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British North America - A Dominion in the Making -Final Test

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a certain kind of small sailing ship

a)

dory

b)

brig

c)

mast

2.

a pole that holds up a sail

a)

mast

b)

invade

c)

bateau

3.

islands in between the Western Hemisphere once belonging to Great Britain

a)

Napolean Bonaparte

b)

brig

c)

British West Indies

4.

a fast sailing warship of the 1800s

a)

frigate

b)

dory

c)

invade

5.

a flat-bottomed, raft-like boat

a)

bateau

b)

mast

c)

British West Indies

6.

A French general who conquered much of Europe

a)

Napolean Bonaparte

b)

British West Indies

c)

Isaac Brock

7.

small open fishing boat

a)

invade

b)

dory

c)

sloop

8.

to enter another's territory in order to conquer it

a)

mast

b)

schooner

c)

invade

9.

a wealthy Scot who helped bring Scots to the Northwest

a)

David Thompson

b)

Thomas Douglas Selkirk

c)

Lake Winnipeg

10.

a large Lake of Canada's interior Plains

a)

Lake Miguel

b)

Lake Winnipeg

c)

Lake Jahvon

11.

an Explorer who made Maps of the northwest

a)

David Thompson

b)

Isaac Brock

c)

Simon Fraser

12.

a small sailing ship with just one mast

a)

sloop

b)

brig

c)

schooner

13.

a defender of Canada during the War of 1812

a)

schooner

b)

Isaac Brock

c)

Queenston Heights

14.

an Explorer who canoed down the Fraser River

a)

David Thompson

b)

Simon Fraser

c)

Isaac Brock

15.

a type of sailing ship with two or more masts

a)

invade

b)

schooner

c)

mast

16.

the site of an important battle of the War of 1812

a)

Lake Winnipeg

b)

Queenston Heights

c)

sloop

17.

was head of the Hudson's Bay company

a)

Lord Durham

b)

George Simpson

c)

Joseph Howe

18.

children of French Indian marriages in Canada

a)

metis

b)

american

c)

Reform party

19.

a political party in Canada that wanted self-rule

a)

reform party

b)

metis party

c)

family compact

20.

a newspaper owner in the maritime region

a)

Louis-Joseph Papineau

b)

George Simpson

c)

Joseph Howe

21.

a group of families that controlled government of the Canadas in the early 1800s

a)

Metis

b)

Family compact

c)

Reform party

22.

an Englishman who argued for self-rule for British colonies in North America

a)

Lord Drake

b)

Lord Durham

c)

Joseph Howe

23.

the leader of a political party in upper Canada

a)

William Lyon Mackenzie

b)

Louis-Joseph Papineau

c)

George Simpson

24.

the leader of a political party in lower Canada

a)

Louis-Joseph Papineau

b)

Lord Durham

c)

Joseph Howe

25.

After the War of 1812, Canada was on the way to becoming _________________ country.

a)

a dependent

b)

an independent

c)

a democratic

26.

The problems of the Red River settlers came from the North West company and its workers, the _________________.

a)

Medes

b)

Metis

c)

Metres

27.

Lord ____________, ended the threat from the Metis and the North West Company.

a)

Dunkirk

b)

Selkirk

c)

Maykirk

28.

In _______, the northwest company and the Hudson's Bay company formed one new company.

a)

1821

b)

1831

c)

1841

29.

The Hudson's Bay company named Mr. ______________ as governor over all of their great empire.

a)

David Thompson

b)

Joseph Howe

c)

George Simpson

30.

Under the leadership of Governor Simpson, the Hudson's Bay company helped _____________ when control of the northwest.

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

31.

A self-governing nation is ______________ nation.

a)

a dependent

b)

an independent

c)

a democratic

32.

A responsible government is one which is ______________ by the people.

a)

created

b)

elected

c)

controlled

33.

The reformist party most important goal was to establish ________________ government

a)

representable

b)

responsible

c)

removable

34.

The family compacts saw the reform party as a _________________ and believe that the reformers were not loyal to Great Britain.

a)

threat

b)

treat

c)

blessing

35.

Great Britain's Parliament allowed several reformers to become members of the __________________ council.

a)

exacting

b)

executive

c)

executing

36.

The British parliament , very concerned about the rebellions, sent Lord __________ to Canada in 1838.

a)

Selkirk

b)

Durham

c)

Brock

37.

By ___________ every province was governing itself.

a)

1839

b)

1849

c)

1859

38.

Dories were used in the _____________ provinces where many families made a living by fishing.

a)

Hudson Bay

b)

Loyalist

c)

Maritime

39.

The Maritime provinces had an ___________ fishery and an inshore fishery.

a)

indoor

b)

offshore

c)

outdoor

40.

In the early 1800s the ________ became very valuable to Newfoundland fishermen.

a)

muskrat

b)

beaver

c)

seal

41.

By 1808, maritime provinces were the Royal navy's main source of ship _____________.

a)

furs

b)

fish

c)

lumber

42.

Shipbuilders in the Maritimes built bluenose_______________ to haul lumber and timber across the Atlantic.

a)

frigates

b)

sloops

c)

schooners

43.

Bateaux were used to make _____________ trips through the Rapids.

a)

small

b)

dangerous

c)

light

44.

The birch bark canoe was used by __________ in the early 1800s in the northwest.

a)

Nor'Westers

b)

seigneurs

c)

Inuit

45.

The __________ was used by settlers to travel from one settlement to another on the Great Lakes.

a)

sloop

b)

frigate

c)

schooner

46.

Sir Alexander _____________ was one of Canada's greatest and most famous explorers.

a)

Mackenzie

b)

McHenry

c)

McDonald

47.

The ____________ head waters flow through the mountain valleys West of the Rockies.

a)

St. Lawrence

b)

Columbia's

c)

Hudson's

48.

Mr. Thompson made Maps of the __________________.

a)

Far North

b)

Northeast

c)

Northwest

49.

The first European ________________ in the northwest came because of a wealthy Scot, Lord Thomas Douglas Selkirk.

a)

missionaries

b)

tourists

c)

settlers

50.

The ____________ River flows North into Lake Winnipeg which in turn flows into Hudson Bay.

a)

Columbia

b)

Fraser

c)

Red

51.

The Hudson's Bay company ______________ the Red River land since 1670.

a)

controlled

b)

leased

c)

rented

52.

In the summer of 1812 _______________ forces prepared to attack Canada.

a)

French

b)

American

c)

Mexican

53.

The War of 1812 lasted until the end of __________.

a)

1813

b)

1814

c)

1815

54.

Sir Isaac __________, one of canada's greatest soldiers, captured both Detroit and an American army.

a)

Newton

b)

Selkirk

c)

Brock

55.

One of the first battles on the Peninsula was fought in 1812 at ___________Heights.

a)

Queenston

b)

Kingston

c)

Princeton

56.

The War of 1812 was the ___________ times the United States attempted to invade Canada.

a)

first

b)

fourth

c)

last

57.

Lord __________ and the threat from the Metis and the northwest company.

a)

Dunkirk

b)

Selkirk

c)

Durham