A) It stimulated the development of the fisheries.
B) It improved trade with the United States.
C) It promoted industrialization.
D) It slowed the rural exodus.
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
2. IDENTIFY TWO AIMS OF JOHN A. MACDONALD'S NATIONAL POLICY.
1. To put a stop to French Canadian emigration to the United States.A) 1 and 3 B) 2 and 4 C) 2 and 5 D) 3 and 5
2. To develop Western Canada.
3. To satisfy the demands of the Métis.
4. To promote trade with the United States.
5. To protect Canadian industries against foreign competition.
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
3. Canada experienced many economic difficulties between 1870 and 1880:
WHICH THREE OF THE FOLLOWING MEASURES WERE SOLUTIONS PROPOSED BY JOHN A. MACDONALD IN THE NATIONAL POLICY ?
- ineffective settlement of the West
- a weak domestic market
- flooding of the Canadian market with foreign products
1. Free tradeA) 1, 2 and 3 B) 1, 5 and 6 C) 2, 3 and 4 D) 4, 5 and 6
2. Extension of the railway system
3. Promotion of immigration
4. Increased tariffs (customs duties)
5. Development of mining
6. Land grants to the Métis
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTS DESCRIBES THE NATIONAL POLICY?
A) The proximity and size of the American market encouraged (United
Canada) to establish closer ties
with the United States. Tariffs on products
such as wheat and lumber were to be eliminated.
B) They used ships made in Canada to trade various products with
the French West Indies in the
autumn.
C) Increasing numbers of industrialists believed that free trade
was essential for an economic
recovery.
D) The plan consisted of three principal measures: protective tariffs,
extension of the railroad towards
the West and increased immigration.
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
5. WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PRIME MINISTERS
IS THE NATIONAL POLICY
ASSOCIATED ?
A) George-Étienne Cartier B)
Wilfrid Laurier C) John A. Macdonald
D) Honoré Mercier
| ANSWER: | A | B | C | D |
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