Act of Union
In what year was the Act of Union passed?
1840
Who originally recommended Responsible Government?
Lord Durham
Which British economic policy favoured colonies like Canada by imposing lower customs duties on their products compared to those from Europe and the United States?
Colonial Protectionism
Which leader of the Upper Canada Clear Grits proposed the Great Coalition in June 1864?
George Brown
Which level of government holds jurisdiction over criminal law, defence, and Indigenous peoples and territories in Canada?
The federal government
What was the goal of the Act of Union?
To assimilate the French Canadians/make them the minority
Which 2 leaders joined together to demand responsible government?
Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine and Robert Baldwin
Which 10-year agreement eliminated customs duties on raw materials between the Province of Canada and the United States?
Which 1864 conference brought together representatives from Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with the Province of Canada delegation in attendance?
The Charlottetown Conference
Who was the Quebec Premier that organized an interprovincial conference in 1887 to oppose federal centralization?
Honoré Mercier
Which of the Canadas accumulated a larger amount of debt prior to the Act of Union? Why was this significant?
Upper Canada. This was significant because when the two colonies united, Lower Canada inherited part of the large debt that it had not incurred.
In what year was responsible government officially established in the Province of Canada?
1848
Which Canadian industry was hit hard by the UK's removal of protectionist policies?
Shipbuilding in Quebec
Which two territories did Canada purchase from the Hudson's Bay Company?
Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory
Who was the Métis leader executed for high treason on November 16, 1885, causing contention between French and English Canadians?
Louis Riel
True or False: After the Act of Union, both French and English were made the languages of official government use in the Province of Canada.
False. English became the only language of official government use in the Province of Canada.
How did the adoption of responsible government change administrative structure of the Province of Canada?
The population now elected members of the Legislative Assembly. The Executive Council was responsible to the elected members of the Legislative Assembly.
After the United States decided not to renew their trade agreement with the Province of Canada, what was proposed as a potential solution to create a new domestic market?
Political union with the British Maritime colonies
What document containing 72 points formed the framework for Canada's future constitution after the Quebec Conference?
The Quebec Resolutions
Which province received a railway and ferry service connecting it to the mainland in exchange for joining Confederation in 1873?
Prince Edward Island
Which of the Canadas had a larger population in 1841?
Lower Canada
Which controversial bill passed by the Reform government in 1849 led to riots and the burning of Parliament?
The Rebellion Losses Bill
In what year did the United Kingdom abandon its protectionist policies and adopt free trade with all of its trading partners?
1846
Which political party led by Antoine-Aimé Dorion strongly opposed confederation, seeing proportional representation as a threat to French Canadian survival?
The Parti rouge
What three rights did the federal government fail to uphold for the Métis people after creating Canada's fifth province in 1870?
Territorial, linguistic, and religious rights