Socials Studies 10: Mini Quest - Canada's Confederation
Mr. Hamlin's Social Studies 10 class. Mini Quest covering Canada's confederation.
- 1.
Who was the driving force behind confederation?- A.
Louis Joseph Papineau
- B.
John A McDonald
- C.
William Lyon Mackenzie
- D.
Lord Durham
- E.
Walter Raleigh
- 2.In his 1840 report Lord Durham suggested uniting Upper and Lower Canada as well as developing this kind of Government....
- A.
Reciprocal
- B.
Responsible
- C.
Provincial
- D.
Confederate
- E.
Union
- 3.
Who took over as the new Governor General in 1847?
- A.
Walter Raleigh
- B.
George Washington
- C.
John A McDonald
- D.
Lord Elgin
- E.
William Lyon Mackenzie
- 4.The American's believed they had a "god given right to control all of British North America (BNA) - this notion was called _______________________
- A.
New World Order
- B.
Wold Dominion
- C.
Confederacy
- D.
Manifest Destiny
- E.
Destiny Manifestation
- 5.What was the central issue of conflict in the American Civil War?
- A.
Sugar
- B.
Tariffs
- C.
Slavery
- D.
Property
- E.
Religion
- 6.
The American Civil War was fought between Northern states, known as the _________________ and the Southern states, known as the ___________________ .
- A.
Union / South
- B.
Confederacy / Nation
- C.
Union / Confederacy
- D.
English / Cowboys
- E.
Loyalists / Slaves
- 7.
What nationality were the Fenians?
- A.
English
- B.
Scottish
- C.
French
- D.
Irish
- E.
Canadian
- 8.Independent politicians who could swing a vote were known as the ___________________
- A.
Slippery Fish
- B.
Wild Cards
- C.
Loose Fish
- D.
Freelance
- E.
Renegades
- 9.The concept of two or more political parties coming together is known as a ____________________
- A.
Union
- B.
Coalition
- C.
Team
- D.
Organization
- E.
Amalgamation
- 10.When a majority vote is needed in both Canada West and Canada East to pass a law into effect, this was known as ____________________
- A.
Double Time
- B.
Majority Vote
- C.
Double Majority
- D.
Vast Majority
- E.
Popular Vote
- 11.Canada felt an increased pressure to join the country as one especially after the America bought _____________ from the Russians
- A.
Alabama
- B.
Arkansas
- C.
Alaska
- D.
Yukon
- E.
California
- 12.
What policy did George Brown support?
- A.
Pop by Rep
- B.
Rep by Pop
- C.
Pop Rocks
- D.
King of Pop
- E.
King of Reps
- 13.Canadian's outside of central Canada were not eager about Confederation because _______________________
- A.
They didn't want a railroad
- B.
They didn't want to be controlled by a central government
- C.
They didn't want to lose their culture
- D.
They were afraid of losing their land
- E.
They didn't want to be forced to trade with the cities
- 14.In 1864 George Brown proposed a group of politicians including McDonald, Cartier, Brown, and Galt. This group was known as _________________________
- A.
The Union
- B.
The Great Coalition
- C.
The Confederacy
- D.
The Republic
- E.
The Group of 4
- 15.A conference was scheduled in this city to propose a Maritime union.
- A.
Halifax
- B.
St. John's
- C.
Charlottetown
- D.
Fredericton
- E.
Moncton
- 16.The next conference that decided what powers the provinces would have was held in _______________.
- A.
Ontario
- B.
Nova Scotia
- C.
Newfoundland
- D.
New Brunswick
- E.
Quebec
- 17.What act created the federation or Dominion of Canada?
- A.
Quebec Act
- B.
Charlottetown Act
- C.
Act of 1841
- D.
British North America Act
- E.
Ontario Act
- 18.When was this act passed?
- A.
July 4, 1867
- B.
June 1, 1871
- C.
July 1, 1867
- D.
August 1, 1971
- E.
July 1, 1967
- 19.What four new provinces formed the Dominion?
- A.
Alaska, Northwest Territories, Quebec, Ontario
- B.
Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island
- C.
Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
- D.
Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
- E.
Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
- 20.Canada has a _________________ system of government.
- A.
Republican
- B.
Federal
- C.
Union
- D.
Legislative
- E.
Royal
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