Name: Group: Date: EVALUATION OF COMPETENCIES Evaluation Criterion 2 result: /25 Criterion 3 result: /8 Criterion 4 result: /12 Final result: /45 Evaluation of competencies () DOCUMENTS DOCUMENT 1 The trajectory of a bill Governor He has the right of veto over any bill. If he approves it, the bill receives Royal Assent and is passed into law. He also has the power to dissolve the Legislative Assembly. Executive Council Legislative Council It adopts the provisions required for a law to be implemented. It approves or amends a bill. If it rejects or amends it, the bill is returned to the Legislative Assembly. Legislative Assembly A majority of its members must approve a bill. DOCUMENT 2 DOCUMENT 3 Regions of colonization up to 1840 Alma e Fl uv e Sa i nt u La ren t t (S.Law rence Rive N r) E W S Rimouski Rivière-du-Loup LOWER CANADA Québec NEW BRUNSWICK Trois-Rivières Laval Hull UPPER CANADA Sherbrooke Montréal UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0 150 km Legend Stages of agricultural land use Before 1700 1700 1800 1800 1840 Jacques-Louis David, 1801. D4-67
Name: Group: Date: DOCUMENT 4 This province is already too much a french province for an english colony... [the] cultivation [of the french language], beyond what may be necessary, so as it perpetuate it, in an english colony, can admit of no defence... Quebec Mercury, October 27, 1806. DOCUMENT 6 DOCUMENT 5 60 W 60 W NEWFOUNDLAND Baie d Hudson (Hudson Bay) N Baie d Hudson (Hudson Bay) 50 RUPERT S LAND 50 W PROVINCE OF QUEBEC Mer du Labrador (Labrador Sea) NEWFOUNDLAND 50 W CAPE LOWER BRETON CANADA RUPERT S LAND SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON SAINT JOHN SN ISLAND 40 NOVA SCOTIA N 50 SAINT-PIERRE AND MIQUELON SAINT JOHN S ISLAND UPPER CANADA NOVA SCOTIA Oh io ver Ri ATLANTIC OCEAN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ver Missi Ri ss i p p i LOUISIANA ver Missi Ri ss i p p i NEW BRUNSWICK Oh io LOUISIANA N E W ver Ri UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ATLANTIC OCEAN N E W S S FLORIDA Gulf of Mexico 0 600 km Legend Province of Quebec (British colony) Definite border Approximate border 0 Legend 600 km Province of Quebec: (British colony) Definite border Approximate border DOCUMENT 7 N E W S Baie d Hudson (Hudson Bay) Legend Trading posts Hudson s Bay Company North West Company 0 300 km Data from: Historical Atlas of Canada, Vol. 1: From the Beginning to 1800, 1987. D4-68
DOCUMENT 8 The Battle of Saint-Eustache Charles Beauclerk, 1840. DOCUMENT 9 DOCUMENT 10... I believe that tranquility can only be restored by subjecting the province to the vigorous rule of an English majority; and that the only efficacious [effective] government would be that formed by a legislative union [union of provinces with a single Legislative Assembly]... Such a union would at once decisively settle the question of races. IV That in the existing state of Lower Canada, it is unadvisable to make the Legislative Council of that province an elective body... V That while it is expedient to improve the composition of the Executive Council in Lower Canada, it is unadvisable to subject it to the responsibility demanded by the House of Assembly [Legislative Assembly] of that province. Lord Durham, Report on the Affairs of the British North America, 1839. Lord John Russell, March 6, 1837. DOCUMENT 11 Charles Alexander Smith, 1890. D4-69
DOCUMENT 12 DOCUMENT 13... This country s complaints against the vices of the constitution of the Council are too unanimous for it to be necessary to dwell further on the matter. The Constitutional Act gave the Council disastrous predominance that is allowing it to paralyze all of the Assembly s deliberations. Speech by Louis-Joseph Papineau on the Legislative Council, 1833. Artist unknown, circa 1850. DOCUMENT 14 Population 700 000 600 000 553 134 625 000 500 000 427 465 455 688 400 000 300 000 200 000 100 000 0 160 000 10 000 150 066 236 702 1791 1822 1831 1841 Year Data from: Michel Allard, ed., L histoire canadienne à travers le document. Tome 4: Les Deux-Canadas, 1810 1867, 1985. Legend Lower Canada Upper Canada D4-70
DOCUMENT 15 Artist unknown, 1850. DOCUMENT 16 DOCUMENT 17 For a long time, My Very Dear Brothers, we have been hearing talk of agitation, revolt,... Do not allow yourselves to be seduced, should someone call on you to join the rebellion against the established Government. Monseigneur Lartigue, bishop of Lower Canada, 1837 [translation]. George Heriot, 1815. D4-71
QUESTIONS CRITERION 2: Appropriate use of knowledge 1 On the timeline, circle the letter that corresponds to the period during which the fact presented in Document 8 occurred. A B C D 1791 1803 1815 1827 1840 Situate in time and space 1 mark 0 marks The student correctly situates the fact in time. The student does not correctly situate the fact in time. 2 Compare Documents 5 and 6, and indicate a change and a continuity regarding the territory of the Province of Quebec. Change: The territory was divided into two provinces: Upper Canada and Lower Canada. Continuity: The total area of the territory remained virtually the same. Determine changes and continuities 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks The student determines a change and a continuity. (2 out of 2) The student determines a change or a continuity. (1 out of 2) The student does not determine a change or a continuity. (0 out of 2) 3 What phenomenon is illustrated in Document 14? Population growth OR More rapid increase of the population of Upper Canada compared with Lower Canada Establish facts 1 mark 0 marks The student correctly establishes the fact. The student establishes the fact incorrectly or does not establish it. D4-72
