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Upper and Lower Canada - Waypoints 5.2

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why were the Americans

of the Thirteen Colonies

unhappy about the land separation?

a)

They wanted the timber

b)

They wanted to make it the USA

c)

They wanted to live on that land and continue trading

d)

They wanted boats

2.

True or False - The Thirteen Colonies reacted to the land separation by rebelling against Great Britain!

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Who did the land west

of the Great Lakes belong to? (after the Quebec Act)

a)

The province of Quebec

b)

Ontario

c)

Great Britain

d)

Thirteen Colonies

4.

The (a)   wanted

to remain neutral.

5.

The

(a)   were against American independence.

6.

Why did the Loyalists leave their home after the United States declared

their independence? (Select multiple answers)

a)

They wanted to follow Britain's rules.

b)

They felt like it.

c)

They were loyal to Great Britain

d)

They loved the Eastern Townships and the areas surrounding the Great Lakes.

7.

In 1783, the ________ ________

declared their independence.

They became the

United States of America.

(a)  

8.

Where did groups of Loyalists settle? (Select multiple answers)

a)

The province of Ontario

b)

The USA

c)

The Eastern Townships

d)

The areas surrounding the Great Lakes

9.

What happened to the Province of Quebec when the Constitutional Act was passed?

a)

It stayed as one large colony.

b)

It became the USA.

c)

It was divided into thirteen colonies.

d)

It was divided into two colonies. Upper and Lower Canada.

10.

The Loyalists preferred living under the (a)   system

11.

The Loyalists refused to live under the (a)   law.

12.

In what year was the Constitutional Act passed by the government?

a)

1774

b)

1791

c)

1759

d)

1776-1783

13.

In what way did the seigneurial system

divide Lower Canada?

a)

In rectangle like divisions.

b)

In triangle like divisions.

c)

In square like divisions.

d)

In circle like divisions.

14.

How did the township system

divide Upper Canada?

a)

In rectangle like divisions.

b)

In circle like divisions.

c)

In triangle like divisions.

d)

In square like divisions.

15.

Today, Upper Canada is ...

(a)  

16.

What were the voting conditions that were granted by the Constitutional Act?

a)

Own property, be 18 years old, be British.

b)

Be British, be 21 years old, own a seigneury.

c)

Be 21 years old, be British, live on your father's farm.

d)

Be 21 years old, own property, be British.

17.

What order would the events be in? (top to bottom)

a)

1,2,3,4

b)

4,2,3,1

c)

2,4,1,3

d)

4,3,2,1

18.

Today, Lower Canada is ...

(a)  

19.

In what year were the Battles of the Plains of Abraham?

(a)  

20.

In what year was the Quebec Act?

(a)  

21.

When was the split of Upper and Lower Canada?

(a)  

22.

When was the American Revolution?

a)

1767-1738

b)

1776-1783

c)

1777-1788

d)

1775-1782