chapter 2 module 1

Question 1

federal powers?

Answer 1

money,army,navy
postal
criminal law
      SHARED FEDERAL/PROVINCIAL POWERS
  TAXES
  AGRICULTURE
  imigration

Question 2

provincial powers?

Answer 2

education 
civil law 
health care 
SHARED FEDERAL/PROVINCIAL POWERS
  TAXES
  AGRICULTURE
  imigration

Question 3

what are the 3 causes of Confederation 1867?

Answer 3

1# unstable government.

2# United Seats refused to renew the reciprocity treaty in 1864.

3# fear of expansion or american invasion (by the Fenians)

Question 4

what does FEDERATION mean ?

Answer 4

Joint union of smaller unions

Question 5

what were the 3 conferences 1864-67 ?

Answer 5

1 # Charlottetown conference 1864

2 # the Quebec conference 1864

3 # the London conference 1867

Question 6

how did Britain relax its ties on its colonies?

Answer 6

they put free trade into effect .Canada ( and British colonies) would not have preferential rights in the British market

Question 7

3 Steps of CONFEDERATION?

Answer 7

• Charlottetown conference (1864)
• Quebec conference (1864)
• London conference (1867)
• British North America Act created dominion of Canada (1867)

Question 8

what are 2 causes of the National Policy ( 1878 )?

Answer 8

1# custom duties were low and imports could enter Canada easily.

2# world wide resection ( Britain relaxed its ties to the colonies to promote free trade )

Question 9

National Policy 1878. what are the 3 platforms that it was based on?

Answer 9

1# Encourage immigration.

2# build the Transcontinental Railway.

3# increase custom duties.

Question 10

what are the 3 consequences (results) of the National Policy 1878 ?

Answer 10

1# creation of a domestic Market .

2# expansion and development of Western Canada.

3# higher custom duties and limited foreign imports to protect Canadian products

Question 11

before Confederation to 1896. What were the 8 most important events?

Answer 11

1# Birth of Canada 1867.
2# Transcontinental Railway completed .
3# Threat of American expansion ( mostly the Fenian .Irish Catholics).
4# Britain relaxed ties with its colonies.
5# French Canadian emigration.New colonization areas.
6# Britain’s colonies achieved domestic autonomy.
7# METIS uprising (1855) and the hanging of Louis Riel.
8# end of reciprocity treaty 1864.

Question 12

First phase of industrialization, social changes?

Answer 12

1#new work methods .

2# woman and children worked in factories.

Question 13

What is the date of the British North American Act (B.N.A ) ?

Answer 13

1867

Question 14

British north American Act ( B.N.A.) - Proposals?

Answer 14

Federation shared powers.
Central Government.
Provincial Government.

Question 15

when was the Constitutional conferences. Dates

Answer 15

1864 - 1867 | important for the time line

Question 16

End of Reciprocity Treaty and representation by population. Dates?

Answer 16

1864 | important for the time line

Question 17

social changes - first phase of industrialization 1867-1896 ( how did the working class live and what started in 1872 )

Answer 17

1# Urbanization. 
2# inequality.
3# poor working conditions. 
4# woman and children worked in factories. 
5# trade union started 1872.

Question 18

first phase of industrialization 1867-1896 ( or what products were grown and manufactured by factories)

Answer 18

1# Dairy products (cheese and butter ).
2# Tobacco was grown near Joliette.
3# Hay and Oats were grown to feed the cattle for dairy produce.
4# Food processing factories(brewing ,sugar refining,meat packing ,flour milling).
5# Leather factories (leather boots,shoes,tanning ).
6# Vegetables and Apples were grown near Montreal.
7# Wood and Paper factories.
8# transportation equipment factories.
9# Textiles (making close, spinning and weaving )

Question 19

what did Britain give Canada before 1896

Answer 19

freedom for its internal affairs

(1) Britain relaxed its economic and political ties to Canada in the period prior to Confederation up to 1896
(2) Britain’s colonies, including Canada, gained political autonomy over their domestic affairs in the period prior to 1896;

Question 20

when did Canada gain freedom over its external affairs

Answer 20

One important political consequence of World War I was that Britain’s colonies, including Canada, gained autonomy over their external affairs with the passing of the Statute of Westminster (1931).

Question 21

from 1864 threw 1896 what were the 7 important events

Answer 21

1# C P R
2# free trade
3# berth  Canada 1867
4# American X
5# French C walkers (immigration )
6# F. M. U 1855
7# Home market ( domestic economy )