1. PLACE THE FOLLOWING THREE DOCUMENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
Document 1
In their 92 Resolutions, the Patriotes, led by Louis-Joseph
Papineau, demand an elected Legislative Council and responsible
government.
Document 2
"For a long time, Dear Brothers, we have heard nothing but talk of
unrest and revolution among our people. So do not be tempted by those
who urge you to rebel against the established Government."
J.-J. Lartigue, Bishop of
Montreal
Document 3
"I believe that tranquility can only be restored by subjecting the
Province to the vigorous rule of an English majority; and that the
only capable government would be that formed by a legislative union."
Lord Durham
A) 1, 2,
3
C) 2, 1, 3
B) 1, 3,
2
D) 3, 2, 1
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2. FROM THE LIST BELOW, SELECT THE
ECONOMIC PROBLEM, THE
POLITICAL
PROBLEM, AND THE
SOCIAL PROBLEM THAT WERE AT THE
ROOT OF THE 1837-38
REBELLIONS.
ECONOMIC
PROBLEMS
POLITICAL PROBLEMS
1. The agricultural crisis (the shortage of land
)
3. The union of Upper and Lower Canada
2. The increase in customs
duties
4. The lack of responsible government
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
5. The arrival of the Loyalists
6. The cholera epidemic
A) 1, 3 and
5
B) 1, 4 and
6
C) 2, 4 and
5
D) 2, 3 and 6
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3. The five events described in the following texts cover the
period 1834 to 1848. Two of these events
have already been correctly placed .
PLACE THE OTHER THREE EVENTS IN THEIR CORRECT CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.
1. There was to be one United
Assembly: 42 elected members would represent Canada West
and 42 elected
members would represent Canada East.
2. In his report, Lord Durham
recommended the union of the two Canadas and responsible
government.
3. During the rebellions major battles took place in Saint-Denis, Saint-Charles, and Saint-Eustache.
4. In the 92 Resolutions, the Lower
Canadian assembly called for an elected legislative council,
control of the
budget, and responsible government.
5. Govrernor Elgin applied the
principle of responsible government: the members of the
executive
council would be
chosen from among the elected representatives.
A) 1,
3, 2, 4 and
5
C) 2,
3, 1, 4
and 5
B) 2,
3, 4, 1
and
5
D) 4,
3, 2, 1 and
5
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4. FROM EACH OF THE SETS BELOW, CHOOSE THE FACTOR WHICH
CONTRIBUTED TO
THE REBELLIONS OF 1837-1838.
ECONOMIC FACTORS
1. Lower Canada was experiencing a serious agricultural
crisis.
2. The timber trade was concentrated in Upper Canada.
3. England abolished free trade.
SOCIAL FACTORS
4. The Loyalists were moving into Lower Canada.
5. Large numbers of British immigrants arrived in Lower
Canada.
6. Thousands of French Canadians emigrated to the United
States.
POLITICAL FACTORS
7. The Governor refused to give the members of the Legislative
Assembly control over the budget.
8. The Legislative Assembly was primarily composed of British
representatives.
9. The British Parliament refused to unite the two
Canadas.
A) 1, 5 and
7 B) 1, 6 and
8 C) 2, 4 and
9 D) 3, 5 and 8
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5. Between 1800 and 1840, Lower Canada underwent several economic changes. Britain's needs for raw materials was partly responsible for these changes.
INDICATE WHICH THREE OF THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WERE FAVOURABLE TO THE ECONOMY OF LOWER CANADA.
1. Furs were increasingly shipped through the Hudson Bay trading posts.
2. The mother country's needs for wheat made it possible to export agricultural surplus
at the beginning of the 19th century.
3. The export of timber to Britain increased because of Napoleon's blockade.
4. The number of jobs for lumber jacks, raftsmen and dock workers increased.
5. Soil exhaustion and poor farming techniques caused an agricultural crisis.
6. The city of Montreal was no longer the commercial centre of the fur trade.
A) 1, 3 and
5
B) 1, 4 and
6
C) 2, 3 and
4
D) 2, 5 and 6
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Before you go on to
Module 5 you may want to try the "Test+Tutorial"
and the "Structured Response"
type questions for Module 4.