🐦 Chapter 8: Canadian Symbols
The beaver was taken as a symbol centuries ago by which organization?
Correct answer: The Hudson's Bay Company
✓ The Hudson's Bay Company
B The St. Jean Baptiste Society
C The Royal Military College
D The National Hockey League
💡 Explanation
The Hudson's Bay Company took the beaver as its symbol centuries ago; other organizations, including the St. Jean Baptiste Society in 1834, adopted it later.
Key facts to remember
- The Hudson's Bay Company took the beaver for its symbol centuries ago
- In 1834 the St. Jean Baptiste Society made it their emblem too
- The busy rodent appears on the five-cent coin
- Saskatchewan, Alberta, Montreal and Toronto carry it on their coats of arms
Why this is the answer
From the official Discover Canada study guide — 8.2.4 The Beaver:
Centuries ago the Hudson's Bay Company, master of the fur trade, took the beaver for its symbol. In 1834 a French-Canadian patriotic association, the St. Jean Baptiste Society, made it their emblem too, and other groups did the same afterwards. The beaver is an industrious animal, always at work. Today you will spot this busy rodent on the five-cent coin. Saskatchewan and Alberta both carry it on their coats of arms, and cities like Montreal and Toronto do the same.
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