Early History

Explore 10 practice questions about Early History for the Canadian citizenship test. Each question includes a detailed explanation to help you understand and remember the answer.

All Questions

1. What newspaper did Mary Ann Shadd Cary help found?
2. Which leaders built a French Empire in North America?
3. Who led Upper Canada toward abolition of slavery?
4. Who captured Detroit but was killed at the Battle of Queenston Heights?
5. Between which years did Jacques Cartier make three voyages across the Atlantic?
6. In retaliation for the burning of York, what did Major-General Robert Ross burn in 1814?
7. When did the Rebellions occur in Upper and Lower Canada?
8. What were the Atlantic colonies and the two Canadas known collectively as?
9. Where did some black Nova Scotians move to in 1792?
10. When did King Charles II of England grant the Hudson's Bay Company exclusive trading rights?