passengers: 354 of them were refused entry due to immigration laws. After two months, the ship returned to India. 20 are killed and most imprisoned. What was the ship called?

The SS Komagata Maru

The SS Battambang

Some Canadian women were granted this right in 1917-1918. However, all Asian Canadians and First Nations People did not begin to receive the same right until the 1940s-1960s. What was this right?

The rite to own property

The right to vote federally

In 1964, this city demolished the once-prosperous African Canadian community of Africville, in an act of racism. In what city did this happen?

Halifax

Toronto

Learning & Unlearning Canadian History: Racial and Colonial State Violence in Canada Quiz

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