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SS7 - Ch. 8 Confederation

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"The union of colonies of British North America into the Dominion of Canada"

a)

Assimilation

b)

Confederation

c)

Domination

d)

Gathering

2.

The idea of joining the colonies to form a confederation originally came from ___.

a)

The Royal Proclamation of 1793

b)

Lord Durham's Report of 1839

c)

Canadian Legislature of 1858

d)

The British North America Act of 1867

3.
Which two groups or colonies did not join during the formation of Confederation?
a)
Nova Scotia & Newfoundland
b)
New Brunswick and PEI
c)
British Columbia & Canada East
d)
Newfoundland and PEI
4.

In Canada West, the English wanted "Representation by Population" because that would give them more seats and more power in the Legislative Assembly.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.
Which two nations did Confederation acknowledge?
a)
Britain and France
b)
Britain the the US
c)
France and the US
d)
None of the choices
6.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for PEI to join confederation?
a)
Canada said it would pay their debts
b)
 Canada would buy land from absentee landlords
c)
Britain ordered them to join
d)
They were offered a ferry to their island
7.
What did "BNA" stand for?
a)
Beautiful North America
b)
Blingual Nations Alliance
c)
British North America
d)
Bullies Never Argue
8.

Why did some of the Maritime colonies not want to join Confederation?

a)

They had thriving economies and didn't see the need for Confederation.

b)

They were isolated from the larger colonies.

c)

They were small and felt like they would have little influence in decisions.

d)

All of the above.

9.

The Reciprocity Agreement allowed for free trade between the colonies in British North America and the U.S.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Which colonies said "yes" to Confederation?

a)

Canada East, Canada West, Nova Scotia & P.E.I.

b)

Canada East, Canada West, Newfoundland & P.E.I.

c)

Canada West, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & New Brunswick

d)

Canada East, Canada West, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick

11.

The Dominion of Canada was formed on which day?

a)

July 1, 1876

b)

July 1, 1867

c)

July 4, 1867

d)

July 1, 1967

12.
When equally powerful parties can't agree on a course of action, this is known as...
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Imperialism
c)
Colonialism
d)
Political Deadlock
13.

Which war encouraged Confederation among the British North American colonies?

a)

The American Civil War

b)

World War 1

c)

World War 2

d)

The War of 1812

14.

Colonists were concerned the Americans would take over the British North American territories. What was this called?

a)

Annexation

b)

Deportation

c)

Exclusion

d)

Collusion

15.

The British North America Act established which two languages as official languages of parliament?

a)

Cree and English

b)

Blackfoot and French

c)

English and French

d)

Blackfoot and Cree

16.

First Nations people were offered voting rights if they gave up their First Nations status.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Elijah Harper held a feather for ____ as he opposed the Meech Lake Accord.

a)

strength

b)

approval

c)

good luck

d)

remembrance