John A. Macdonald used his National Policy as an instrument for economic development.Which two of the following projects were part of that policy?
1. Adoption of a Reciprocity Treaty with the United States
2. Adoption of measures to stop immigration
3. Implementation of customs duties
4. Extension of the railway network
5. Construction of canals
By 1873 a worldwide economic crisis had begun to affect Canada.In 1878 Prime Minister John A. Macdonald proposed the National Policy as a means of putting the Canadian economy back on its feet.From among the following, select the three principal measures of Macdonald's National Policy.
1. extending the railway system
2. adopting social aid programs for the unemployed
3. gaining access to American markets
4. raising trade tariffs
5. opening up the West to immigration
6. recognizing Quebec's autonomy
By the 1880s, Canada stretched from sea to sea. But Canada needed people, and it needed new industries where those people could work."Sir John A. Macdonald fulfilled the needs mentioned above by:
In 1873 Canada began to experience economic difficulties. A few years later the government of Sir John A. Macdonald introduced a three-point program to resolve the economic crisis.The setting up of protective tariffs was one part of this program.What were the other two points of this three-point policy?
1. the building of a transcontinental railway
2. an increase in immigration
3. the building of canals
4. an increase in provincial powers
5. the granting of land to the Metis
The National Policy was:
Following Confederation, John A. Macdonald implemented a comprehensive program for economic development called the National Policy.Which of the following were consequences of this policy?
1. the creation of a free-trade market
2. the expansion of trade in the British Empire
3. the decline of agriculture in Canada
4. the industrial development of Quebec and Ontario
5. the creation of a Canadian market
Identify two AIMS of John A. Macdonald's National Policy.
1. To put a stop to French Canadian emigration to the United States
2. To develop the Canadian West
3. To satisfy the demands of the Metis
4. To promote trade with the United States
5. To protect Canadian industries against foreign competition
Which of the following statements explains why French Canadians emigrated to the United States in the second half of the nineteenth century:
Which of the following social changes took place in Quebec between 1867 and 1900?
1. Women's salaries were made equal to those of men.
2. Municipalities provided all services needed in working-class districts.
3. Workers secured good working conditions.
4. Shoe factories and textile mills multiplied in the Montreal and Quebec City regions.
5. A record number of French Canadians emigrated to the United States.
After Confederation, in the period between 1867 and 1896, Quebec society underwent considerable change.Which of the following economic changes took place during this period?:
