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WorksheetsSocial 7 Our Canada Chapter 6 Quiz
Total questions: 106
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
• In __________, a ____________ exploded in Britain’s Thirteen Colonies.
1776
1775
rebellion
ship's cannon
• Britain’s Thirteen colonies were _____________________.
Poor
Prosperous
• By 1765, Britain's colonies were growing _________________ under ________________________ rule
restless
more loyal
American
British
• British colonies could trade only with __________________
Britain
France
First Nations
New France
• British colonies had to pay high ____________ on British ______________
taxes
fees
exports
imports
British colonies desired ________________ over their own affairs
more control
less control
The Quebec Act was passed in ____________. The act gave the __________________ to Quebec, not the thirteen colonies. This contributed to start of the War of Independence.
1774
1776
Ohio Valley
Indian Territory
The __________________ rebels hoped the ________________ would join in their revolt.
American
British
Loyalists
Candiens
The American rebels marched into Quebec. The invasion of Quebec _____________, but the American Revolution continued for many years. Britain recognized the United States of America in _______.
succeeded
failed
1776
1783
Some loyalists did not believe in using ______________ to settle disputes.
peace
violence
laws
government
Some Loyalists had business ties with the _______________.
Americans
British
French
• Many ________________ traveled by ship to _________________.
Nova Scotia
Loyalists
Canadiens
Newfoundland
Loyalists nearly _______________ the population of _________________.
tripled
doubled
PEI
Nova Scotia
Where did the War of 1812 occur?
Britain
British North America
WAR OF 1812 - Britain was at war with France. It stopped Americans from __________________ with the French.
fighting
trading
The British were ___________________ American sailors to serve in the British Navy.
kidnapping
hiring
The war began in 1812. The British wondered if they could count on loyalty in ______________________.
BNA
New France
WAR OF 1812 - Many of the English colonists were Americans who had arrived ________________ the Loyalists.
after
before
WAR OF 1812 - The Atlantic colonies depended on _______________ with the Americans living along the Atlantic coast.
trade
alliances
WAR OF 1812 - British soldiers, local militia, and ________________ allies fought hard against the invaders
travellers
First Nations
French Soldiers
farmers
In April 1813, a fleet of ___________________ ships in Lake Ontario shot cannon fire at what would become Toronto.
British
American
French
Canadien
In April 1813, a fleet of American ships in Lake Ontario shot cannon fire at the town of ____________________
Quebec
Montreal
York
New York
WAR OF 1812 - Britain hit back in August ____________. it invaded Washington, DC. And burned down the _____________________.
American Forts
The White House
1812
1814
The War of 1812 ended in a ____________________.
victory for Canada
Victory for Britain
Victory for the Americans
deadlock
The Treaty of _______________ ended the war in December 1814.
Utrecht
Ghent
Paris
Royal Proclamation
WAR OF 1812 - The two sides agreed to make the _________________ parallel of latitude the political boundary from west of the Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains.
49th
48th
50th
60th
WAR OF 1812 - ________________ suffered the most, losing __________________(died).
British
First Nations
15000
10000
WAR OF 1812 - The ___________________ refused to create a _____________________ state, as Britain had proposed.
British
Americans
First Nations
14th
GREAT MIGRATION - Plan was to fill _________________ with people from: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England, to live on farmland.
Colonies
Rupert's Land
Indian Territory
GREAT MIGRATION - 1815-1850 (35 years) more than ___________________ immigrants came to ports of Halifax, Saint John, and ________________.
800,000
500,000
Quebec City
York
In Britain, the population was growing ________________, but jobs were ________________.
rapidly
scarce
plentiful
Farmers were being forced off the land.
True
False
GREAT MIGRATION _______________ and ________________ were common. Ireland suffered a terrible famine, forcing many rural people to flee.
Jobs
Food
Poverty
Hunger
GREAT MIGRATION - With _____________, ocean travel was now ______________.
war
dangerous
peace
safer
GREAT MIGRATION - The colonies offered ___________________, new opportunities, and a chance for a ___________________
jobs in the military
free land
a chance to fight
better life
How tall (or short) was Napoleon?
