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WorksheetsDay 7 - Timber Trade & Immigration
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What became the colony's main export in 1810?
a)
Fish
b)
Fur
c)
Timber
d)
Textiles
2.
Indicate a reason why the timber trade developed in the colony in the early 19th century.
a)
The American Revolution
b)
The War of 1812
c)
Napoleon's (Continental) Blockade
d)
The Rebellions
3.
Why did the Napoleonic Blockade lead to a rise in timber exports from Québec?
a)
Britain could not access Austrian timber
b)
Britain needed to rebuild its navy
c)
Québec was a colony of Britain
d)
All of these answers are correct
4.
Which of the following was not a job that existed in the organization of the timber trade?
a)
Log driver
b)
Lumberjack
c)
Merchant
d)
Coureur des Bois
5.
What was the most frequently purchased form of timber?
a)
Square timber
b)
Logs
c)
Beams
d)
Planks
6.
Why did the timber trade lead to the establishment of banks in the early 19th century?
a)
Workers needed bank loans
b)
Merchants had more money to invest
c)
Natives no longer traded for goods
d)
British wanted more economic power
7.
What group of immigrants arrived in large numbers in the 1st half of the 19th c.?
a)
British merchants
b)
Loyalists
c)
Irish
d)
Chinese
8.
Which new group of immigrants competed with Canadiens for jobs in the timber trade?
a)
Irish
b)
Mexicans
c)
Italians
d)
Chinese
9.
What new methods of transportation made it safer to transport goods & immigrants in the 19th c?
a)
Canals & Sailboats
b)
Canals & Steamships
c)
Airports & Airplanes
d)
Dockyards & Trains
10.
What event ultimately led to a large wave of Irish immigration to Canada in the 1830s?
a)
Potato Famine
b)
Polio epidemic
c)
Small Pox outbreak
d)
Influenza
11.
In the 1830s, Irish arrived seriously ill. Indicate an effect of this problem on the colony.
a)
Increased death rate.
b)
Spread epidemics
c)
Construction of Grosse-Ile
d)
All of these answers are correct
12.
What action was taken by colonial authorities to deal with epidemics in the 1830s?
a)
Quarantine of the sick on Grosse-Ile
b)
The sick were sent back to Ireland
c)
Immigration from Ireland stopped
d)
All of these answers are correct.
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