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- 1. Multiple Choice
What year did Ontario join the Canadian Confederation?
1999
1905
1867
1870
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich two groups or colonies did not join during the formation of Confederation?Nova Scotia & NewfoundlandNew Brunswick and PEIBritish Columbia & Canada EastNewfoundland and PEI
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat did "BNA" stand for?Beautiful North AmericaBlingual Nations AllianceBritish North AmericaBullies Never Argue
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhen equally powerful parties can't agree on a course of action, this is known as...MercantilismImperialismColonialismPolitical Deadlock
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho was not involved in Confederation?First NationsEnglishCanadiensJohn A Macdonal
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat was a key bargaining tool for Confederation?TaxRailroadMercantilism
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow was the U.S. involved in Confederation?It supported it from the sidelinesIt supported the railroadIt was aiming for annexation of western lands
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho became Canada's first Prime Minister?Queen VictoriaJohn A. MacdonaldPierre TrudeauGeorge Etienne Cartier
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAn agreement where resources could flow both ways across the border free of any import taxes:ReciprocityAnnexationTariffMercantilism
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho were the Fenians?Irish/French peopleIrish/American peopleIrish/British peopleIrish/First Nation people
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhere was the first conference held?TorontoCharlottetownLondonQuebec
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first province to join after Confederation?OntarioSaskatchewanBCManitoba
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does Confederation mean?
It means to join provinces to make a new country.
It means to run for a political position.
It means to abolish the mother country's political rule.
It means a political conflict.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which four provinces first joined confederation?
Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which new country did Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada form?
The Confederation of Canada
The Dominion of Canada
The United States of Canada
The Federation of Canada
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which two current provinces used to be the Province of Canada?
Ontario and Quebec
Ontario and Newfoundland
Nova Scotia and Quebec
Quebec and Prince Edward Island
- 17. Multiple Choice
When did Canada become a country?
July 1, 1867
July 4, 1867
July 1, 1876
July 4, 1876
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which province is on the western side of Canada?
Saskatchewan
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Quebec
- 19. Multiple Choice
How many provinces and territories does Canada have today?
10 provinces and 2 territories
9 provinces and 2 territories
10 provinces and 3 territories
13 provinces
- 20. Multiple Choice
What does responsible government mean?
The ministers must have full support of the elected representatives (majority).
The ministers must have support of the elected representatives (minority).
The ministers do not need the support of the elected representatives.
Vote through democracy.
- 21. Multiple Choice
What did George Brown, Sir George-Étienne Cartier and Sir John A. Macdonald become?
Fathers of Confederation
Founding Fathers
Reformers
Founders of constitutional reform
- 22. Multiple Choice
The second conference, where they handled the details of confederation, was held in...CharlottetownQuebecMontrealToronto - 23. Multiple ChoiceThe law that officially made Canada into a country was called the...London TreatyBritish North America ActDominion of Canada ActColonial Confederation Act
- 24. Multiple Choice
"The union of colonies of British North America into the Dominion of Canada"
Assimilation
Confederation
Domination
Gathering
- 25. Multiple Choice
In Canada West, the English wanted "Representation by Population" because that would give them more seats and more power in the Legislative Assembly.
TRUE
FALSE
- 26. Multiple Choice
The Reciprocity Agreement allowed for free trade between the colonies in British North America and the U.S.
TRUE
FALSE
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which war encouraged Confederation among the British North American colonies?
The American Civil War
World War 1
World War 2
The War of 1812
- 28. Multiple Choice
Colonists were concerned the Americans would take over the British North American territories. What was this called?
Annexation
Deportation
Exclusion
Collusion
- 29. Multiple Choice
The British North America Act established which two languages as official languages of parliament?
Cree and English
Blackfoot and French
English and French
Blackfoot and Cree
- 30. Multiple Choice
Canada East & Canada West considered Confederation because of which condition(s)?
The need to defend North America.
Trade partners were changing.
Inability to make decisions due to political deadlock.
All of the above.
- 31. Multiple Choice
The colonies feared which of the following groups from the United States?
The Fenians
Americans who believed in Manifest Destiny (that they had the right to control all of North America)
People from the Northern states as they were unhappy that Britain was supporting the Southern states during the American Civil War
All of the above
- 32. Multiple Choice
After the Civil War the intention was to annex Canada and make it a part of the US, this was called...
Confederation
Constitution
Manifest Destiny
Anti-Annexation
- 33. Multiple Choice
Confederation happened in 1867. Which Century is this?
The 17th Century
The 18th Century
The 19th Century
The 20th Century
- 34. Multiple Choice
An official count or survey of a population is called a:
vote
democracy
sample
census
- 35. Multiple Choice
The largest BNA colony by population in the 1850s was:
Canada West
Canada East
Rupert's Land
British Columbia
- 36. Multiple Choice
True or False: Canada East is known as Ontario today.
True
False
It depends...
- 37. Multiple Choice
Which event brought a lot of French and British Settlers to British Columbia
Exploration
The Gold Rush
Confederation
The Civil War
- 38. Multiple Choice
In the 1840s, many Irish Families emigrated to BNA because of:
The Civil War
The Government
Increased Taxes
The Potato Famine
- 39. Multiple Choice
Who is Harriet Tubman
A slave
A prominent figure in the Underground Railroad
The creator of the Underground Railroad
John A MacDonald's wife
- 40. Multiple Choice
This population soon realized they were not acknowledged as friends or allies, but were, in fact, being used.
The Americans
The new citizens of BNA
The Indigenous People
The French
- 41. Multiple Choice
Back in the 1850s, you were expected to perform household tasks (sewing, cooking, gardening) and feed the livestock by age
5
10
12
16
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which colony wanted representation by population?
Canada East
Canada West
PEI
Nova Scotia
- 43. Multiple Choice
the process of change from an agrarian (farming) and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. These technological changes introduced novel ways of working and living and fundamentally transformed society.
exploration
industrialization
factorization
socialization
- 44. Multiple Choice
The following are DOWNSIDES of Industrialization except:
Working in factories was exhausting
Work conditions were bad
People were often underpaid
People started using steam-powered equipment
- 45. Multiple Choice
What was the most industrialized city in BNA?
Toronto
Montreal
Charlottetown
Kingston
- 46. Multiple Choice
What helped most with intercolonial trade?
Political Dead Lock
Building the Railway
Money from the British Government
Free Trade with the United States
- 47. Multiple Choice
What are Tariffs?
Goods meant to be traded
Taxes placed on goods coming in from other countries
Restrictions placed on the types of goods being exported
Laws
- 48. Multiple Choice
Trade between Britain and BNA did not have tarrifs but Britain and American trade did. True or False?
True
False
- 49. Multiple Choice
In 1854, BNA and the US signed a bill which reduced the cost of taxes placed upon goods being traded between the two. A year later, the US ended this agreement. This agreement was called:
The Corn Laws
Manifest Destiny
Reciprocity Act
The Free Trade Treaty
- 50. Multiple Choice
Which Irish BNA immigrants used violence to try and separate themselves from British rule?
The Fenians
The Irishmen
The Loyalists
The Acadians
- 51. Multiple Choice
The belief that the Americans had a duty to take over all of North America was known as:
The Civil War
The American Revolution
Industrialization
Manifest Destiny
- 52. Multiple Choice
Who was opposed to representation by population?
John A MacDonald
George Brown
George-Etienne Cartier
Joseph Howe
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