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The US Breaks Away: Chapter 6

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. The war against British rule in the Thirteen Colonies was the result of:

a)

Britain’s greed for land.

b)

Britain’s action to take care of its debt.

c)

Hunger in Britain.

d)

First Nations threats.

2.

George Washington:

a)

was the first president of the United States

b)

began the War of Independence

c)

signed a treaty with Britain

d)

a and b

3.

Which of the following moved to Québec and Nova Scotia during the Loyalist migration?

a)

Black Loyalists

b)

the Haudenosaunee people

c)

Mennonites

d)

all of the above

4.

Patriots were people who were loyal to the King of England.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The Loyalists endured many hardships when they first moved to New Brunswick as refugees from the Thirteen Colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Thayendanegea was an ally of the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The Napoleonic Wars in Europe triggered the War of 1812 in North America

a)

True

b)

False

8.

American soldiers attacked Québec in 1775 in hopes of:

a)

ending British rule

b)

reducing taxation

c)

having the Canadiens join them

d)

both a and c

9.

The Haudenosaunee people were left out of Britain’s treaty with the United States, but were given the __________ area when Thayendanegea protested.

a)

Red River

b)

Grand River

c)

Tecumseh River

d)

Sierra Leone River

10.

Many Loyalists from the St. John River area petitioned Britain. What did they want?

a)

a more developed Québec Act

b)

to move to Sierra Leone

c)

a new colony

d)

representative government

11.

The Constitutional Act of 1791 did all the following except:

a)

divide Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

b)

give each colony a governor

c)

set aside lands for Protestant churches

d)

move the Mi’kmaq people into “Indian Territory”

12.

The Americans declared war on British North America in 1812 because they

a)

were upset with Britain for blocking their trade with France

b)

did not like the Loyalists

c)

supported the French revolution

d)

wanted to be a republic

13.

The main reason the people of Upper Canada did not support the Americans was because

a)

they were happy with their land and farms

b)

they did not like George Washington

c)

they were afraid of their refugee status

d)

they wanted to be a republic 

14.

Chief Tecumseh was an ally of the

a)

Americans

b)

British

c)

Canadiens

d)

Cree

15.

The boundary between Canada and the United States was set

a)

by the king and George Washington

b)

by debates among the First Nations

c)

through a treaty

d)

by the Canadiens

16.

The term “Yankee” refers to a(n) __________ person.

a)

Canadien

b)

American

c)

British

d)

Aboriginal

17.

After the _________________________ war, Britain was deeply in debt.

a)

War of 1812

b)

War of Independance

c)

American Revolution

d)

Seven Years War

18.

A rapid, violent change in a system of government is called a __________.

a)

revolution

b)

republic

c)

immigration

d)

Assimilation

19.

__________ is the process of people moving to a new country and becoming citizens there.

a)

refugee

b)

immigration

c)

migration

d)

genealogist

20.

A government system that does not have a monarch is known as a __________.

a)

refugee

b)

revolution

c)

republic

d)

genealogist

21.

A person who researches family trees is called a __________.

a)

refugee

b)

genealogist

c)

migration

d)

petition

22.

Before the Loyalists came to Canada, Britain negotiated treaties of ____________________ and ____________________ with First Nations peoples.

a)

War

Hate

b)

Tools

Illnesses

c)

Peace

Friendship

d)

Sadness

Care

23.

Many Loyalists moved to Nova Scotia for the farmland. This, however, put the __________ Nation at a disadvantage, as they were not within the territory described as “Indian Territory.”

a)

Cree

b)

Mohawk

c)

Mi’kmaq

d)

Oneida

24.

“Freedom and a farm” was something offered to

a)

First Nations peoples

b)

slaves

c)

Mennonites

d)

Americans