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Question 1

What was the economy based upon in the 1860s of the Eastern Atlantic Colonies?

Answer 1

Fishing, shipbuilding, logging/lumber

Question 2

What was the economy based upon in the 1860s of Canada East (Quebec)?

Answer 2

Farms, fur trading, manufacturer business

Question 3

What was the economy based upon in the 1860s of Canada West (Ontario)?

Answer 3

Farms, traded furs

Question 4

What was the economy based upon in the 1860s of the Western Colonies?

Answer 4

Fur trading

Question 5

In the 1860s, where did 80% of the population live?

Answer 5

In Canada West — on farms, lumber camps, and seacoast harbours.

Question 6

Which colony had the largest population?

Answer 6

Canada West.

Question 7

Which group of people were in the majority?

Answer 7

Irish, Scottish, English, Welsh.

Question 8

What was the population of B.C. at the time?

Answer 8

51 524 people.

Question 9

Instead of being assimilated, what did the French-speaking Canadians want to do?

Answer 9

They wanted to keep their language and their culture.

Question 10

Why were the smaller colonies scared to join the union?

Answer 10

They were worried because they thought that one big colony would be easier to take over.

Question 11

How did the British Government feel about the British North American colonies?

Answer 11

They didnt want any involvement with them. They wanted to focus on what was happening in their home instead.

Question 12

What was the U.S. doing at this time?

Answer 12

They were expanding west and south, bringing new states and territories into their union.

Question 13

Take a screenshot of a blank map of Canada. Fill it in with the different colonies/territories and their names.

Answer 13

Check with the map on google classroom.

Question 14

Who first proposed the idea of the colonies?

Answer 14

Lord Durham.

Question 15

Give two reasons why the colonies were NOT interested in forming a union.

Answer 15

1. They didn’t see an advantage for themselves.

2. They were far apart, and were separated by geological barriers.

Question 16

When was the Dominion of Canada created?

Answer 16

July 1, 1867.

Question 17

By what act was the Dominion of Canada created?

Answer 17

The British North America Act.

Question 18

Name the first 4 colonies to join the Dominion of Canada

Answer 18

Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia.

Question 19

What was the total population of BRITISH NORTH AMERICA, NOT BRITISH COLOMBIA in 1861?

Answer 19

3 229 633 people.

Question 20

What is the total population of Canada today?

Answer 20

37 742 154 people.

Question 21

T/F: Delegates from Canada East and Canada West invited the Maritime provinces to the Charlottetown Conference.

Answer 21

False.

Question 22

T/F: Canada East and Canada West promised to pay for almost all of the railroad.

Answer 22

True.

Question 23

T/F: No one from Newfoundland attended the Quebec Conference.

Answer 23

False.

Question 24

Nova Scotia received the least amount in the House of Commons.

Answer 24

False.

Question 25

Find the correct way to phrase this: The Canadian delegates arrived at the Charlottetown Conference by railway.

Answer 25

The Canadian delegates arrived at the Charlottetown Conference by steamship.

Question 26

Find the correct way to phrase this: The Legislative Council would have 24 seats for each and every province.

Answer 26

The Legislative Council would have 24 seats for Canada West, 24 seats for Canada East, and 24 seats for ALL of the Maritimes provinces together.

Question 27

Find the correct way to phrase this: The Newfoundland assembly was so excited to become a part of Canada, they were the first to agree to join the confederation.

Answer 27

The Newfoundland assembly didn’t want to join Canada in the 1860s. They were the last province to join, in 1949.

Question 28

Find the correct way to phrase this: The British Government was very slow to approve of the creation of the “Dominion of Canada”.

Answer 28

The British government quickly approved of the creation of the “Dominion of Canada”.

Question 29

In Canada East, what was the population in 1861 (chart)?

Answer 29

1 111 566

Question 30

In Canada West, what was the population in 1861 (chart)?

Answer 30

1 396 091

Question 31

In New Brunswick, what was the population in 1861 (chart)?

Answer 31

252 047

Question 32

In Nova Scotia, what was the population in 1861 (chart)?

Answer 32

330 857

Question 33

In P.E.I., what was the population in 1861 (chart)?

Answer 33

80 857

Question 34

In Canada East, how many seats in the House of Commons did they have in 1867?

Answer 34

65

Question 35

In Canada West, how many seats in the House of Commons did they have in 1867?

Answer 35

82

Question 36

In New Brunswick, how many seats in the House of Commons did they have in 1867?

Answer 36

15

Question 37

In Nova Scotia, how many seats in the House of Commons did they have in 1867?

Answer 37

19

Question 38

In P.E.I., how many seats in the House of Commons did they have in 1867?

Answer 38

5

Question 39

In Canada East, how many seats in the Legislative Council did they have in 1867?

Answer 39

24

Question 40

In Canada West, how many seats in the Legislative Council did they have in 1867?

Answer 40

24

Question 41

In New Brunswick, how many seats in the Legislative Council did they have in 1867?

Answer 41

10

Question 42

In Nova Scotia, how many seats in the Legislative Council did they have in 1867?

Answer 42

10

Question 43

In P.E.I., how many seats in the Legislative Council did they have in 1867?

Answer 43

4

Question 44

What was another name for the Legislative Council?

Answer 44

The Senate.

Question 45

Was the Legislative Council an attempt to make things fair? If it was, how did they do that?

Answer 45

Yes, it was. They gave each region the same number of seats.

Question 46

Name two methods politicians have used through the the history of Canada to try and make things fair.

Answer 46

1. Representation by Population.
   Its where each PERSON’S interests are equally important.
2. Representation by Region.
   It’s where each REGION’S interests are equally important.

Question 47

Why was the Constitution Act updated?

Answer 47

To state that Canada was politically independent of the UK. British Acts of Parliament would no longer apply to Canada.

Question 48

Name 3 things added to the Constitution Act, and the year they were added.

Answer 48

1. 1982: Charter of Rights and Freedoms were added.
2. 1983: Constitution Amendment Proclamation described Aboriginal rights in Canada.
3. 1999: Constitutional Act (Nunavut) provided for representation in the House of Commons and the Senate for the Nunavut Territory.