CAN 500Q-4 AC 91-120 Flashcards
91-120 AC
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91. The French-speaking Catholic people, who strove to preserve their way of life in the English-speaking Protestant-ruled British Empire are known as?
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Answer: habitants or Canadiens
Info: The French-speaking Catholic people, known as habitants or Canadiens, strove to preserve their way of life in the English-speaking, Protestant-ruled British Empire.
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92. Following the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City, the British renamed the colony as?
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Answer: Province of Quebec
Info: After the Battle of the Plains of Abraham at Quebec City, Great Britain renamed the colony “Province of Quebec.”
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93. The British Parliament passed the Quebec Act in 1774 which restored the system of law based on?
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Answer: French civil law & British criminal law.
Info: The Quebec Act restored French civil law while maintaining British criminal law.
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94. What benefits did the Quebec act 1774 give to the Catholic people?
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Answer: It allowed religious freedom for Catholics and permitted them to hold public office.
Info: The Quebec Act accommodated the principles of British institutions to the reality of the province. It allowed religious freedom for Catholics and permitted them to hold public office, a practice not then allowed in Britain.
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95. For which purpose did the British Parliament pass the Quebec Act of 1774?
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Answer: To better govern the French Roman Catholic Majority
Info: To better govern the French Roman Catholic majority, the British Parliament passed the Quebec Act of 1774.
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96. More than 40,000 people loyal to the Crown fled the oppression of the American Revolution to settle in Nova Scotia and Quebec and were declared as?
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Answer: Loyalist
Info: More than 40,000 people loyal to the Crown, called “Loyalists,” fled the oppression of the American Revolution to settle in Nova Scotia and Quebec.
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97. In 1792, some black Nova Scotians, who were given poor land, moved on to established Freetown, called?
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Answer: Sierra Leone
Info: In turn, in 1792, some black Nova Scotians, who were given poor land, moved on to establish Freetown, Sierra Leone (West Africa).
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98. In 1776, 13 British Colonies in the south of Quebec declared independence and formed?
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Answer: United States
Info: In 1776, the 13 British colonies to the south of Quebec declared independence and formed the United States.
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99. Joseph Brant led thousands of which Loyalist Mohawks to Canada?
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Answer: Indian
Info: Joseph Brant led thousands of Loyalist Mohawk-Indians into Canada.
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100. Which Constitutional act divided Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada?
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Answer: Constitutional Act of 1791
Info: The Constitutional Act of 1791 divided the Province of Quebec into Upper Canada (later Ontario) and Lower Canada (later Quebec).
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101. In 1608 Champlain built a fortress at which city?
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Answer: Quebec City
Info: In 1608 Champlain built a fortress at what is now Québec City.
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102. In which year did the Constitutional Act pass by the British Parliament?
Answer: 1791
Info: The Constitutional Act was passed by the British parliament in 1791.
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103. The Atlantic Colonies and upper and lower Canada were collectively called what?
Answer: British North America
Info: The Atlantic colonies and the upper and lower Canada were known collectively as British North America.
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104. The name “Canada” became official in which year?
Answer: 1791
Info: The name “Canada” became official in 1791.
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105. Who was the founder of The City of York (now Toronto)?
Answer: Governor John Graves Simcoe
Info: Lieutenant-Colonel John Graves Simcoe was Upper Canada’s first Lieutenant Governor and founder of the City of York (now Toronto).
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106. Which of the following was the first-ever province to move towards abolition of slavery in 1793?
Answer: Upper Canada (Currently Ontario)
Info: In 1793, Upper Canada, led by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe, a Loyalist military officer, became the first province in the Empire to move toward abolition.
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107. When did slavery become totally abolished throughout the British Empire?
Answer: 1833
Info: In 1807, the British Parliament prohibited the buying and selling of slaves, and in 1833 abolished slavery throughout the Empire.
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108. Via which Underground pathway did thousands of slaves escape from the United States, follow “the North Star” and settled in Canada?
Answer: Railroad
Info: Thousands of slaves escaped from the United States, followed “the North Star” and settled in Canada via the Underground Railroad, a Christian anti-slavery network.
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109. When did the first financial institutions open in Canada?
Answer: In late 18th and early 19th centuries
Info: The first financial institutions opened in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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110. For centuries Canada’s economy was based on which trade?
Answer: Natural Resources such as Fur, Timber, Fish etc
Info: For centuries Canada’s economy was based mainly on farming and on exporting natural resources.
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111. Who was the First Member of the Canadian Corps born in Ukraine (not born in the British Empire) to be awarded the Victoria Cross?
Answer: Corporal Filip Konowal
Info: Corporal Filip Konowal, born in Ukraine, showed exceptional courage in the Battle of Hill 70 in 1917, and became the first member of the Canadian Corps not born in the British Empire to be awarded the V.C.
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112. Victoria Day is celebrated on the
Answer: Monday preceding May 25
Info: Victoria Day: Monday preceding May 25 (Sovereign’s birthday)
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113. When were the first companies in Canada formed?
Answer: During French and British regimes
Info: The first companies in Canada were formed during the French and British regimes and competed for the fur trade.
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114. The cities of the northwest like Edmonton, Langley, and Victoria, these cities were all started as
Answer: Trading Posts
Info: The Hudson’s Bay Company, with French, British, and Aboriginal employees, came to dominate the trade in the northwest from Fort Garry (Winnipeg) and Fort Edmonton to Fort Langley (near Vancouver) and Fort Victoria—trading posts that later became cities.
