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WorksheetsGrade 7 History Exam (Chapters 4 - 7)
Total questions: 89
Worksheet time: 45mins
PART A - A person who travels from place to place, especially as a minister is?
Itinerant
Abolitionist
Working bee
Crown reserves
A person who wants to end slavery is?
Impressment
Working bee
Abolitionist
A minister
The rapid transition to new manufacturing processes in the 1700s and 1800s is?
Itinerant
Abolitionist
Emancipation
Industrial Revolution
The act of forcing individuals to serve in the military with or without notice is?
Impressment
Working bee
Itinerant
Upper Canada
Freedom from slavery is?
Impressment
Emancipation
Working bee
Itinerant
An occasion where neighbours work together to accomplish a major task for one member of the community is?
Emancipation
Working bee
Industrial revolution
Clergy reserves
Land set aside to finance the government
Lower Canada
Upper Canada
Clergy reserves
Crown reserves
Land set aside to finance Protestant churches
Itinerant
Clergy reserves
Industrial revolution
Crown reserves
Created by the Constitutional Act, 1791, a region of the upper St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes (ROUGHLY THE REGION OF SOUTHERN ONTARIO TODAY) that was part of the former colony of the Province of Quebec
Lower Canada
Crown reserves
Upper Canada
Working bee
Created by the Constitutional Act, 1791, a region of the lower St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of the St. Lawrence (ROUGHLY THE REGION OF SOUTHERN QUEBEC TODAY) that was part of the former colony of the Province of Quebec
Upper Canada
Abolitionist
Emancipation
Lower Canada
PART B CHAPTER 4 - When did the Seven Years War end?
1736
1763
1775
1783
After the Seven Years War, tensions grew between some-?
British colonists and British government
Americans and British
Loyalists and British Government
France and British
To cover the high costs of supporting the colonies, the British government began to charge colonists-?
Discount on goods from Britain
Taxes on goods from British North America
Taxes on goods from Britain (ex. sugar and stamps)
Tea
Some colonists felt that the British government was making decisions that affected their lives without consulting them first
True
False
The colonists did not want their voices and rights to be represented in the British government (they didn't want representation)
True
False
The colonists motto became-?
(a)
The ______ were deeply divided (did not like) over their loyalty to Britain
Settlers in Thirteen Colonies
Loyalists
First Nations
French
Many (settlers in Thirteen Colonies) were tired of paying taxes to the British Kind and getting little in return. Some wanted to break free from Britain and create their own country. They called themselves-?
Americans
Loyalists
Patriots
Settlers
The British saw the ____ as rebels, guilty of treason, and betrayal
Americans
First Nations
Loyalists
Patriots
The __wanted to remain British because they did not believe the ___ could create a stronger country.
Loyalists, Patriots
Patriots, Loyalists
Settlers, Americans
Loyalists, Americans
When did the American Revolution start and end?
Start - 1812
End - 1814
Start - 1775
End - 1780
Start - 1775
End - 1783
Start - 1773
End - 1783
What treaty was signed at the end of the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris, 1783
The Treaty of Ghent, 1814
Treaty of Paris, 1785
Treaty of Ghent, 1783
PART B CHAPTER 5 - In the early 1800s, towns were _____ but were also ______
exciting, busy
crime free, safe
exciting bustling places, dirty crowded, crime-ridden
clean, virus free
Without ___or___the air smelled bad
shops, restaurants
small pox, mice
sewage treatment, garbage collections
Without water filtration plants, the water carried diseases
True
False
Due to poor housing (wood) fires spreaded quickly. Every town has a tore of "Great Fire"
True
False
(a) is a deadly contagious disease that spreaded quickly around the towns. It often carried to Canada by European Settlers. Spreaded by contact and air
In early 1800s, government provided services such as heathcare, education, and care of seniors
True
False
Since government did not provide services, people (a)
(a) provided social services such as help for those in need
Catholic churches were the central part of the community
True
False
(a) provided spiritual guidance
(a) provided essential services (nursing, education, taking care of orphans)
PART C CHAPTER 6 - With Britain focused on fighting France in Europe, the Americans saw an opportunity to gain control over North America
True
False
Both Americans and British thought Upper and Lower Canada would be significant in this conflict
True
False
British navy captains would chase down British merchant vessels in search of British citizens who were trying to escape impressment by working for the United States
True
False
When British navy captains were chasing down British citizens, American citizens were sometimes forced into service in the British navy because citizenship was often difficult to prove
True
False
During the Napoleonic War, Britain's conflict France did not affect the ability of the United States to trade with other countries
True
False
When Britain gained the upper hand on the seas, Napoleon surrendered
True
False
In ____ Napoleon ordered European nations under French control to stop trading with ___
1812, Britain
1806, Britain
1806, First Nations
1800, Britain
The ______ and _____were equally determined to stop the American expansion
British, Napoleon
Shawnee, British
First Nations, British
Shawnee, their allies
Some Americans believed that the British in Upper and Lower Canada were providing weapons to the First Nations resisting the American settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
True
False
Americans thought the take over of North America was just something they wanted to do. Expanding American settlement farther west was a not a priority for American politicians throughout the 1800s.
