Social 30 exam review - confederation and government

Multiple choice, true or false, and short answer.

Briefly describe outcome of the war of 1812

The war of 1812 ended as a tie, but highlighted the severe need for defence.

Briefly describe the outcome of Manifest destiny

Manifest destiny caused concern that US would invade as a form of retaliation

Briefly describe the outcome of the Fenian Raids

The Fenian raids were launched by the US onto BNA, it also goes to show how weak the defence was

Briefly describe the repeal of the corn laws

Great Britain ends the free trade agreement

Briefly describe the end of reciprocity agreement

USA ends the free trade agreement.

Briefly describe the American civil war

BNA is like a sitting duck because great Britain has supported/traded with both sides of the war

Why did great Britain want the colonies to seperate

Because the colonies were costly and difficult to defend.

In lower canada there was a division between the

french and english

What was Durhams solution to the problems in the colonies

The solution was to assimilate the french by uniting upper and lower canada in to canada west and east and to introduce rep by pop

Briefly describe the act of union 1841

Canada is a united nation, equal rep, english lang used, and debts are joined

what are the two conferences, what are they made up of

Charlottetown conference, is made up by the maritimes and the Quebec conference where the details of creating canada were decided upon

Who joined confederation and who didn’t

Canada west, Canada east, nova scotia, and new brunswick joined. PEI and Newfoundland did not.

what day did confederation happen

july 1st 1867

what are the branches of government

Executive (PM), legislative (house of commons, senate) , judical ( federeal and provincial courts)

Monarchy

acts of head of state, but power is limited and defined by constitution rather than an absolute rule.

Governer general

represents the monarchy, appointed by PM, should be an influential person in canada, louise

House of commons

called MP, 343, elected by the citizens of canada, represents citizens of their riding

prime minster

must be the leader of the party who obtains the most seats in the house of commons, mark carney

cabinet

advisor to the pm, experts of their field, 24, elected by pm

offical oppostion

conservative party of canada- pierre- , 141, secod most seats in house of commons.

speaker of the house

francis, oversees the events,elected by house of commons

Senate

105, appointed by being good citizens, they review all of the bills that pass through the house of commons