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Chapter 6: Becoming Canada Quiz

Section A: Multiple Choice and Short Answer

1. Why were the Thirteen Colonies growing restless?
a. They could only trade with the home country
b. They had to pay high taxes
c. They wanted more control over their affairs
d. All of the above

2. What did the American rebels do to loyalists during the rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies?
a. They beat and jailed them
b. They made them swim across the St. Lawrence River
c. They painted them with hot tar and covered them with feathers
d. A and C are both correct

3. Why did immigration from Ireland increase rapidly in 1847? Explain what was happening in
Ireland.
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4. Who were the United Empire Loyalists?

a. American citizens who were loyal to Britain
b. American citizens who were loyal to France
c. Citizens of the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to Britain
d. Citizens of the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to France
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Please use this information to answer question 6 and 7

i. Some did not believe in using violence to settle disputes

ii. Some had lost their fire arms license
iii. Some had business ties with the British
iv. Some were in military troops that had fought for the British
v. Some had caught the Swine Flu and were hospitalized
vi. Some were enslaved African Americans seeking freedom
vii. Some were First Nations people who had lost their land to Americans
viii. Some were related to the monarchy

5. Why did the United Empire Loyalists oppose the war against Britain?
a. i, iii, iv, viii
b. ii, vi, vii, viii
c. i, iii, v, vii
d. i, iii, iv, vii

6. List one reason why Britain and the United States could not get along leading to the War of
1812
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Read the following passage and answer question 7

They received less land than the other Loyalists did, and their land was not
good for farming. Many worked as tenant farmers. They farmed a plot of
land, then gave half the money from the sale of their crops to the
landowners. They faced racism and discrimination too

7. What group of people is this passage discussing?

a. United Empire Loyalists
b. Black Loyalists
c. First Nations people
d. Acadians
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8. What are the two recommendations that Lord Durham wrote in his report?
a. Unite Upper and Lower Canada and give colonies responsible government
b. Unite Upper and Lower Canada and build a railroad
c. Go to war with the Unites States and build a railroad
d. Give colonies responsible government and create a third colony

9. What are coffin ships?

a. Ships that carried coffins for people who needed to be buried in Canada
b. Coffins that were set free in the ocean once someone died
c. Ships full of people who died from diseases
d. Ships that carried deceased people back to their families in Britain

10. Why do Canadians believe that we won the war of 1812?

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11. What are refugees?

a. People who flee from their country due to war, torture, famine or persecution
b. People who flee from their country because of politics
c. People who flee from their country for economic reasons
d. People who stay in their home country even though it is unsafe

12. List one reasons why people left Britain to live in Canadian colonies during the Great Migration.
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13. What impacts did the Rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada have on society?
a. It became clear that many people agreed with the Reformers
b. It showed how weak Canada was in terms of fighting
c. It showed Britain that they needed better control of Canadian affairs
d. It became clear that Canada would have been better off under American control

14. What is responsible government?

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