3.14 Responsible Government

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

1844

1840

1850

1849

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

Major-General Robert Ross

Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

Lord Elgin, Governor of United Canada

Lord Durham, an English reformer

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

The Premier

The Prime Minister

The Lieutenant Governor

The Governor General

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

Nova Scotia

Quebec

P.E.I

Ontario

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

Select all that apply:

A champion of democracy

The first head of a responsible government in United Canada

The first Prime Minister of Canada

A champion of French language rights

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

False

True

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

False

True

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

1844-45

1850-51

1840-41

1848-49

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

1844-45

1840-41

1850-51

1847-48

#10. 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

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

The Province of Canada

The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

The Province of Ontario

The Province of Quebec

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