Chapter 7

Question 0

What is DEMOCRACY?

Answer 0

A system of government in which the people discuss an issue until they can all agree on one outcome.

Question 1

What is GOVERNMENT?

Answer 1

The way people organize themselves to chose their leaders and make decisions.

Question 2

What is REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY?

Answer 2

A form of government,citizens elect people to make decisions for them.

Question 3

What is RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT?

Answer 3

In Canada a government (cabinet) that must answer to an elected representative.

Question 4

What major concern did the maritime colonies have about the formation if union?

Answer 4

-They would be a minority in Canada and wouldn’t have much of a voice in decisions.

Question 5

What are the 3 main factors that led the colonist to consider union?

Answer 5

1. Political deadlock in the Province of Canada
2. Shifting trade relations
3. Defending British North America from the US

Question 6

What is REPRESENTATIVE BY POPULATION (rep by pop)?

Answer 6

A system in which citizens elected members all represent the same number of people. The greater the population the more power a region has.

Question 7

Who were the parties in the assembly?

Answer 7

• Clear Grit Party: Radical reformers who wanted more democratic gov.
• Les Rouges: Radical canadien separatists from Quebec
• Les Bleus: Conservative, for business Canadien, corporation with Anglaphones.
• The Liberal conservatives: wanted to coroner at with the French
• Independents: Representatives who we’re not part of a party.

Question 8

What is FREE TRADE?

Answer 8

Tax free trade between countries

- It allowed Britain to sell there goods

Question 9

What is IMPORT?

Answer 9

to bring goods in

Question 10

What is Reciprocity ?

Answer 10

-Flow goods both ways across the border free of any import taxes

Question 11

What are some Advantages of the Railway?

Answer 11

• Better transportation systems

- Goes far, goes from city to city, moves goods quickly and easily

Question 12

What is Manifest Destiny?

Answer 12

-An American belief that the natural right of US is to control all of North America.

Question 13

How was Canada’s capital city chosen?

Answer 13

Queen Victoria choose the capital city because people couldn’t decide where it should be.
OTTAWA

Question 14

What is significant about the ship Marco Polo?

Answer 14

Described as the fasted ship in the world, it was built in St.John.

Question 15

Who was Joseph Howe?

Answer 15

• Leading politician in Nova Scotia during Confederation
• published a letter saying the government was stealing from them
• Didn’t want Nova Scotia to join Confederation

Question 16

What are some disadvantages of joining Confederation?

Answer 16

Political: Loss of identity, Canadas have much larger populations
Economic: Could loose trade with the US
Military: Could be dragged into war with the rest of Canada

Question 17

What are some advantages of joining Confederation?

Answer 17

Political: Would have some influence on Canada
Economic: Would open up markets and railways
Military: Could protect the maritimes from USA attack

Question 18

Who were the 4 provinces to join Confederation why?

Answer 18

Canada East: Language, religion and school
Canada West: Political power
New Brunswick: Railway
Nova Scotia: Railway

Question 19

Which provinces didn’t join Confederation why?

Answer 19

P.E.I. : Was to small it would be swamped by other colonists. 1873
Newfoundland: Didn’t think they would influence in government. 1949

Question 20

Where did the name CANADA come from?

Answer 20

From a Iroquois word kanata meaning village.

Question 21

What are some problems that Confederation was meant to solve? 3

Answer 21

Political deadlock in the province of Canada
Shifting trade relations
Need to defend British a North America

Question 22

Who was allowed to vote in 1867?

Answer 22

• over the age of 21
• married women couldn’t vote, very few single women could vote
• had to own property
• no minorities, First Nations, Métis, or Inuit could vote
• only 11% of citizens could vote

Question 23

Who was Canada’s first Prime Minister?

Answer 23

John A. McDonald

• He wrote most of the confederation himself
• He wrote most of the BNA act

Question 24

Who was George-Etienne Cartier?

Answer 24

• leading Quebec politician of the confederation
• he was as bold as a lion, Confederation wouldn’t have happens without him
• lawyer and railway promoter -elected to assembly in 1848
• worked to adopt the French civil code to Canada east.

Question 25

What act lead to the dominion of Canada?

Answer 25

The British North America Act (BNA)

Question 26

What is Dominion of Canada?

Answer 26

Creation of Canada the new country on July 1,1867.

Question 27

What is compromise?

Answer 27

A method of resolving a disagreement where everyone gives up a little to get an agreement they can all live with.

Question 28

What is consensus?

Answer 28

An agreement made by a group as a whole?

Question 29

What system of government did the Dominion of Canada use? Who was our head of state?

Answer 29

-Federal system: 2 levels- Central gov. : matters affecting the whole country. Provincial gov. matters local and regional

• British monarch Head of State
• A Governor General represents monarch in Canada

Question 30

What is CONFEDERATION?

Answer 30

A group of people, countries, organizations ect. that are joined together in the same effort, an alliance, separate colonies uniting to make one country.

Question 31

What is EXPORT?

Answer 31

To ship goods out

Question 32

What are some disadvantages if the railway?

Answer 32

• Costs a lot of money

- Needs the colonists to be United

Question 33

Who are the Fenians?

Answer 33

-Group of Irish-Americans, they want the Irish to be freed from British role.

Question 34

Why was Canada’s first Prime Minister called the father if confederation?

Answer 34

he wrote most of the confederation himself

Question 35

What date was the Dominion of Canada passed?

Answer 35

July 1, 1867