Becoming Canada Review

Why were the 13 colonies growing restless?

• They could only trade with Britain

• Had to pay high taxes on British imports

• Wanted to have more control over their own affairs

• Were upset that the Québec Act gave the Ohio Valley to Québec, not to them

• All of the above

Why did the American rebels invade Québec in 1775?

• They wanted to take over the land

• They wanted to assimilate the Canadiens

• They wanted to attack the British colonies

• They thought the Canadiens would join their revolt

How were the Loyalists treated in the United States after the War?

• Heroes

• Traitors

• Indifferently

What happened when the Loyalists migrated to British North America?

• Doubled the population and created many new communities

• They took over the colony's government

• Forced the French to leave

What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 do?

• Gave the French Canadiens rights

• Made Canada an officially bilingual country

• Split Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

• United Canada into a single colony with two provinces

What was the role of Chief Tecumseh in the War of 1812?

• He was the only First Nations soldier in the war on the British side.

• He was the General of British North America at the time of the war.

• He helped in winning a crucial battle at the Battle of Detroit.

The War of 1812 ended:

• With the Americans winning

• With the British winning

• In a deadlock

One reason so many immigrants came to British North America during the Great Migration was:

• There was war in Britain

• Poverty and hunger were common in Britain

• The people wanted to experience the cold weather

What is a quarantine station?

• A way for politicians to influence voters by making promises or paying money.

• A location where people suspected of carrying a contagious disease are kept.

• A method used in elections whereby an individual citizen's vote is kept confidential.

• A term for a stop along the Underground Railroad.

The immigrants did not have much of an impact on the colonies.

• True

• False