4 Indicate the number of the document that illustrates a consequence of the overpopulation of the countryside in the Vallée du Saint-Laurent in the early 19th century. Document 3 Determine causes and consequences 2 marks 0 marks The student indicates the document that illustrates a consequence. The student does not indicate the document that illustrates a consequence. 5 Referring to Documents 15 and 16, indicate the difference between the factors that led to population growth in Lower Canada and Upper Canada. The main factor that led to population growth in Lower Canada was natural growth, while immigration was the main factor in Upper Canada. Identify differences and similarities 2 marks 0 marks The student correctly identifies the difference. The student identifies the difference incorrectly or does not identify it. 6 Document 2 illustrates the person who, in 1806, imposed the Continental Blockade that deprived the United Kingdom of certain European products. Name this person. Emperor Napoleon I of France Establish facts 1 mark 0 marks The student correctly establishes the fact. The student establishes the fact incorrectly or does not establish it. 7 Indicate the document that illustrates an economic consequence for Lower Canada as a result of the Continental Blockade imposed on the United Kingdom. Document 12 Determine causes and consequences 2 marks 0 marks The student indicates the document that illustrates a consequence. The student does not indicate the document that illustrates a consequence. 8 Using Document 7, indicate a consequence of the decline in the beaver population in the Great Lakes region at the turn of the 19th century. The companies that controlled the fur trade had to exploit new territories farther west. Determine causes and consequences 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks The student correctly determines the consequence. The student determines the consequence more or less correctly. The student determines the consequence incorrectly or does not determine it. D4-73
9 Identify a fact revealed in Document 7 about the fierce competition between the Hudson s Bay Company and the North West Company. Trading posts multiplied OR Several competing posts were situated close together. Establish facts 1 mark 0 marks The student correctly establishes the fact. The student establishes the fact incorrectly or does not establish it. 10 What school of thought, promoted by the British, do you associate with Document 4? Imperialism Establish facts 1 mark 0 marks The student correctly establishes the fact. The student establishes the fact incorrectly or does not establish it. 11 Referring to Documents 9 to 11, explain how the British government s response to the 92 Resolutions had major repercussions for the political situation in Lower Canada. Your answer must provide details on each of the elements below and establish connections between them. London s response to the 92 Resolutions events in Lower Canada political repercussions of the events of 1837 1838 London responded to the Parti patriote s 92 Resolutions by adopting the Russell Resolutions. This response did not satisfy the Parti patriote since it rejected all of the demands formulated in the 92 Resolutions. (London s response to the 92 Resolutions) Following the rejection of their demands, Parti patriote supporters gathered in large assemblies, such as the Assembly of the Six Counties, to discuss what actions to take. Some advocated using economic strategies, such as boycotting products imported from the United Kingdom, while others proposed taking up arms. Violent conflicts pitted the British army against the Canadiens. (Events in Lower Canada) Following the events of 1837 1838, London replaced the governor. Lord Durham investigated the causes of the rebellions and proposed solutions. Among other things, he proposed a union of the two Canadas in order to have a single legislative assembly where Francophones would be the minority. (Political repercussions of the events of 1837 1838) Establish causal connections 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks The student correctly establishes the two causal connections between the three elements on which he or she has provided details. The student correctly establishes only one of the causal connections between the two elements on which he or she has provided details. The student does not correctly establish any causal connections, but provides details on at least two elements. The student provides details on a single element or does not provide details on any of the elements. D4-74
