Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 1 and 2 By CC Test Kit | July 27, 2014 - 12:15 am |August 1, 2014 Practice Question 1What did the Constitutional Act grant to the Canada for the first time? A Governor General Elected legislative assemblies Appointed legislative assemblies Responsible government Question 2When Europeans arrived in Canada, which parts of Canada did they find occupied by Aboriginals? The Maritimes and the Prairies The Maritimes, Central Canada, and the Prairies The Maritimes and Central Canada All regions were occupied Question 3How did the Cree and Dene survive at the time that Europeans arrived? Farming and gathering Hunting and gathering Hunting, gathering, and farming Farming and hunting Question 4Lord Durham recommended that the Canadas be given responsible government. How long did responsible government last in Canada? Until the British North America Act (1867) Only a few months Only until the next election It is the system that we still use today Question 5What does it mean to have responsible government? The government must always do what is best for the people The Prime Minister must always look for ways to prove that his decisions are correct The ministers of the Crown (the Prime Minister and the cabinet) must have the support of the majority of the elected representatives in order to govern If the population becomes unhappy with the government, the government must resign Question 6How did the Aboriginals survive at the time that Europeans arrived? They all hunted and gathered what food they could They mostly traded with the Aboriginals further south for their food They were all farmers Some hunted and gathered, while other grew crops Question 7After the Constitutional Act, what was the collective name given to the Atlantic colonies and the Canadas? New Britain Canada British North America The Atlantic colonies and the Canadas Question 8Who fought against the British invasion in 1812? Freed slaves Professional British soldiers Canadian volunteers, First Nations, and British soldiers English and French colonists Question 9Regarding slavery, what step did the British Parliament take in 1807? The buying and selling of slaves became illegal Slaves were allowed to buy their freedom for the first time Slaves were allowed to own property for the first time Beating slaves became illegal Question 10What was the Hudson's Bay Company given exclusive right to in 1670? The exclusive right to open retail stores in Canada Exclusive trading rights over the watershed draining into Hudson Bay Exclusive trading rights over all of North America The exclusive right to establish trading outposts around Hudson Bay Question 11Why did Europeans call the Aboriginals "Indians"? They thought that the Aboriginals needed to be more like the people in the East Indies They thought that the Aboriginals were cousins of the people in the East Indies They thought that that was a new word Because they though they were in the East Indies Question 12During and after the American Revolution, where did most United Empire Loyalists settle? All over Canada Ontario and the Maritime Provinces Nova Scotia and Ontario Quebec and Ontario Question 13What do we now know Upper Canada as? Nova Scotia Ontario Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador Question 14What was the name for the holiday celebrated on July 1 from 1867 to 1982? Dominion Day Canada Day Canadian Dominion Day Dominion of Canada Day Question 15Which of these groups of Aboriginals were both farmers and hunters? Huron-Wendat and Iroquois Huron-Wendat, Iroquois, and Dene Cree and Dene Sioux and Huron-Wendat Quiz 3: Canada’s History Parts 1 and 2 was last modified: August 1st, 2014 by CC Test Kit Bookmark the permalink.
