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Question 1:

A colonial economy based on natural resources was dependent on ___________ .
a) slave labour
b) English-speaking merchants
c) international trade
d) new technologies

Question 2:

In the nineteenth-century the primary importance of the old economic staples of fish and fur were replaced by ___________ .
a) whale bone and whale oil
b) timber and ore
c) grain and coal
d) timber and grain

Question 3:

Banks in British America were slow to expand because most colonials .
a) resided in rural areas far from any urban centre
b) were suspicious of institutions that could seemingly manufacture money
c) were afraid the banks were susceptible to robbery
d) were engaged in a bartering economy

Question 4:

Immigrants came to British America chiefly to ___________ .
a) obtain access to land
b) for new economic opportunities
c) to escape religious persecution
d) to experience living a rustic, pioneer life style

Question 5:

While British America was considered ‘a land of opportunity’, successful immigrants depended on .
a) the ability to purchase farm equipment
b) support of the Church
c) good health and help from family
d) the ability to build a log house

Question 6:

In early nineteenth-century British America, women ran households, farms, and businesses because ___________ .
a) they were educated and could keep accounts
b) it allowed the family to save money that would otherwise have been spent on hired help
c) this was the traditional woman’s role and was accepted by British American society
d) men were often away from home for long periods earning money to support the family

Question 7:

The Church of England tried to maintain control over institutions of higher education because ____________ .
a) they believed education involved moral and technical knowledge
b) they needed the revenue from student tuitions
c) they wanted to ensure a gender-based education continued
d) they wanted to ensure that Catholic students were not admitted

Question 8:

The letters and diaries of nineteenth-century upper-class women in British America were not published until more recent times because .
a) there were few publishing companies in British America
b) they were composed as personal correspondence or records and not meant for a wider audience
c) the public was more interested in reading fictionalized serials
d) merchants were not interested in selling books

Question 9:

Besides the ‘Château Clique’ in Lower Canada and the ‘Family Compact’ in Upper Canada, other oligarchies with derisive labels were in place in British America. These included ___________ .
a) ‘The League’ in New Brunswick and ‘The Organization’ in Nova Scotia
b) ‘The Cabal’ in Prince Edward Island and ‘The System’ in Nova Scotia
c) ‘United Merchants’ in New Brunswick and the ‘Loyal Elite’ in Nova Scotia
d) ‘The Landlords’ in Prince Edward Island and the ‘Lumber Barons’ in New Brunswick

Question 10:

The primary accomplishment of the 1837 rebellions in Lower and Upper Canada was .
a) the realization that the colonies needed an urban police force
b) the opportunity for Great Britain to focus on the need for change in the American colonies
c) the chance to change electoral boundaries
d) a change in the laws regarding riot and rebellion

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A History of the Canadian Peoples, Fourth Edition : Chapter 4