G7 Social Studies Term Review

Many Black Loyalists went to Nova Scotia because...

• The weather was nicer
• They were forced to leave the 13 colonies
• They were given money by the British
• They were granted freedom by the British

Someone who comes into a country to live is called... 

• an emigrant
• an immigrant
• a pioneer
• a squatter

What do you call an area of land that is controlled by another country?

• symphony

• colony

• immigrant

• the elite

What do you call an idea for a new law?

• a bob

• a colony

• the assembly

• a bill

Who were the richest and most powerful group in British North America?

• The Irish Immigrants

• The black colonists

• The Elite

• The Aboriginal people

What is the name for the King or Queen's representative in Nova Scotia?

• lieutenant governor

• the prime minister

• the premier

• the voters

What type of government is this?

When the government was controlled by a few selected people, mostly from the elite and decisions were made in the interests of the British king or queen.

• representative government

• a republic

• responsible government

• a dictatorship

What type of government is this?

When most of the power to make decisions is made by people who have been elected in by the voters.

• representative government

• a republic

• responsible government

• A dictatorship

Canada's government today is:

• a representative government

• a dictatorship

• a democracy

What 3 ways did the people of BNA show that they wanted to change the way they were governed?

• Through newspapers

• By doing their work

• Through rebellions

• Through immigration

• By getting voted in and making political change