3.14 Responsible Government

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

Quebec

Ontario

Nova Scotia

P.E.I

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

1840-41

1844-45

1848-49

1850-51

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

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

The government bears full responsibility for any economic crisis

The government is ultimately responsible to the Crown

The government takes responsibility for all policing matters

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

Select all that apply:

A champion of democracy

The first Prime Minister of Canada

The first head of a responsible government in United Canada

A champion of French language rights

#5. 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

#6. When did Nova Scotia become the first British North American colony to attain full responsible government?

1840-41

1850-51

1844-45

1847-48

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

1840

1845

1830

1835

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

The Province of Ontario

The Province of Quebec

The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Province of Canada

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

Lord Elgin, governor of United Canada”

Major-General Robert Ross

Lord Durham, an English reformer

Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

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

1850

1844