Name: ______Chapter 1 - Document Practice Questions

  1. Document 1 presents two historians’ interpretations of the timber trade in the first half of the 19th century. What point of view do they share concerning the role of French Canadienmerchants in the timber trade?

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Make comparisons / 2 marks / 0 marks
The student correctly establishes the point of convergence between the points of view / The student establishes the point of convergence between the points of view incorrectly or does not establish it.
  1. In the early 19th century, Great Britain granted its North American colonies preferential tariffs. Indicate a consequence of these tariffs for trade between Lower Canada and Great Britain. Which document will you use to help answer this?

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Determines explanatory factors and consequences / 2 marks / 1 mark / 0 marks
The student correctly determines the consequence. / The student determines the consequence more or less correctly. / The student determines the consequence incorrectly or does not determine it.
  1. In the years prior to Confederation, politicians in Upper Canada (Canada West) argued in favour of Proportional Representation..or Rep by Pop.. Why were politicians in Lower Canada such as George-Etienne Cartier and Antoine Dorionopposed to this idea?

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Establish Facts / 1 marks / 0 marks
The student correctly establishes the fact. / The student establishes the fact incorrectly or does not establish it.
  1. There were many factors which led the colonies of British North America to form a union in 1867. Explain the economic reason why confederation seemed like a good idea for the colonies.

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Establish Facts / 1 marks / 0 marks
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[French-Canadian merchants] . . . understood that their businesses could not thrive within the British commercial system. [British] merchants . . . . were naturally in a better position than they were to take advantage of it . . . . Partners in the mother country were in no hurry to put their trust in Canadien merchants . . . when they could conclude profitable agreements with their fellow countrymen . . .
Michel Brunet
. . . the timber trade . . . . gave the appearance of an essentially Anglo-Canadian enterprise . . . . The French-Canadian merchants were not attracted by this sector. Those who had made their fortune in the fur trade, with some rare exceptions, were not tempted to try their luck in this new activity; they preferred rather to purchase land. . . .
Fernand Ouellet

Period / Squared Pine
(annual average in tons) / Boards and planks
(annual average by unit)
1818-1822 / 60 175 / 939 099
1823-1827 / 103 581 / 1 201 547
1828-1832 / 162 734 / 1 648 944
1833-1837 / 264 610 / 2 514 474