Practice Unit 1 Test
This is a practice test for students taking grade 10 Canadian history (CHC 2DR). This covers the time frame 1896-1914.
- 1.Who was the Minister of the Interior who was responsible for developing Canada's immigration policy under Sir Wilfrid Laurier?
- A.
Sir Charles Tupper
- B.
Sir Brian Mulroney
- C.
Sir Frank Oliver
- D.
Sir Cilfford Sifton
- E.
Sir Louis Riel
- 2.How did the Laurier government respond to the Boer War in an effort to avoid a crisis in English-French relations?
- A.
No troops were allowed to go to South Africa.
- B.
They enacted conscription in order to provide the troops requested by Britain.
- C.
They equipped and transported a volunteer force, which then became Britain's responsibility.
- D.
They sent large sums of money to Great Britain, but no troops.
- E.
They provided a small navy to help support the British fleet
- 3.Ontario's Regulation 17 stirred up problems between English and French-speaking Ontarians by:
- A.
Prohibiting French Catholics to settle in Northern Ontario.
- B.
Making French instruction mandatory for all Ontario school children.
- C.
Making English the only official language in Ontario schools
- D.
Allowing French language instruction only if 10 or more students were French
- E.
Ensuring French Canadians could not hold high government positions
- 4.In 1900, the first transatlantic wireless message was sent between Ireland and Newfoundland. The man responsible for this technological innovation was:
- A.
Clifford Sifton
- B.
Sam McLaughlin
- C.
Sam Hughes
- D.
Alexander Graham Bell
- E.
Gugliemo Marconi
- 5.Which of the following is not true about Canadian relations with the United States?
- A.
The United States was willing to negotiate reciprocity with Canada.
- B.
The Alaska boundary dispute showed we could not always trust Great Britain to act in our best interest.
- C.
Canadians distrusted Americans and American motives through Laurier's term.
- D.
The successful negotiation of reciprocity opened trade doors between the United States and Canada that are still strong today.
- E.
Relations with the United States were slowly getting better during the first part of the century.
- 6.Which of the following were reasons for Canada's economy being in poor shape in 1894? Check as many as apply.
- A.
The world was in a depression and there was no demand for Canadian goods.
- B.
Canada was spending too much money bailing out bankrupt railway schemes.
- C.
Immigration to Canada had stalled, keeping the Prairies from growing.
- D.
Canada's population was too small for industry to grow.
- E.
Canada was still too dependant upon Britain as a trading partner.
- 7.What was the name of the first plane to fly in Canada?
- 8.This plane made its first flight in the town of _________________, NS.
- 9.What was the main pull factor for immigrants to Canada from 1896-1914?
- 10.Which of the following was not a technological innovation associated with the time frame 1896-1914?
- A.
The airplane
- B.
Motion pictures
- C.
The bicycle
- D.
Wireless radio
- E.
The automobile
- 11.Who was Canada's first French Canadian Prime Minister? (last name only)
- 12.Which catalogue allowed Canadians, no matter where they lived, to order virtually anything available at the local stores?
- 13.Which of the following provinces were created as a direct result of increased immigration from 1896-1914? Check as many as apply.
- A.
British Columbia
- B.
Alberta
- C.
Saskatchewan
- D.
Manitoba
- E.
Newfoundland
- 14.Which group of immigrants was largely prevented from entering Canada by a $500 head tax placed upon them?
- 15.What importance did the bicycle have for Canadians at the turn of the century? (In a real test this would have a 5 mark value)
- 16.Who replaced Laurier as Prime Minister in 1911? (last name only)
- 17.What event occurred at Signal Hill, Newfoundland in 1901?
- A.
Tommy Burns wins heavyweight championship of the world.
- B.
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
- C.
Gugliemo Marconi makes the first transatlantic wireless transmission.
- D.
Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first airplane flight in history.
- E.
The Silver Dart makes the first powered flight in Canada.
- 18.The Canadian immigration policy of bringing in immigrants who would be easily assimilated into English Canadian society was known as what?
- 19.What qualities made Eastern European immigrants attractive as settlers in the Canadian West? Check as many as apply.
- A.
They could learn English easily.
- B.
They were used to severe winters.
- C.
They were landless, so were easily attracted by promises of free land.
- D.
They would easily swear oaths of allegiance to Canada.
- E.
They were used to farming land similar to that of the Canadian Prairies
- 20.Which of the following are reasons why Laurier lost the 1911 election? Check as many as apply.
- A.
He angered Canadians by refusing to participate in the Boer War.
- B.
His policy on reciprocity was not as popular as he thought.
- C.
French Canada was upset over the creation of the Canadian navy.
- D.
English Canada was upset over the creation of the Canadian navy.
- E.
Laurier insisted on supporting bankrupt railway companies.
- 21.What term is being defined here:"the study of human development patterns over time"
- 22.What term is being defined here:"a piece of information which we have available to us that tells us something about the past"
- 23.What term is being defined here:"all of the information which we have available to us about the past"
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