Chapter 7 Quizizz

By 1858, there were seven British colonies in North America. Which of the following was NOT one of them:

• New Brunswick
• British Columbia
• Ontario
• Nova Scotia

Political deadlock happens when

• equally powerful parties can't agree on a course of action
• parties are locked in a room to vote
• parties are not allowed to vote
• the government structure has failed

When talking about Canada, what does “Confederation” mean?

• a document that gave Canada its freedom from Britain
• a battle where all the colonies joined together to defeat the Americans
• joining all the colonies together to form one country
• the idea that the colonies should join the United States

Political deadlock in the Province of Canada helped encourage Confederation because

• Britain was forced to step in and take control
• the people realized they had to get rid of the government and start over
• one side would eventually give in to the other
• the people of British North America considered other political structures

One of the main issues that caused the Assembly to be deadlocked was that of “representation by population”. This is the idea that

• everyone should have the right to vote
• each member of the Assembly should represent the same number of people
• Canada East and Canada West should get the same amount of votes
• all ridings should be the same size regardless of how many people live there

For many years, the colonies could count on Britain to buy their goods. This was because

• British people loved Canadian fashion
• Britain didn't want the colonies to trade with the Americans
• Britain gave special treatment to its colonies and their goods
• items from the colonies were always the best quality

By the mid-1800’s, Britain stopped giving special treatment to goods from the colonies. So, the colonies signed a special trade agreement with

• The United States
• France
• Spain
• The First Nations

How did threats from the United States help encourage Confederation?

• After the Civil War, the American army was large enough to worry British North America
• There was a belief in America that they were destined to own all the land in North America
• If an army invaded BNA, colonists worried they wouldn't be able to defend themselves because they were so spread apart
• All of the above

In addition to political deadlock, shifting trade relations, and self-defense, which of the following also encouraged Confederation?

• There were many poor people and joining together would help them
• The railway could help trade and commerce
• The Governors of all the colonies thought it would be a good idea
• All the colonies basically had the same culture, so why not join together

The Maritimes exported fish, lumber, and grain. But perhaps the most important industry at this time was

• the fur trade
• making clothing
• ship building
• growing cotton