Chapter Nineteen: Upper Canada, 1815-1840:
An Evolving Identity

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Question 1
Before the arrival of Europeans, the Northwest Coast Native societies
a. had an elaborate hierarchical structure.
b. were egalitarian.
c. resembled agrarian democracy.
d. were not very complex.

Question 2
What was Spain's stance in the Nootka Sound Controversy?
a. Spain claimed that Russia should provide recompense for the sea otters the Russians had caught in Spanish territory.
b. After failing to establish a colony at Nootka Sound, Spain claimed it had the right to establish a settlement on Queen Charlotte Islands
c. Spain argued that it had the exclusive right to control the Northwest Coast.
d. Spain refused to recognize China's claims on the Northwest Coast.

Question 3
Who was Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra?
a. a Spanish commander at Nootka Sound
b. a Spanish explorer who first documented Europeans' encounter with the Haida
c. a Greek ship pilot in the Spanish service whose real name was Apostolos Valerianos
d. James Cook's apprentice who described some of Cook's voyages

Question 4
Since in the 1830s the traders on the Northwest Coast spoke many different languages, how did they communicate with each other?
a. by using key English phrases
b. by using a sign language
c. by using a common trade language
d. They often could not communicate adequately, and this is why trade suffered.

Question 5
Who completed the first crossing of North America (north of Mexico)?
a. Alexander Mackenzie
b. George Simpson
c. David Thompson
d. Simon Fraser

Question 6
Why did the British government ask the Hudson's Bay Company to colonize and manage Vancouver Island?
a. to preempt the Native population from enforcing the recently signed treaties
b. to prevent Russian traders from trading in Fort Victoria
c. to convert and "civilize" the First Nations people living there
d. to counter the threat of an American settlement on the island

Question 7
What percentage of the total area of Vancouver Island did James Douglas purchase from the First Nations between 1850 and 1854?
a. about 1 percent
b. about 3 percent
c. 4.5 percent
d. 10 percent

Question 8
Why did Douglas enjoy great powers as the governor of British Columbia during the gold rush?
a. No mass media existed in this rapidly expanding colony, so hardly anyone knew about Douglas's political exploits.
b. The people adored him.
c. The numerous militant First Nations supported him.
d. The British government did not establish an elected assembly on the mainland.

Question 9
Why were there so few Chinese women in British Columbia in 1871?
a. Chinese men could not afford to bring over their families.
b. Chinese society did not endorse emigration.
c. Chinese immigrants were often received in a hostile manner.
d. all of the above

Question 10
In what year did the colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island unite?
a. 1858
b. 1862
c. 1866
d. 1867

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