High School Entrance Exam - Midsummer, 1890HISTORY
I. Canadian History
1. Give an account of the discovery of Canada.2. State the opening and closing dates of French Rule.
3. Define and locate Stadacona and Lachine.
4. Describe briefly the capture of Quebec in 1759.
5. Give historic reference of:
a. Frontenac d. 1837 b. Louisburg e. Ashburton c. Lundy's Lane ...
6. Name three provinces admitted to the Dominion since Confederation, and give the dates on which they entered.
7. Name the four governors of greatest eminence during the English period, and briefly sketch the career of each.
1. By what names were England, Scotland, and Ireland first known?
2. Describe the life and character of Dunstan.
3. Name in order the five immediate successors of William the Conqueror, stating an important event connected with the reign of each.
4. Give a short account of each of the following battles:
a. Standard d. Bosworth Field b. Evesham e. Naseby c. Nevil's Cross ...
5. Name the Stuart line with dates.
6. Give historic reference of:
a. Roundheads d. 1815 b. Act of Settlement e. Siege of Lucknow c. The Forty-Five ...
7. Describe the reign of George IV.
8. When and why was the crown of Hanover separated from that of Great Britain?
9. Name the three estates of the British realm.
10. Who is the present Prime Minister of England?