Chapter Sixteen: The Maritime Colonies, 1815-1864

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Question 1
What issue led to political upheaval in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the period following the American Revolution?
a. land ownership in cases where proprietors failed to uphold their agreements
b. the methods of raising and spending public monies
c. fishing rights
d. immigration and emigration policies

Question 2
Which British North American colony was the most densely populated one in 1885?
a. Prince Edward Island
b. Newfoundland
c. New Brunswick
d. Nova Scotia

Question 3
Most Maritime shipbuilders built
a. wooden vessels used mainly for fishing.
b. fast, innovative ships, such as the Marco Polo.
c. steamers.
d. broad-beamed, wooden vessels.

Question 4
The dispute over the New Brunswick-Maine border was settled by
a. the Saint John Agreement in 1845.
b. the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1854.
c. the Reciprocity Treaty in 1854.
d. the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1842.

Question 5
After immigrating to the Maritimes from the United States, most black people found
a. large grants of land and social discrimination.
b. unlimited economic opportunities.
c. limited economic opportunities and discrimination.
d. security of person and possession.

Question 6
What percentage of population of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island did Amerindians constitute at the time of the Confederation?
a. 0.5
b. 2
c. 5.5
d. 7

Question 7
Who was the Reform leader in Nova Scotia in the mid-nineteenth century?
a. Samuel Cunard
b. Charles Fisher
c. Joseph Howe
d. Lemuel Allan Wilmot

Question 8
In New Brunswick, responsible government did not
a. give the Assembly control over patronage.
b. open up seats on the Executive Council.
c. eliminate the pursuit of personal gain from politics.
d. lessen the political control of the small group of powerful Loyalists.

Question 9
After the death of Charles Inglis, the Anglican Church in the Maritimes
a. became as powerful as the Roman Catholic Church.
b. flourished and kept gaining influence until the 1880s.
c. significantly expanded its influence among the lower classes in both rural and urban areas.
d. faced strong competition from numerous other denominations.

Question 10
In the nineteenth-century Maritimes, women were not allowed to
a. enter colleges.
b. vote.
c. teach older school children.
d. all of the above

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