Day 8 - Confederation

Characterize the ideology of protectionism.

• Mother country protected colonial economies
• Corn Laws were adopted
• Mother country traded with any country
• The colony protected the mother country's economy

 What is a preferential tariff?

• Low customs duties paid by colonies
• High taxes for foreign investors
• A consequence of the Corn Laws
• Economic isolation of the United States

Indicate a reason for the decline of Canadian exports to Britain in the 2nd half of the 19th c

• Canadian goods were low quality
• Britain adopted a free trade policy
• Britain lost interest in the fur trade
• Britain lost interest in the timber trade

What consequence did the British free trade policy have on Canada?

• Canada had to compete with other countries
• British were no longer Canada's steady customer
• Exports to Britain decreased
• All these answers are correct

Indicate a consequence of British free trade (1846) on exports from United Canada to Britain

• Exports to United Canada increased
• Exports to Great Britain decreased
• Exports to the United States decreased
• Imports from the United States increased

How did United Canada make up for the reduction of timber exports to Great Britain?

• Signed a free trade agreement with the United States
• Signed a free trade agreement with Great Britain
• Signed NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
• Sold more Timber to France and Austria

What was the name of the free trade agreement signed between United Canada and the United States?

• American Free Trade Treaty
• The National Policy
• The Reciprocity Treaty
• The Reciprical Agreement

The Reciprocity Treaty was very good for the Canadian economy. Why did it end in 1864?

• American Civil War 
• Canadian Confederation
• American Manifest Destiny
• Britain restored protectionism

Which of the following does not describe some of the problems leading to confederation?

• Threat of American annexation
• Lack of British protection
• No railroads connected the BNA colonies
• Increased British immigration

On what day was the Canadian Confederation officially created?

• July 4, 1867
• July 1, 1864
• July 1, 1867 
• July 4, 1864