True
False
On what date did the United States officially declare war on Britain? (state month, date, year)
(a)
PART C CHAPTER 7 - After War of 1812 ended, British government wanted to prevent any further conflict with Americans
True
False
New forts and fort improvements stopped in Upper Canada
True
False
British wanted former soldiers (veterans ) in Europe to settle in colonies - given land grants in Upper and Lower Canada based on rank and service
True
False
When land grants were distributed in 1821, many received half the land (100 acres) of what other soldiers were given
True
False
What was the only government sponsored Black settlement in Upper Canada at the time
They had none
North West Company
Oro Township
Hudson's Bay Company
PART D CHAPTER 4 - What had to be done to the land before giving it to the arriving Loyalists?
Nothing; they were ready to be given
They had to be destroyed
They had to be tamed
They had to be divided up into lots
Who did the British sent out to divide up the land?
Nannies
Surveyors
Ministers
Slaves
What could the individual Loyalists do to get one or more lots?
Lottery
petition or request
They can't get one or more lots
All of the above
How would the Loyalists divide the land they acquired amongst themselves?
By lottery
A card game
Random
When the Loyalists arrived in British North American, how did the land look like?
It looked the same
It looked very different
It looked dirty
How did the land look like when the Loyalists arrived?
A ton of animals were sitting there
Lots of divided land
Hustle and bustle, a big city
Wild, with great forests often to the edge of the water
When British subjects lost their land due to war, the British Government would do what?
Didn't care
Give them everything back
Compensate them and pay back a portion of their losses
Pay them a big portion of money
Some Loyalists who left properties in the Thirteen Colonies expected to?
Sell them to other people
Government help in addition to the free land
Receive money
Make their own decisions
Loyalists petitioned the Government for compensation but...
They got it instantly
It came after a few years
They ignored them
It was slow to arrive
Who never received compensation?
Black Loyalists
Loyalists
British
Thirteen Colony settlers
Who were Absentee Landlords?
Absentee Landlords were landowners who quit their jobs because they didn't do anything
Absentee Landlords were landowners who were absent
Absentee Landlords were landowners who managed their land badly, often leaving much of it untouched
The Absentee Landlords' laziness created the legacy of...
(a)
PART D CHAPTER 5 - The backwoods were?
cleared land
remote, uncleared forested land
at the back of the woods
none of the above
The British settlers (Loyalists) made their way to the British colonies after...
The American revolution, with many settling in the backwoods
A few years, then settling in the backwoods
Napoleonic Wars
Many Loyalists settled in...
United States
France or Britain
Upper Canada, colonies in the Maritimes, and Lower Canada
With the First Nations
Every year a family would try to clear a little more land. Crops included
wheat, pumpkins, squash, potatoes, and corn
Wheat, pemmican
tomatoes, wheat, squash
Thought most new settlers farmed, many...
Hunted
Fished and did forestry
Fought in wars
Raised animals
Outside of homes, women did much of the domestic work. They were teachers nuns, dressmakers, or innkeepers
True
False
In homes women looked after daily chores such as sewing, knitting, washing, ironing, cleaning, and cooking (over a stove or fire places)
True
False
How many children did each household have an average of?
(a)
When possible, settlers tried to live closer together so they could
help each other
get to know each other
form strong communities
become enemies
The British government's planning made it easy to create connected communities (and was divided into crown and clergy reserves)
True
False
Crown and Clergy reserves prevented communities from...
being enemies
helping each other
have war
connecting to one another
Who was displaced from US to Canada?
Black Loyalists
Some First Nations peoples
British
Patriots
What happened to the First Nations land?
It was mistreated
Someone used it
The British government gave it to the US at the end of the American revolution
The Americans stole it, which caused tension
Because hunting, fishing, and trapping were difficult...
Many focused on selling goods such as wild rice, baskets, or maple sugar
Many focus on hunting, fishing, and trapping
Many focused on ending slavery
Many focused on household chores
PART D CHAPTER 6 - If the Americans succeeded in taking over British North America...
No change
Black Loyalists and Black settlers would be forced back into slavery
Black Loyalists and Black settlers will continue to be free
Americans would have full control of option of slavery
While men fought, women took care of homes, children, and farms
True
False
When did the Napoleonic Wards end? (place, season, year)
(a)
What became available after the Napoleonic Wars ended?
Nothing
More people became available
More British resources were available to help fight the war of 1812
When was the Treaty of Ghent signed? (places, month, date, year)
(a)
Representatives of British and Americans signed the Treaty of Ghent. The Treaty of Ghent essentially returned everything to the way it was before the war. The borders between United States and British North America stayed the same. Who won the war?
(a)
PART D CHAPTER 7 - Competition between two important companies resulted in violet conflict. How many years ago did this happen and between which two companies?
(a)
Who lived in the Red River area (near present day Winnipeg, Manitoba)?
Several Aboriginal groups including Saulteaux and Metis.
The French
The First Nations
British settlers (Loyalists)
Did Selkirk's settlement increase conflict?
Yes
No
Settlement land located in red River area was used by Hudson's Bay Company for its pemmican supply and trading route
True
False
Who feared the settlement would disrupt buffalo hunt (pemmican supply)
Hudson's Bay Company
British
First Nations
Metis
What as a defining moment for the Metis and why?
The Battle of Seven Oaks; they won
The Battle of Seven Oaks; it established their identity
The Battle of Seven Oaks; they made friends
The War of 1812; it established their identity
The Pemmican Proclamation outlawed what?
The import of pemmican from the Red River area
the export of pemmican from the Great Lakes
The export of pemmican from the Red River area
The export of wheat from the Red River area
Did the new company keep its name?
Yes they kept it "Hudson's Bay Company"
No the changed it to something unknown
