Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 19
Rights Then & Now
Who had rights in 1867 and how rights and responsibilities have grown.
What your child practises
Practises how the rights and responsibilities of citizens at Confederation compare to today, including women, First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and francophones, and current citizenship issues.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 6-KC-002, 6-KC-006, 6-VC-001, 6-VC-003, 6-VC-004, 6-VH-013, 6-VI-006 · citizens’ rights and responsibilities then and now, and current citizenship issues
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
Women first won the right to vote in a provincial election in which province in 1916?
- Manitoba
- Newfoundland
- Quebec
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Manitoba
Hint: Manitoba was the first province to allow it.
Question 2
People of Chinese, Japanese and South Asian background were allowed to vote federally by…
- 1900
- 1867
- 1948
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1948
Hint: Rights were denied for many years because of discrimination.
Question 3
First Nations people living on reserves could vote in federal elections without giving up their status starting in…
- 1915
- 1960
- 1867
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1960
Hint: Voting rights for First Nations people came late.
Question 4
Which document, part of the Constitution Act of 1982, lists the rights and freedoms of people in Canada?
- The Indian Act
- The Manitoba Act
- The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Hint: It protects freedoms such as speech and religion.
Question 5
Which of these is a freedom in the Charter?
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom to avoid school
- Freedom to harm others
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Freedom of expression
Hint: People can share their thoughts.
Question 6
Why should we remember that many groups struggled for rights?
- To blame children
- To value what past generations achieved and keep rights strong
- Because it is a game
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To value what past generations achieved and keep rights strong
Hint: Rights were won through hard work.