5'7"
5'2"
5'5"
4'9"
Napoleon was a ____________________________ emperor.
British
French
Russia
Austrian
Which of the following was a cause of the War of 1812?
The Continual System
The Continental System
The Continental Shelf
The Continental Drift
Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power in which century?
1800's
1700's
1500's
1600's
What happened to the king of France?
He was executed
He fled France
He traveled to England
He found shelter in Russia
To demonstrate his new power, what did the new Emperor Napoleon do?
He went on a quest to conquer Europe
He tried to become king
He started a war with the United States
By _________________ much of Europe had fallen or surrendered to Napoleon…except _____________________.
1810
1812
Germany
Britain
Why couldn't Napoleon's land troops invade Britain?
It is an island
it is a peninsula
Napoleon did not have enough troops
His troops had already surrendered
Napoleon decided he would try and defeat the British
economically
politically
socially
through advanced warfare
Napoleon’s plan was to block ______________ ships from entering _________________ ports
British
European
French
Mediterranean
Why did Napoleon's Continental System backfire?
The British stopped any ship from entering Europe
The American's came to the aid of Britain
France did not have a strong enough navy
The British used fireships to ram through the naval blockade
Why was Napoleon forced to end the Continental system?
Europe became starved for trade goods
The French citizens would not allow the blockade anymore
The Russian emperor intervened in the conflict.
Which country lost a lot of money because of the Continental system?
France
America
Britain
Russia
Location was a major cause of the War of 1812. Where was America looking to for more farmland?
Canada
South America
Mexico
The Caribbean
The Americans considered taking over which of the following lands. (choose 2)
Native American land
Canada
French territory
Spanish territory
For the Americans, Canadian land was _____________ & __________________.
rich
cheap
difficult to work
expensive
Another cause of the War of 1812 was The Great ________________ _____________________.
Canadian frontier
American Dream
Treaty of Ghent
King George
Many Americans held the dream of a __________________ _____________________ _______________________.
United North America
Divided United States
Unified Canadian Confederation
United American Frontier
Americans believed the _____________ should unite with the ____________.
BNA & USA
UK & USA
BNA & UK
Rupert's Land & UK
If the __________________ would not surrender their territory, the _______________________ felt they would have to take it.
British & Americans
French & British
Americans & Canadiens
a rapid, often violent change in a system of government
republic
rebellion
revolution
protest
a system of government that does have a king or queen
revolution
republic
nation
monarchy
War of 1812: The Americans hoped that people living in British North America would ___________________________________ their takeover plans
not oppose
oppose
support
surrender
War of 1812: Who was the American General in charge of the invasion of Upper Canada in 1812?
William Hull
George Washington
General Wolfe
General Montcalm
War of 1812: Some ______________________ thought the Canadiens might rise up against _____________________ rule.
Americans and British
British and Americans
Canadiens and British
War of 1812: The Catholic Church opposed __________________________ in general.
republican government
monarchies
War of 1812: In one of the key battles of the war, _________________ troops and _____________________ militia fought off an _______________ attack on Montreal
British & Canadien & American
American & British & Canadien
Canadien & British & American
________________________ was a crucial supply and communications link between Upper and Lower Canada.
Montreal
York
Quebec City
Trois Riveres
War of 1812: American attacks centred on __________________ Canada.
Upper
Lower
Many Loyalists had settled in __________________ Canada after the American war of independence.
Upper
Lower
War of 1812: Many Upper Canadians expressed ______________________ for Britain, and strong ______________________ to American plans.
support & opposition
opposition & support
By 1812, the population of Upper Canada included many ____________________ settlers.
American - born
French - born
Many Americans had come to Upper Canada as ______________________, not _____________________.
immigrants not refugees
refugees not immigrants
Many Loyalists had come to Upper Canada as _______________________.
immigrants
refugees
American-born settlers had come to Upper Canada seeking farm land.
