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WorksheetsFinal Exam Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is Culture?
The food, fashion, and language of a people
A way of life or a way of being that is shared by a group of people
A way of life that does not unite common beliefs
None of the above
What is Ethnocentrism?
Believing in other Gods
Believing ones own ethnic group is better than another.
Believing other cultures are better than yours
None of the above
What is a pluralistic society?
A society where people are plural
A society where people value all cultures
A society where people look for new technologies
None of the above
The tradition of stories and legends being handed down from Elder to child established:
an oral culture
a written history
a need for legends
a story culture
What type of decision making did most Aboriginal societies use?
Democratic government
Decision making by majority rule
Decision making by consensus
Decision making by the elders
What is Colonization?
when cities take control of other cities
the process of claiming and controlling new lands and territories for one’s homeland.
both of the above
none of the above
The main reason for European exploration was to:
Convert the native population to Christianity.
Locate places to settle new people
Find an alternate route to Asia, instead of the silk road
Find a supply of fish and furs for Europe.
The contact between Europeans and First Nations people lead to positive trade relations. The best example of this would be:
the coureurs de bois developing relations with First Nations people for the French fur trade
the competition between the Hudson’s Bay Company and the French fur trade
the French and English becoming trade partners
the development of colonies
European contact with Beothuk impacted their society the most in what way?
Trade was established
The British hunted the Beothuk
The Beothuk stole British supplies.
Beothuk culture was wiped out by violence and disease
What event began the fur trade?
The discovery of North America
The desire to trade
The cod fishery
none of the above
Who were the coureurs de bois?
A person in the French army
A person in the British army
A fur trader who went into the woods to find fur and trade fur with the First Nations people
A fur trader who went into the woods to find fur and trade fur with the French
Who were the voyageurs?
Runners of the woods
Explorers who went looking for new land to set up trading posts
Men to make canoe trips between New France's settlements along the St. Lawrence and other trading forts.
None of the above
The Hudson’s Bay Company had a monopoly in the fur trade that lasted until 1870. The best definition of a monopoly is:
When a company has no competition and has exclusive rights to trade in a certain area.
When there is more than one company trading a product and competing for the right to trade in a particular area.
When the King of a country grants permission for a company to trade with the local people of a particular area.
When a company tries to compete with a larger company for customers.
The following are all reasons that the Acadians were deported in 1755 from Acadia. Which was the most significant reason for the deportation?
The British wanted to populate the area.
The French did not find it necessary to secure the area.
The Acadians would not swear an oath to the British.
None of the above
The control of New France was essential for Britain’s victory in the Seven Years War. In order to completely take over North America, they used a three pronged attack. In what order did they take over these places?
Quebec first, then Acadia
Acadia first, then Quebec
Louisbourg, Ohio Valley, Quebec/Montreal
Louisbourg first, then Quebec, Ohio Valley
The success of the “Battle on the Plains of Abraham” depended upon:
the element of surprise for British troops to control the Plains
Montcalm’s decision to leave the fortress of Quebec and face the enemy on the battlefield
Wolfe’s military strategies and tactics on the battlefield
all of the above
Under the Treaty of Paris (1763) which areas did the British win?
The British only controlled the region Hudson’s Bay Company.
Any areas that were previously owned by the French, except St. Pierre and Miquelon
All of North America
The British controlled only the 13 colonies
What did the Royal Proclamation of 1763 say Britain was going to do with the Canadiens?
deport French Canadians from the area
allow French Canadians to continue using their own language and religion
treat French Canadians with great harshness
allow French Canadians to continue using their own language and religion assimilate French Canadiens in the colony
The Quebec Act of 1774 recognized that the:
Canadiens were not going to be assimilated easily
French language needed to be allowed
Catholic Church was important to the Canadiens
All of the above
When many Loyalists came to Nova Scotia and complained that they had endured cruelty and hardships that the Nova Scotia colonists had not suffered, the British government
ignored their complaints
sent ships to bring them back to Britain
gave them free farmland in Upper Canada
divided Nova Scotia in two parts, Cape Breton Island and New Brunswick
What is the Great Migration?
A period in history where waves of people began leaving Europe in search of better lives.
A period in history where the Canadiens migrated to Nova Scotia
A period in history where the Loyalists migrated to British colonies
None of the above
Which reason was the main cause of the 1837 Rebellion that was common in both Upper and Lower Canada?
Assimilation of minority groups
Special privileges for the powerful
Lack of responsible government
Reserves of land for the Anglican Church
What was the result of the Durham Report?
Nothing
The Quebec Act
The Act of Union
The British North America Act
“Political deadlock” is a term used to describe
when legislation cannot be passed in the Legislative Assembly
when a federal election is extremely close
when political parties work together
when political parties disagree strongly with one another
As a result of the British North America Act (BNA Act), Canada became a country with powers and responsibilities shared between the federal and provincial governments. What system of government does this define?
Communism
Federalism
Democracy (Limited)
Monarchy (Limited)
Canada officially became a county on
July 4, 1776
July 1, 1876
July 1, 1867
July 4, 1867
The four provinces that made up Canada at the time of Confederation were
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland
Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
Giving a seat, or position, in the federal government based on the number of voters living in a certain area, is best described as
Representative Government
Representation by Population
Responsible Government
Reprehensible Government
