Life in British North America 1850-1864

Canada East was also known as:

• Central Canada

• Lower Canada

• Upper Canada

Canada East and Canada West were in:

• A war with each other

• Political Hardships

• Need of more people

• Political Deadlock

The Northwest and Pacific Colonies were heavily influenced by:

• The French

• America

• First Nations

• The English

The GREAT MIGRATION was during which decade?

• 1810-1820

• 1820-1830

• 1830-1840

• 1840-1850

Forestry and shipbuilding were an important part of the economy in:

• The Atlantic Colonies

• Canada East

• Canada West

• The Northwest and Pacific Coast

Which group had political control over British North America in the 1850's and 1860's?

• French

• First Nation

• British

• It was shared

What treaty allowed free trade between the United States and British North America with no taxes on agricultural products and natural resources?

• North America Free Trade Agreement

• Reciprocity Treaty

• GST

• PST

In addition to their household chores, children in the Atlantic colonies also commonly worked: (click ALL that apply)

• In coal mines

• Cleaning and preparing fish

• Scrubbing the streets

• Chopping wood

WHY was it common for children to work?

• There were not enough adults to do all the jobs

• They could be paid much lower wages

• It was seen a part of becoming a young man or young woman

• They were smaller, so they could do little jobs that were tricky for full-sized adults

First Nations were continually gaining territory between 1850-1864.

• True

• False