3.14 Responsible Government

#1. Who was Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine?

Select all that apply:

A champion of French language rights

The first head of a responsible government in United Canada

A champion of democracy

The first Prime Minister of Canada

#2. Who introduced responsible government in the United Province of Canada?

Lord Elgin, Governor of United Canada

Lord Durham, an English reformer

Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

Major-General Robert Ross

#3. What does it mean to have a responsible government in Canada?

The government bears full responsibility for any economic crisis

The government is ultimately responsible to the Crown

The government must resign if it loses a confidence vote in the assembly

The government takes responsibility for all policing matters

#4. Which British North American colony was the first to attain full responsible government?

Nova Scotia

P.E.I

Ontario

Quebec

#5. When was responsible government introduced in United Province of Canada?

1848-49

1844-45

1840-41

1850-51

#6. When were Upper Canada and Lower Canada united?

1845

1830

1840

1835

#7. What did the unification of Upper Canada and Lower Canada in 1840 create?

The Province of Canada

The Province of Quebec

The Province of Ontario

The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

#8. Who was the first head of a responsible government (similar to a Prime Minister today) in Canada?

Major-General Robert Ross

Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

Lord Elgin, governor of United Canada”

Lord Durham, an English reformer

#9. Reformers in Nova Scotia and the Province of Canada worked with British governors toward responsible government.

False

True

#10. Canada has a system of responsible government today.

False

True

#11. Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine’s position as the first head of a responsible government in Canada is comparable to which position today?

The Lieutenant Governor

The Governor General

The Prime Minister

The Premier

#12. When did Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine become the first head of a responsible government in Canada?

1849

1844