Social 7 Chapter 7

An agreement reached by a group as a whole

• consensus

• compromise

• communa

• competition

Which Father of Confederation wanted Representation by Population?

• George Brown

• Etienne-Paschal Tache

• George-Entienne Cartier

• John A. Macdonald

George-Etienne Cartier fought for provinces to have power within Confederation. Why?

• He was from a wealthy merchant family and wanted to make $$$

• He was Canadien and wanted to maintain their language rights

• He own portions of the Hudson Bay Com. and wanted to expand

• He wanted to continue to divide the country

What is political deadlock?

• Legislation which directs a country towards war

• Achieving a consensus

• The inability to decide on a course of action

• A very severe headlock

The British North America Act created the Dominion of Canada in what year?

• 1763

• 1867

• 1885

• 1912

The BNA Act gave Canada all of the following EXCEPT

• a federal government for peace, good order

• provincial governments for health and welfare

• a parliament where all provinces were represented equally

• guaranteed public schools for religious minorities

Which of the following was NOT one of the first 4 provinces to join Confederation?

• British Columbia

• Nova Scotia

• Quebec

• New Brunswick

What year did Newfoundland join Confederation?

• 1867

• 1885

• 1914

• 1949

The BNA Act of 1867 resulted in the creation of the ______ of Canada.

• Government

• Province

• Country

• Dominion

A system of government in which the people of a nation are involved in decision making.

• Democracy

• Republican

• Clear Grits

• Federalism