Chapter Fifteen: The Union of the Canadas: Economic
and Social Developments, 1840-1864

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Question 1
Which commodities from the United Canadas did the British desire most in the 1840s?
a. furs and timber
b. timber and wheat
c. fish and furs
d. wheat and textiles

Question 2
In what year did Britain repeal the Corn Laws?
a. 1849
b. 1842
c. 1851
d. 1846

Question 3
One of the reasons that farmers in Canada East did not benefit from the increased demand for wheat in the 1850s as much as their counterparts in Canada West was
a. Britain's preference for wheat from Canada West.
b. a shortage of good agricultural land in Canada East.
c. lower quality of wheat in Canada East.
d. lack of reliable transportation in Canada East.

Question 4
Lord Elgin convinced southern U.S. senators that
a. free trade would mean the annexation of Canada.
b. Canada would reinstate slavery if a free trade agreement was reached.
c. the issue of slavery had nothing to do with free trade.
d. a prosperous Canada through free trade would not want annexation to the United States.

Question 5
The government's extensive financial assistance to private companies for railway development led to
a. corruption and debt.
b. duplication of services.
c. very slow construction of new lines.
d. a) and b)

Question 6
Who wrote A Plea for Emigration to Canada West?
a. Donald Akenson
b. Harriet Tubman
c. Lord Elgin
d. Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Question 7
After 1844, the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec
a. relaxed its previous insistence on traditional family values in order to retain its younger members.
b. became involved in the colonization movement designed to settle the northern areas of Quebec.
c. rapidly declined in importance.
d. embarked on a campaign of which the main goal was to convert English-speaking residents of Quebec.

Question 8
Who founded Société de Tempérance?
a. Jan Noel
b. Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine
c. Ignace Bourget
d. Charles Chiniquy

Question 9
In Canada West in the 1840s, 22 percent of the population declared its religious affiliation to
a. the Roman Catholic Church.
b. one of the Methodist sects.
c. the Church of England.
d. the Church of Upper Canada.

Question 10
Between 1863 and 1867, separate schools in Canada West
a. received a share of both the provincial and municipal grants.
b. had to submit to provincial inspection.
c. did not yet exist in rural areas.
d. a) and b)

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