True
False
War of 1812: Many American settlers in Upper Canada decided to not take sides between the British and the Americans in the conflict.
True
False
War of 1812: After the war, Britain ordered settlers who had supported the American cause to __________________ Upper Canada.
Join the army in Upper Canada
leave
stay in
War of 1812: After the War of 1812, Britain encouraged British soldiers to settle in Upper Canada as a way to defend the colony.
True
False
Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee nation organized First Nations to ___________________ the British ________________ the Americans
support & against
fight & against
fight and support
The colonies of _____________________ and _________________________ did not join the war against British rule.
Quebec and Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Montreal and Quebec
Nova Scotia and Montreal
After the _____________________________ war, Britain was deeply in debt.
Seven Years
1812
100 years
World War 1
If the slaves in America joined the Loyalist cause, they were given ______________________ and ___________________.
food and freedom
freedom and farms
safe passage and farms
food and voting rights
German Mennonites asked to be exempted from _________________________ due to their religious beliefs.
military service
unsafe farming practices
trading with First Nations
ocean-going travel
Before the Loyalists came to Canada, Britain negotiated treaties of __________________ and ___________________ with First Nations peoples.
peace
cease fires
friendship
free trade
The Constitutional Act divided Quebec into ____________________
Eastern Canada
Western Canada
Upper Canada
Lower Canada
General Ross and his troops burned down several shops and businesses.
True
False
Loyalists were people who were not loyal to Britain and its laws.
True
False
Patriots were people who were loyal to the King of England.
True
False
Tarring and feathering was a practice used by the British to punish traitors who were not loyal to them.
True
False
The Loyalists did not have to endure much hardship when they first moved to New Brunswick as refugees from the Thirteen Colonies.
True
False
Thayendanegea (Joseph Brandt) was an ally of the United States.
True
False
Hans Winger was a __________________ who petitioned the British government to excuse the German Mennonites from having to fight in the war.
Farmer
Pastor
The arrival of the Loyalists in Quebec did not threaten the Canadien identity and the First Nations peoples' rights to land.
True
False
The Napoleonic Wars in Europe triggered the War of 1812 in North America.
True
False
The Constitutional Act of 1791 happened because of pressure from:
Loyalists
Americans
Catholics
Mi’kmaqs
The Thirteen Colonies fought Britain under the leadership of:
Tecumseh
George Washington
General Patton
John A. MacDonald
The First Nations under Tecumseh supported:
The Americans
The Spanish
The British
The French
During the War of 1812 French Canadiens fought against
France
Britain
The Americans
Both France and Britain
Whose perspective during the War of 1812 is presented in this passage from a speech, “Brothers, the king of England is angry with the Americans, our enemies. He will send his troops against them.”
British
French
Americans
First Nations
Countries ruled by monarchs went to war against:
Britain
The French Republic
Indonesia
First Nations
1. An excerpt from a song written during the War of 1812 ,
“To defend your country,
And to maintain your laws;
Being all united,
This is the song we’ll sing:
Success unto Great Britain
And God save the King,”
expresses the view of the
Americans
French
Spanish
None of these
Who won the war of 1812?
Americans
British North America
The Mennonties
First Nations
The boundary between Canada and the United States that was set after the War of 1812:
Was farther south than before
We still respect today
Was shorter
Meant that people could no longer walk across
The boundary between Canada and the United States that was set after the War of 1812:
49th parallel
60th paralle
50th parallel
None of the these
People against rebellion and loyal to Britain were called:
United Americans
United Empire Loyalists
United British Loyalists
Canadiens
A government system that does not have a king or queen is known as a _______________________.
monarchy
republic
A rapid violent change in a system of government is called a _______________
rebellion
revolution
The process of people moving to a new country and becoming citizens there.
immigration
migration
Becoming part of a different cultural group.
assimilation
immigration
A _____________________ is a person who seeks protection in another country to escape danger in their own country.
refugee
immigrant
soldier
peasant
The movement of people from one region to another region is
assimilation
immigration
migration
