Social Studies 11 Online

with Mr. Mleziva

SS 10 HISTORY REVIEW

Utilizing the History Review Guide, answer the following questions neatly and in full sentences in your notebook.

A) The Conquest of New France

1) What city fell in 1759? Name the two generals involved? Who were the victors?

2) What was the final city to surrender and when did this happen?

3) In 1763, which treaty ended the Seven Years War? What did the treaty say?

4) Who were "Les Canadiens"?

5) After the Conquest what problem did the British face?

6) What created the Quebec colony? What were the provisions?

7) Why was Governor James Murray in no hurry to create an elected assembly?

8) Who was Sir Guy Carleton and what did he do?

9) What act came about due to his arguments? What were its provisions?

B) The American Revolution

1) Between what years did the American Revolution take place?

2) Name the three acts that upset the Americans. Explain each.

3) Name three reasons for the Quebec Act of 1774 (the final Intolerable Act) disturbing the Americans.

4) What treaty ended the American Revolution?

5) Why did France help the colonists in the Revolution?

6) Who were the Loyalists?

7) What led to the Constitutional Act of 1791?

8) What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 do?

C) The War of 1812

1) The war of 1812: Who was involved? When? (beginning/end)

2) What two events caused hostilities between the parties involved?

3) Which event in 1803, increased the area of the United States?

4) Name the group that argued for war against Britain.

5) Who won the war?

D) American Civil War

1) American Civil War. Who? When? Why?

2) Who won the war?

3) Who were the Fenians?

4) What did they want and what did they do about it?

5) What was the result of the fear that the northern states and the Fenian attacks created on the British Colonies?

E) Reciprocity Ended

1) Who signed the Reciprocity Treaty?

2) When did it end and why?

3) What did the Americans think would happen? What actually happened?

4) This event was used by the Great Coalition to promote ideas of ________________.

F) Toward Confederation

1) What is annexation?

2) What events in 1866 caused the British Colonists to fear annexation?

3) What was Durham's idea of 1839?

4) Who formed the Great Coalition and what did they foresee?

5) Name the three conferences that led to confederation.

6) Why did Britain support the union?

7) The British North American Act received Royal assent in ___________.

What was its main purpose?

8) What was the new creation called?

9) Which provinces were a part of this union?

10) Who was the first Prime Minister?

G) Opening of the West

1) List the main fort for the Northwest Company and for the Hudson Bay Company, and the water bodies they were located by.

2) What fur was highly sought after on the West Coast and where was it mostly sold?

3) Who was the driving force behind the establishment of the Red River colony?

4) Who banned the export of pemmican from the colony? Who was upset by this and why? What was the result?

5) What happened in 1821?

H) Problems in Development of the West

1) What was the United States idea of "manifest destiny"?

2) Why were the Metis upset with the Canadian government and what did they do?

3) The federal government eventually agreed to what?

4) Who did the Metis execute in 1870? Why? (two reasons)

5) What led to the decline of the native population in the West?

6) What force was established to bring law and order to the West?

7) What was the Pacific Scandal?

8) Riel returned from the United States to lead the Metis people again. This time though in Saskatchewan. Riel sought to do what?

9) How did the government respond to Riel and what was the outcome?

10) What played a key role in the defeat of the rebels and how?

11) What happened to Riel?

12) How did people in Ontario generally view Riel?

13) How did people in Quebec generally view Riel?

14) What were immigrants offered as an incentive to come to the Canadian West?

 

 

 

 

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