CH 1 Short Answers

Question 1

What is British North America known as today?

Answer 1

British North America is known as Canada today.

Question 2

What is the Marsh?

Answer 2

The Marsh is a water source that the first nations really valued.

Question 3

What is Canada West known as today?

Answer 3

Canada West is known as Ontario.

Question 4

What is Canada West known as today?

Answer 4

Canada West is known as Québec today.

Question 5

What are the industries in the Atlantic Colonies?

Answer 5

The industries in the Atlanic Colonies were Merchants, shipbuilders, and other business people were able to develop successful businesses, which created a wealthy upper class.

Question 6

What are the Atlantic Colonies?

Answer 6

The Atlantic Colonies were Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.

Question 7

What did the Industries in the Atlantic Colonies Create?

Answer 7

The industries in the Atlantic Colonies created a wealthy upper class.

Question 8

What are the Colonies Further Inland?

Answer 8

The Colonies further inland were Canada East (Québec) and Canada West (Ontario).

Question 9

Who established these Colonies and Territories on Aboriginal lands?

Answer 9

Britian established these Colonies and Territories on Aboriginal lands.

Question 10

Where did Britian establish these Colonies and Territories?

Answer 10

Britian established these Colonies and Territories on Aboriginal lands.

Question 11

Aboriginal inhabitants were often what?

Answer 11

Aboriginal inhabitants were often Displaced.

Question 12

Who is the Northwest region and New Caledonia governed by?

Answer 12

The Northwest region and New Caledonia were governed by Hudson’s Bay Company.

Question 13

What were industries in New Brunswick?

Answer 13

The industries in New Brunswick are lumber, iron, and coal benefited from the shipbuilding industry.

Question 14

What did the Coal do for New Brunswick?

Answer 14

The Coal in New Brunswick benefited from the shipbuilding industry.

Question 15

What happened to the Ports in the Atlantic colonies?

Answer 15

The Ports in the Atlantic colonies bustled with business activity.

Question 16

Why were the mid-1800s an uncertain time for some people living in the Atlantic colonies?

Answer 16

Most people own their land but some people got to rent land by sending money to land lord.

Question 17

What did the Reciprocity Treaty do for the United States?

Answer 17

The Reciprocity Treaty made the United States the main trading partner of the Atlantic colonies and strengthened the relationship between the two.

Question 18

What did the Reciprocity Treaty create for the United States and British North America?

Answer 18

The Reciprocity Treaty created growth in the Atlantic colonies and weakened the relationship with the other colonies in British North America.

Question 19

How were Children Treated different from today?

Answer 19

Back then

Children were treated different because they had to help their families make a living from an early age (unless they were wealthy).

Children worked more dangerous jobs and got paid less than kids today. Children often did the same work as adults but for lower wages.

Children as young as 7 and 8 were often sent to work.

Today

Children do not have to work if they choose not to.

If a child decides to work there are age limits and work for the same amount of wage as an adult

The youngest age a child can work is mostly 13-14

Question 20

What the railway did for Canada west?

Answer 20

The railway helped ships transported crops and timber for export to Europe and the United States.

Question 21

How did Transportation by Ship Benefit the people who lived Near Ports, Rivers, or Canals?

Answer 21

Transportation by Ship Benefit the people who lived Near Ports, Rivers, or Canals because Land was cheaper farther away from the Great Lakes, but it was difficult for farmers to get their crops to market.

Question 22

Who did the Transportation by Ship Benefit?

Answer 22

Transportation by Ship Benefited The People Who Lived Near Ports, Rivers, or Canals.

Question 23

What did Reciprocity Treaty allow?

Answer 23

The Reciprocity Treaty allowed for the free exchange of natural resources between British North America and the US.

Question 24

What did the Reciprocity Treaty lead to?

Answer 24

This led to an Economic Increase in the Atlantic colonies, with increased trade and prosperity.

Question 25

How did the Underground Railroad help enslaved black people?

Answer 25

The Underground Railroad help enslaved Black people Escape to the Northern States and British North America, a Secret Network Developed.

Question 26

Between how many people fled to British North America along the Underground Railroad?

Answer 26

Between 30 000 and 40 000 people fled to British North America along the Underground Railroad.

Question 27

Where was Gold discovered?

Answer 27

Gold was discovered in New Caledonia.

Question 28

What was New Caledonia renamed as?

Answer 28

New Caledonia was renamed as British Columbia

Question 29

Who declared New Caledonia a British Colony and why?

Answer 29

Governor James Douglas quickly declared New Caledonia a British colony to keep it out of American hands. Renamed as British Columbia.

Question 30

What were an important part of the economy in the Atlantic Colonies

Answer 30

Forestry and shipbuilding were an important part of the economy in the Atlantic colonies

Question 31

Where did most of the goods produced by the Atlantic Colonies go?

Answer 31

Most of the goods produced by the Atlantic Colonies went to Britain, the United States, the West Indies, and Latin America, rather than to the other British colonies in North America.

Question 32

What did the Amercian railway create

Answer 32

The American Railway created more demand for the Atlantic Colonies

Question 33

What is the purpose for French Nationalism

Answer 33

French nationalism was an effort by Canadien leaders to create a national identity and protect French language, religion, and culture.

Question 34

What was the Red River Settlement made up of?

Answer 34

the Red River Settlement in Rupert’s Land was made up of people of different cultures. They included Métis, some Scottish immigrants, and retired Hudson’s Bay Company workers and their First Nations wives.

Question 35

What did the Métis work as?

Answer 35

Métis worked on their farms; in autumn, they hunted and trapped; and in winter, they worked as merchants.

Question 36

What is the impact of the Gold Rush on the First Nations?

Answer 36

It affected Fur trade, farming, life style, ecosystem

Question 37

What was the Pacific Coast Region made up of?

Answer 37

Pacific Coast region was made up of Vancouver Island and New Caledonia (BC).

Question 38

The thousands of gold prospectors and immigrants brought by the gold rush included?

Answer 38

The thousands of gold prospectors and immigrants brought by the gold rush included diverse groups coming mainly from the United States.

Question 39

What was the Gold rush over?

Answer 39

the gold rush was over and coal mining and lumber became the leading industries.

Question 40

How did business owners create less expensive products?

Answer 40

To create less expensive products, business owners looked for cheaper labour.

Question 41

How did the Econmoic development and polictical events gradually change trading patterns between the Atlantic Colonies?

Answer 41

because the increase in American railway building created more demand for goods from the Atlantic colonies.

Question 42

What is all of the 4 Colonies and industries examples?

Answer 42

Atlantic Colonies: Merchants, Shipbuilders, Businesspeople, Fur Trading, Papermaking Canada East: Economy, Timber, Canal, Railays, Banks Canada West: Agriculture, Mining, and Oil Northwest and Pacific Coast: Forestry, Agriculture, Mining, Food Processing, Tourism

Question 43

What effect did slavery laws in the United States have on the population of Canada West? What did this result in?

Answer 43

Thousands of Black people migrated to Canada West, resulting in several Black communities.

Question 44

Why did industries struggle to survive when the United States ended the Reciprocity Treaty?

Answer 44

industries struggled to survive when the United States ended the Reciprocity Treaty because they began heavily taxing goods from British Columbia.

Question 45

Why was the Reciprocity Treaty Significant for the Atlantic Colonies?

Answer 45

The Reciprocity Treaty was significant for the Atlantic colonies as it opened up the markets of the United States for their goods.