Economics in 19th century Canada

Multiple choice questions. Choose the best answer.

1. Taxes paid on imported goods are called
   
   

   a) tariffs.
   b) tithes.
   c) income taxes.
   d) stamp taxes.




2. Taxes paid to the church are called
   
   

   a) tariffs.
   b) domini missi.
   c) tithes.
   d) simony.




3. Mercantilism
   
   

   a) was a military system.
   b) insisted on a favourable balance of trade.
   c) was adopted in England but not in France.
   d) claimed that state power was based on land armies.




4. Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels were early exponents of
   
   

   a) laissez-faire.
   b) protectionism and tariffs.
   c) capitalism.
   d) international socialism.




5. In 1848, Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels wrote
   
   

   a) to Lord Elgin protesting Canadian trade laws.
   b) The Communist Manifesto.
   c) The Wealth of Nations.
   d) Crime and Punishment.




6. The Communist Manifesto was written by
   
   

   a) Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels.
   b) Michael Bakunin.
   c) Vladimir Lenin.
   d) Adam Smith.




7. In 1776, Adam Smith published
   
   

   a) The Declaration of Independence.
   b) The Communist Manifesto.
   c) The Wealth of Nations.
   d) Cobbett's Rural Rides.




8. The Whigs favoured Adam Smith's "let it be" economics called
   
   

   a) laissez-faire.
   b) socialism.
   c) capitalism.
   d) protectionism.




9. The word "oligarchy" refers to
   
   

   a) a large number of people who rule over a smaller number of people.
   b) a small number of people who rule over a larger number of people.
   c) a democratic form of government led by the colonial governor.
   d) an organization of bankers and business investors.




10. The Act of Union of 1841 proposed
    
    

    a) power sharing between the English and French in Lower Canada.
    b) joining Upper and Lower Canada as the United Province of Canada.
    c) uniting the Atlantic Provinces with Upper and Lower Canada.
    d) the annexation of Canada by the United States.




11. The Rebellion Losses Bill of 1849 was
    
    

    a) supported by the Tories because it treated everyone fairly.
    b) designed to increase ties with the United States.
    c) widely supported and increased the popularity of Lord Elgin.
    d) opposed by the Tories because they did not want the rebels compensated.

Answer key	1. a	6. a	11. d	16. _
	2. c	7. c	12. _	17. _
	3. b	8. a	13. _	18. _
	4. d	9. b	14. _	19. _
	5. b	10. b	15. _	20. _

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