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WorksheetsHistory Chapter 1
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is a seigneur?
A seigneur is a man in the upper class who gets paid more than everyone else.
A seigneur is a landowner who owns a large area of land and lends out small parcels to farmers for their use.
A seigneur is a person who does not own their own land and buys from other people who sell small pieces of their land.
What does it mean to "assimilate?"
Assimilate means to adapt to the customs and attitudes of a group.
Assimilate means to not adapt to the customs and attitudes of a group, and instead go against it.
"Assimilate" is a word for a person who works and acts to end slavery.
What was the fugitive slave act?
The Fugitive Slave Act gave slave owners the right to search for escapees and bring them back, even where slavery was illegal.
The Fugitive Slave Act removed the right from slave owners to search for escapees and recapture them.
The Fugitive Slave Act was the law that was passed to confirm that Slavery was abolished in the U.S.
What was the Underground Railroad?
The Underground Railroad was a secret network of safe houses and people who hid slaves who managed to escape.
The Underground Railroad was a railroad that was built underground between the U.S. and Britain to transport products and other goods.
The Underground Railroad was a railroad that stretched out all across Canada, transporting products and other goods.
Who played a huge role in the Underground Railroad?
(a)
Who was Harriet Tubman?
Harriet Tubman was a conductor in the Underground Railroad who helped hundreds of slaves get to freedom.
Harriet Tubman was a slave catcher who was hired by slave owners to retrieve slaved who escaped.
Harriet Tubman was the founder of the Orange Order.
TRUE OR FALSE: Harriet Tubman had escaped from slavery herself.
True
False
What were railway systems used for?
Railway systems were used to transport crops and other products to ports for export.
Railway systems were used as another method of transport in a city.
Railway systems were used to help enslaved black slaved escape to freedom.
TRUE OR FALSE:
As railways expanded, more people began to visit cities such as Toronto and Brantford.
False
True
The construction of railways benefited many different groups of people. Name ONE.
(a)
What was the Reciprocity Treaty?
The Reciprocity Treaty was signed between Britain and the U.S. which allowed for free trade between British North America and the United States.
The Reciprocity Treaty was signed between the Irish and Britain which concluded that taxes would have to be paid when trading with each other.
The Reciprocity Treaty was a treaty that indicated that slavery was officially abolished in South America.
What is free trade?
Free Trade allows for trade between countries without taxes.
Free trade forces people to pay taxes when buying something from another country.
Free Trade means that when you're trading for something from another country, it is entirely free.
What is an Abolitionist?
An Abolitionist is a person who wants and works to end slavery.
An abolitionist is a person who supports slavery and works to keep it going.
What is Nationalism?
a desire for people sharing a common culture, language, and history to form an independent nation
a desire for a small group of people to form their own country.
a desire for a large group of people to form their own government.
Who was James Douglas?
James Douglas was a Canadian fur trader and politician, who later became the first governor of British Columbia.
James Douglas was a famous slave catcher who would be hired to go find and recapture escapees.
James Douglas was the first governor of Quebec. He had worked as a Canadian fur trader and politician prior.
What was Rupert's Land Known for?
Fur Trade
Fishing
Minerals
Timber
What was Hudson's Bay known for?
Minerals (copper, gold, etc)
fishing
timber
trading
What was James Bay known for?
Hydroelectric power and fishing
Minerals and farmland
agricultural land
textiles
What was Canada East known for?
Timber and fur
water and fishery
agricultural land
What was Canada West known for?
Farmland, lumber, textiles
fishery
animal resources
minerals (copper, gold, diamonds, etc)
What was Newfoundland known for?
Minerals (gold, silica, etc) and fish
timber
agricultural lands (large farm areas) and fishery
What was P.E.I known for?
fishing
timber
hydroelectric power
What was Nova Scotia known for?
coal
diamonds
gold
fish
What was New Brunswick known for?
Ship building and forestry
Agricultural land and water
fishing and minerals
What was the North Western Territories known for?
Diamond mining
gold rush
timber and wood
fishing and agricultural lands
What was The Stickeen Territory known for?
gold
water and fish
diamonds
What was British Columbia known for?
forestry, agricultural land, fishing
timber, fishing, diamonds
shipbuilding, minerals, agricultural land
what was Vancouver's Island known for?
Fishing and fur trading posts
timber and shipbuilding
coal and diamond mines
Where did the two gold rushes take place?
Fraser River, Stickeen Territory
Stickeen Territory, Newfoundland
North-Western Territories, Fraser River
P.E.I, New Brunswick
