Questionable Questions
Push Factor Definition AND example
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The Dominion Land Act stated that:
a) Anyone could apply for land regardless of their age
b) Men and Women could apply for land as long as they were over 18 years of age
c) Males who were at least 21 years old could apply for land
c) Males who were at least 21 years old could apply for land
The main goal of the immigration policy was to..
a) Build a railway across the continent
b) Encourage farmers to populate Western Canada
c) Build a strong national economy for Canadians
b) Encourage farmers to populate Western Canada
What key factor was advertised to encourage population growth in Western Canada?
a) Practically free land
b) The promise of healthy crops
c) Jobs with the transcontinental railway
a) Practically free land
Canadians have trees to cut down for lumber, oil and gas for fuel, and wheat to make bread. These are called...
What are natural resouces?
The border between Canada and the U.S.A. was marked with mounds of earth and iron posts at regular intervals. In the west, what did they follow to create this boundary?
a) The 49th Parallel
b) The First Nations’ traditional boundaries
c) The Red River
a) The 49th Parallel
One reason that the railway was built was in hopes that which of the following provinces would join Confederation?
a) Ontario
b) British Columbia
c) Northwest Territories
b) British Columbia
The main goal of the transportation policy was to:
a) Build a railway across the continent
b) Encourage farmers to populate Western Canada
c) Build a strong national economy for Canadians
a) Build a railway across the continent
The Government of Canada bought Rupert’s Land from the Hudson ‘s Bay Company in 1869 and most of this land came to be known as...
After Confederation, many newcomers came to the West, mainly in search of...
what is land?
The surveyors who planned the route for the new railroad chose:
A) The Middle route because it was shorter and fewer people lived near it
b) The Southern route because it was flatter, had fewer trees and was close to the U.S. border
c) The Northern route because it went through Calgary, Banff and the Kicking Horse Pass.
b) The Southern route because it was flatter, had fewer trees and was close to the U.S. border
Who was Jerry Potts?
a) Metis, interpreter, guide, hunter
b) Most famous Catholic missionary in Alberta’s history
c) Head of the CPR- transcontinental railway
a) Metis, interpreter, guide, hunter
The main goal of the economic policy was to:
a) Build a railway across the continent
b) Encourage farmers to populate Western Canada
c) Build a strong national system of trade for Canadian goods
c) Build a strong national system of trade for Canadian goods
Inside the tunnel, more rock had been drilled and blasted, then broken into fragments to fill up the roadbed. “That’s our job, he said, handing him a shovel. Load the loose rock into a wheelbarrow.” Who would most likely have said the above quote in the 1880’s in Western Canada?
a) Icelandic oil well driller
b) Mennonite farmer
c) Chinese railway worker
what is c) Chinese railway worker?
The main role of the NWMP was to:
a) Measure the land and carefully mark the boundaries for the government.
b) Raise money for the building of the railway to promote growth in the West.
c) To make sure that people obeyed the law and help keep peace between First Nations and the newcomers.
c) To make sure that people obeyed the law and help keep peace between First Nations and the newcomers.
Which major event resulted in the Prime Minister of Canada wanting to establish a police force in the West?
a) The Cypress Hills Massacre
b) American territorial takeover threats
c) Homesteaders being threatened by the First Nations Peoples
a) The Cypress Hills Massacre
Which of the following is a statement in favour of a tariff on American goods?
a) Canada needs to collect money to pay for the expensive transcontinental railway.
b) It would help to keep foreign products out so people would buy the Canadian products instead.
c) Most industry was in Ont. and Que. but everyone in Canada had to pay higher costs even though they got fewer benefits.
b) It would help to keep foreign products out so people would buy the Canadian products instead.
Prime Minister MacDonald developed a three-prong policy including transportation, immigration, and a strong economy. This was called the...
a) Pemmican Proclamation
b) Treaty of Canada
c) National Policy
National Policy
The Cypress Hills area became known as Whoop-Up Country during the 1860’s because:
a) Many fairs were held for the newcomers during this time.
b) The Northwest Mounted Police had to give each area a special name that only they could refer to.
c) The whiskey trade led to many noisy parties and a lack of orderliness.
What is c) The whiskey trade led to many noisy parties and a lack of orderliness.
Chinese immigrants were brought into Canada to work on the railway because…
a) No one else wanted to do the dangerous work for such little pay
b) The government wanted to have as many Chinese people as possible in Canada
c) They were the most highly skilled workers at building railroads
a) No one else wanted to do the dangerous work for such little pay
PULL FACTOR and EXAMPLE
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What did the Homesteaders have to agree to in order to be able to keep their land?
a) Live on the land forever, build a large warehouse, start a disco dance club
b) Live on the land for six weeks, build a temporary shelter, fight the First Nations
c) Live on the land for six months, build a house and barn, start farming the land within five years.
c) Live on the land for six months, build a house and barn, start farming the land within five years.
The elements of the Three-Pronged Policy that Canada would need were:
a) Transportation, Immigration, Foreign Language
b) Religious, Transportation & Economics
c) Transportation, Immigration & Economics
c) Transportation, Immigration & Economics
MacDonald made it so that American goods coming into Canada would cost more to buy than Canadian goods. What was the reason for doing this?
a) It was a guarantee that people would purchase the products in the West
b) This was a promotional tariff to help sell these goods to First Nations People
c) It was a protective tariff to make the goods more appealing to Canadians
c) It was a protective tariff to make the goods more appealing to Canadians
Which of the following is a statement in favour of a tariff on American goods?
a) Canada needs to collect money to pay for the expensive transcontinental railway.
b) It would help to keep foreign products out so people would buy the Canadian products instead.
c) Most industry was in Ont. and Que. but everyone in Canada had to pay higher costs even though they got fewer benefits.
b) It would help to keep foreign products out so people would buy the Canadian products instead.