Confederation

Question 1

Before 1867, Canada was not a country instead it was known as what?

Answer 1

Before 1867 Canada was known as British North America. (B.N.A)

Question 2

What were the names of the colonies and territories of B.N.A. just prior to Confederation

Answer 2

• The North Western Territory
• Newfoundland
• Province of Canada-Canada East, Canada West
• Prince Edward Island
• New Brunswick
• Stickene Territory
• British Columbia
• Vancouver

Question 3

Who were the Fathers of Confederation

Answer 3

Fathers of the Confederation were groups of people or politicians representing each of the colonie that met at the Charlottetown conference decided to from a confederation

• Thomas D’Arcy McGcee
• Sir John A. MAcDonald
• George brown
• George Cartier

Question 4

Most important resolution of Confederation is the

Answer 4

Division of power between the federal and provincial goverments

Question 5

What does Historical significance mean?, what makes a person or an event historically significant?

Answer 5

Historical significance meaning events or individuals that resulted in great change and development in the past.

Question 6

What does Confederation refer to?

Answer 6

Uniting all colonies into a country

Question 7

This 1864 meeting began as a discussion of Maritime union but soon expanded to include the Province of Canada. It did not result in any definite resolutions but set Confederation in motion.

Answer 7

Charlottetown Conference

Question 8

Confederation came about from a variety of problems, difficulties and perceived threats. Which of the following was not a key issue in Confederation?

Answer 8

Independence from Britain

Question 9

This newspaper magnate was a Father of Confederation whose name now graces a Toronto college.

Answer 9

George Brown

Question 10

The document that ended Canada’s status as a colony of Britain was the

Answer 10

British North America Act.

Question 11

Three men who agreed to compromise and work together for Confederation were

Answer 11

George Brown, Georges Cartier and John A. Macdonald.

Question 12

What best describes Canadian Confederation?

Answer 12

The central and provincial governments share power.

Question 13

Irish nationalists who invaded Canada in 1866 were called

Answer 13

Fenians

Question 14

What was the Charlottetown conference?

Answer 14

Was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island for representatives from the colonies of British North America to discuss Canadian Confederation. The conference took place between September 1 through 9, 1864.

Question 15

When was confederation?

Answer 15

July 1, 1867

Question 16

what was the Quebec Conference?

Answer 16

The Quebec Conference was the second meeting held in 1864 to discuss Canadian Confederation.

Question 17

What were the Quebec resolutions?

Answer 17

Also known as the seventy-two resolutions,

- were a set of proposals which laid out the framework for the Canadian Constitution.

Question 18

Manifest Destiny

Answer 18

A belief among many post-American Civil War politicians that the U.S. was destined to control North America and this notion was backed up by God.

Question 19

Ruperts Land

Answer 19

• a third of what is now canada
• from 1670–1870 was the exclusive commercial domain of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
• Three years after Confederation the government of Canada acquired Rupert’s Land from the Company for $1.5-million

Question 20

Sir John A MacDonald

Answer 20

• first prime minister of Canada (1867–73, 1878–91)

- he produced the British North America Act and the union of provinces which became Canada.

Question 21

George Brown

Answer 21

• participating in the Charlottetown Conference

- father of confederation

Question 22

George Carteir

Answer 22

• co-premier of the Province of Canada
• A former rebel against the government
• Cartier was responsible for bringing French Canada, Manitoba and British Columbia into the Dominion