1. Opening
of the transcontinental railway
2. Construction
of canals
3. Mechanization
of agriculture
4. Factory
system
5. Timber
trade
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 5
C) 3 and 4
D) 4 and 5
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
2. WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PERIOD ?
A) The first railroads did not favour Canadian trade, and thus
the idea of an intercolonial railroad was
conceived. In order to build such
a railroad, an attempt was made to unite all the British North
American colonies.
B) The decline of the fur trade coincided with the rise of the timber
trade which necessitated the
setting up of banking institutions and
the improvement of internal communication systems.
C) It was a period of tremendous agricultural growth. Wheat exports
to the United States and Great
Britain continued to grow.
D) Many Quebec farmers left the farm to work in the city. Wages however
were very low. A
Montreal carpenter earned 17 cents an hour
for a 60-hour week, a streetcar conductor 16 cents,
and a railroad man 12 cents.
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
3. FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES, CHOOSE THE ECONOMIC
CHANGE WHICH TOOK PLACE IN LOWER CANADA
BETWEEN 1800 AND 1840.
FUR TRADE
1. Because of increasing demand for furs in Europe, the fur trade
became the major industry.
2. Europeans were less and less interested in fur products, and
the fur trade declined.
TIMBER TRADE
3. The timber trade stopped growing because of the lack of skilled
labour.
4. During the Napoleonic Wars, Britain turned to its colony to fulfil
its timber needs.
AGRICULTURE
5. Crop production declined because of poor farming techniques and
soil exhaustion.
6. Crop production experienced tremendous growth because of the
use of fertilizers.
A) 1, 3, 5
B) 1, 4, 6
C) 2, 4, 5
D) 2, 3, 6
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
4. WHICH TWO FACTORS EXPLAIN THE RAPID GROWTH Of THE TIMBER TRADE ?
1. The preferential tariffs offered by Britain
to its colonies.
2. The removal of taxes on exports of Canadian
timber to the United States.
3. Napoleon's blockade of European ports
against British ships.
4. The lack of timber reserves in Europe.
5. Britain's adoption of a policy of free
trade with its colonies.
A) 1 and 3
B) 1 and 4
C ) 2 and 3
D) 4 and 5
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
5. Between 1800 and 1820 a new economic activity appeared in Lower
Canada.
This activity would lead to:
A) The fur trade B)
The timber trade C) Railway construction
D) Dairy production
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
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