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WorksheetsSS7 - Ch. 6 The United States Breaks Away
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 6mins
To owe money to someone
Rebel
Representation
Independent
Debt
To violently go against and oppose the government
Independent
Rebel
Co-exist
Refugee
Someone who flees their country because of war or other bad circumstance
Refugee
Escapist
Rebel
Patriot
Which of these is one of the early causes of rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies?
Americans tried to invade British North America
Britain raised taxes on the colonists
Why did Britain raise taxes on the Colonists?
They owed money because the Seven Years War was expensive
They wanted to buy the Hudson's Bay Company
This group of people supported the rebellion and American independence.
Loyalists
Patriots
French
Métis
This group of people did not support the rebellion and wanted to stay British.
Patriots
Loyalists
Americans
Mi'Kmaq
The American revolution divided people into two groups:
French and British
Colonists and Europeans
Patriots and Loyalists
Refugees and Citizens
What event triggered Loyalists into leaving the Thirteen Colonies?
new representative government
George Washington's death
Jailing of Patriots
Tarring and feathering of Loyalists
Who were afraid that the arrival of the Loyalists would threaten their culture?
German Mennonites
British North Americans
French Canadiens
How did the Loyalists impact First Nations?
First Nations were not affected
They started the War of 1812
They became trading partners
First Nations lost their land
The new colony that was created for the Loyalists was called...
New England
New Quebec
New Brunswick
New York
How was Quebec divided in the Constitutional Act?
East and West Canada
Upper and Lower Canada
Quebec and New France
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
What did Upper and Lower Canada get as part of the Constitutional Act of 1791?
Representative Government
Gold
Rupert's Land
More trading forts
What early event would cause the War of 1812?
Britain declared the Continental Accord
Britain blocked trade between Americans and French
France invaded America
Britain sent resources to Canadiens
He urged First Nations to fight against the Americans.
George Washington
Tecumseh
Thayendanegea
Hans Zimmer
The Canada/USA border has not changed since the end of the War of 1812.
True
False
