3 BGU History | Self-rule for British colonies

How did Lord Durham expect to ease tensions between Upper and Lower Canada?

• He suggested that Canada completely separate from the British Empire.

• He suggested that Canada be given the ability to govern itself as a dominion.

• He recommended that the French inhabitants of Lower Canada migrate to Louisiana.

• He recommended that the British inhabitants of Lower Canada migrate to Upper Canada.

Why did the Maori and white settlers of New Zealand often fight each other?

• The Maori and white settlers disagreed over the ownership of land.

• The Maori resisted British attempts to convert them to Christianity.

• The Maori wanted political representation in the New Zealand Parliament.

• The Maori and white settlers fought over the ownership of gold mines on the islands.

Which of the following resulted from the executions of the 1916 Easter Rising leaders?

• Ireland gained its independence from Great Britain.

• Ireland was granted home rule although it was never enacted.

• Many Irish Catholics began to support the nationalist movement.

• The Catholic and Protestant populations of Ireland engaged in civil war.

How did European colonialism create conflict between Canada’s regions?

How did the relationship between white settlers and the Aborigines differ from the relationship between white settlers and the Maori?

How did the potato famine of the 1840s affect the relationship between the British government and the Irish people?