Citizenship Test Review

People o John Buchan: a popular Governor General of Canada. Immigrant groups, he said, should retain their individuality and each make its contribution to the national character. (p 11) o John Cabot: he was the first to draw a map of Canadas East Coast o Jacques Cartier: made three voyages across the Atlantic and claiming the land for King Francis 1 of France. o Pierre de Monts and Samuel de Champlain: French explorers w o In 1867, the British Parliament passed the British North America Act. The Dominion of Canada was officially born on July 1, 1867. o First Prime Minister is John Macdonald in 1867 o Emily Stowe: the first Canadian women to practice medicine in Canada.