1. The Act granted responsible government.
2. The Act allowed for representation in the united
assembly based on population.
3. The Act united Upper and Lower Canada.
4. The Act united all of the British North American
colonies.
5. The Act combined the debts of the two Canadas.
A) 1 and 3
B) 1 and 5
C) 2 and 4
D) 3 and 5
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
2. In his report, Lord Durham proposed several solutions to the problems of Upper and Lower Canada. One of them, the union of the two Canadas, was applied in 1840.
WHICH OTHER SOLUTION WAS APPLIED ALMOST TEN YEARS AFTER THE UNION ACT?
A) The federal union of all the British North American
colonies
B) The assimilation of French Canadians through
English immigration
C) The establishment of responsible government
D) The use of English as the official language
in the assembly of the United Province of Canada
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
3. UNDER RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE TO WHOM ?
A) The executive council to the legislative
council
B) The executive council to the legislative
assembly
C) The legislative council to the governor
D) The legislative assembly to the legislative
council
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
4. DURING WHICH CONSTITUTIONAL PERIOD WAS PARLIAMENTARY
LIFE IN
CANADA CHARACTERIZED BY THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
?
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
5. Through the Act of Union, Britain united Upper and Lower Canada
in a single province,
the Province of Canada.
WHAT WAS BRITAIN'S OBJECTIVE IN UNITING UPPER AND LOWER CANADA ?
A) To ensure that the majority of representatives
in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of
Canada were Canadiens
B) To ensure that the majority of representatives
in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of
Canada were English speaking
C) To save on the cost of administering the colony
D) To give the Legislative Assembly of the Province
of Canada responsible government
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |