SS 7 Chapter 6 Review

Which of the following is NOT a superficial characteristic of Canada?

• Hockey

• Tropical getaway

• Snow

• Maple leaf

• Mounties

What is the purpose of Grosse-Ille?

• It was a trading post.

• It was a military base.

• It was a quarantine station.

• It was a fishing port.

Britain wanted to increase their colony population. Which of the following is NOT a country where people would migrate from to British North America?

• England

• Scotland

• Wales

• Ireland

• Switzerland

Which of the following is NOT a reason why many immigrants wanted to leave Britain for British North America.

• Population increase

• No jobs. Poverty/hunger

• Farmers being forced off their land.

• The thirteen colonies offered free land and new opportunities

• All of the above are reasons why people left Britain for British North America.

True or false?

Lord Durham proposed the following recommendations to be done in Upper and Lower Canada:

1. Unite Upper and Lower Canada into one colony.
2. Grant the people the people the use of a responsible government.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Americans in the Thirteen colonies were restless under British rule?

• They had to pay high taxes.

• They could only trade with home country.

• They had to pay high taxes on imports.

• They were not given enough farmland.

What did the American rebels hope the Canadiens would do?

• Join them in the revolt.

• Avoid the revolt.

• Act as spies and provide the Americans with intel.

• None of the above.

What did the American rebels do to those they considered traitors?

• They banished them to Canada.

• They took their possessions, and tarred and feathered the traitors.

• They threw them into the sea.

• They did nothing.

How did the War of 1812 end?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Treaty of Utrecht

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Versailles

Why were the American Rebels not successful in taking over British North America?

• They decided they no longer want to take over British North America.

• The Canadiens sabotaged their mission.

• There was a blizzard and they were lost in the streets of Quebec.

• They did not have enough manpower to complete the take-over.