Representation by Pop
Political Figures
Canada Prior to 1850
Political Deadlock
General Knowledge
100

What does representation by population mean?

A political system where seats are assigned based on population.

100

Which political figure was a conservative from Montreal?

George Ettienne Cartier 

100

When was the conflict between the British and the US? 

War of ____

1812

100

When did the political deadlock that we learned about occur


(super easy answer don't overthink)

Somewhere between the 1850s - 1864

100

Canada is the second largest country

TRUE or FALSE

True, it is the second largest country however the population isn't quite as large as others

200

Which area in Canada had a higher population? 

Canada East or Canada West

Canada West

200

Which political figure owned a famous newspaper and what was it called?

George Brown 

The Globe

200

What was the name of the treaty that was signed for the War of 1812

Treaty of Ghent

200
What role did Sir John A. Macdonalad play

A conservative leader

200

Canada is home to more than half the worlds lakes

TRUE or FALSE

True, Canada is known for having a great abundance of lakes in the world

300

How many seats did Canada East and Canada West have?

65 seats each

300

Which poltical figure was born in Scotland and then migrated to Kingston

Sir John A. Macdonald


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300

Explain what the Act of Union is known as

The Act of Union of 1841 created the province of Canada.

300

Define Political Deadlock


closest answer

Political Deadlock is referring to a situation where no change can be made as a result of disagreement among parties.

300

Define the word "Bias" (best/closest answer wins)

The definition of "bias" is when a person gets used to one way of thinking, they do not give an equal chance to other ideas. Bias is not always bad, however it's good to be open to other opinions.

400

Name one group that was not accurately represented.

First nations or women

400

Which political figure wanted to stop political deadlock?

Sir John A Macdonald


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400

How many First Nations Peoples die in the War of 1812?

More than 15,000 First Nations died

400

What were the two major disagreements between Canada East and Canada West?

Transportation & Representation 

400

What makes a good historian? (best/closest answer wins)

A good historian consults different sources to gather enough information of a historical event. 

500

Why was First nations population under estimated in the census of 1871?

Census officials didn't think an accurate count was important

500

Who were the Key Politicians during the Political deadlock? Name a fact about each one.


*closest answer or best answer wins*

John A. Macdonald was the Conservative leader

George Brown was strongly opposed to the French and he was the Liberal leader in Canada West

George Etienne Cartier was a dominant figure in politics in Canada East

500

Explain what issue occured in 1845 - 1849 

The Great Potato Famine occured, it was a great food shortage that happened in Ireland. This event led to many years of crop failure.

500
Explain why Canada West and Canada East were in dispute about Representation 

Canada West were in align with Rep by Pop, however Canada East wanted to keep going with Equal Representation.

500

Why do we study history? (best/closest answer wins)

We study history to understand how past events created our present/current day. Furthermore, we study history so we can learn the mistakes of the past. If we didn't study the mistakes, repetition of them could occur.