1. The following three conferences led to Canadian Confederation:
WHICH LETTER REPRESENTS THE PERIOD IN WHICH THESE EVENTS TOOK PLACE ?

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

    1830                        1850                     1870                      1890                     1910
 
ANSWER: A B C D

2. The 72 Resolutions proposed a federal system, with authority divided between a new central
    government and the provincial governments, rather than a legislative union as advocated by John A.
    Macdonald.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LED THE FATHERS OF CONFEDERATION TO VOTE IN FAVOUR OF A FEDERAL UNION FOR CANADA ?

A)    the east-west link provided by construction of the transcontinental railway
B)    the need for an equitable sharing of the costs of union
C)    French Canadian fears that their language and religion would be put in jeopardy
D)    the danger that Canada would become part of the United States
 
 
ANSWER: A B C D

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