WHICH LETTER ON THE TIME LINE REPRESENTS THIS HISTORICAL PERIOD ?

The large influx of immigrants altered the colony's ethnic, social and religious character. The newly arrived English and Scottish immigrants were mostly businessmen. The Irish Catholic immigrants, who originally were farmers, often worked on large projects, such as the building of canals.

                                A)                       B)                             C)                       D)
                 /______________/______________/______________/______________/

          1763                        1774                    1791                      1840                     1867
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

2. FROM THE LIST BELOW, SELECT A  SOCIAL PROBLEM FOUND IN LOWER CANADA
    DURING THE 1830s.

A)    The drop in agricultural exports
B)    The threat of an American invasion
C)    The lack of responsible government
D)    The cholera epidemics
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

3. The majority of the people in Lower Canada were French, Catholic, and farmers.The farmers wanted roads so they could get their produce to the towns.The English merchants wanted a canal system which would promote trade with areas outside Lower Canada. French leaders such as lawyers and doctors began to organize themselves into a strong group in the assembly, where they represented the ordinary common people. The French Canadian leaders called themselves the:

A) Chateau Clique             B) Patriotes            C) Fils de la Liberté            D) Habitants
 

ANSWER:

A

B

C

D

GO ON TO Unit 2: Rebellions of 1837-1838