12 What is Louis-Joseph Papineau denouncing in Document 13? He is denouncing the fact that members of the Legislative Council, with a British majority, could block or amend bills approved by elected members. Establish facts 1 mark 0 marks The student correctly establishes the fact. The student establishes the fact incorrectly or does not establish it. 13 Indicate the number of the document that illustrates what Louis-Joseph Papineau is denouncing in Document 13. Document 1 Establish connections between facts 2 marks 0 marks The student establishes connections between the facts. The student does not establish connections between the facts. 14 a) What position did the Catholic clergy adopt with regard to the Patriotes rebellions? It was opposed to the rebellions. b) Indicate the number of the document that illustrates this position. Document 17 Establish facts 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks The student correctly establishes the fact and indicates the document that illustrates the position. The student correctly establishes the fact or indicates the document that illustrates the position. The student establishes the fact incorrectly or does not establish it and does not indicate the document that illustrates the position. 15 Documents 8 to 11 pertain to the Patriotes rebellions of 1837 and 1838. Place these documents in chronological order on the timeline. 10 11 8 9 Situate in time and space 2 marks 0 marks The student correctly situates all the facts in time. The student does not correctly situate all the facts in time. D4-75
CRITERION 3: Coherent representation of a period in the history of Québec and Canada 16 Write a text of approximately 200 words describing the situation in Lower Canada between 1791 and 1840. Refer to the documents presented at the beginning of this worksheet for inspiration. To answer this question, you must: a) describe the territorial changes that occurred in the Province of Quebec at the beginning of this period b) describe the situation in Lower Canada with respect to three subjects political organization, composition of the population, and the economy including at least two characteristics for each subject a) The Constitutional Act of 1791 brought major territorial changes to the colony. The former territory of the Province of Quebec was divided into two distinct territories: Upper Canada, in the west, and Lower Canada, in the east. The territory of Lower Canada extended from Labrador to the Rivière des Outaouais. The territory of Upper Canada began southwest of the Rivière des Outaouais and included the region north of the Great Lakes. b) A legislative assembly was established for the first time. Canadien members formed the majority. However, since the members of the executive and legislative councils were appointed by the governor, who was himself appointed by the British government, elected members of the Legislative Assembly held little power. All of the bills passed by the Legislative Assembly could be blocked by the Legislative Council and the governor. The population of Lower Canada was growing due to a high birth rate. During the period under study, the population of Lower Canada increased from 160 000 inhabitants to over 600 000. Moreover, the Canadien professional bourgeoisie began to grow at the end of the 18th century. Some of them were elected members of the Legislative Assembly, which allowed them to expand their influence in the colony. The Continental Blockade imposed by Napoleon I led to greater trade between the United Kingdom and its colonies. With the decline of the fur trade, mainly owing to supply problems and a drop in European demand, the timber trade enjoyed rapid growth. Many jobs were created in this sector and port activity increased rapidly. A major drop in wheat production led to an agricultural crisis in the 1830s. This situation prompted the migration of many farmers from the Vallée du Saint-Laurent to the cities, new regions of colonization or the United States. Coherent representation of the period 1791 1840 The student correctly describes the territorial changes of 1791. The student correctly describes the situation in Lower Canada with respect to political organization, the population, and the economy, providing two characteristics per subject. Total Describes Does not describe Six charac. Five charac. Four charac. Three charac. Two charac. One charac. No charac. /8 2 marks 0 marks 6 marks 5 marks 4 marks 3 marks 2 marks 1 mark 0 marks D4-76
CRITERION 4: Rigour of the interpretation 17 After the Legislative Assembly was established in Lower Canada, tensions arose between the Canadien members (who had a majority) and the British members (who formed the minority but controlled several political institutions). Explain how tensions within the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada contributed to the rise of Canadien nationalism in the colony. When writing your text, you must: indicate a cause of the tensions based on the trajectory of a bill indicate a cause of the tensions based on the demands of the members of the Parti patriote indicate a cause of the tensions based on London s response to the demands of the Parti patriote Procedure: Consult the documents proposed and complete the table. Prepare a rough draft of the structure of your text. Write your final text (about 200 words) in the space provided for this purpose. Note: the content of this table is the Answer key. Cause Trajectory of a bill Bills passed in the Legislative Assembly could be blocked at any time by the Legislative Council or Supporting facts The Canadiens formed the majority in the Legislative Assembly. They could approve bills. However, their power was limited by that of the members of the Legislative Council (appointed by the governor) and that of the governor (appointed by the British government), who could block or amend bills. by the governor. Demands of the members of the Parti patriote The members of the Parti patriote wanted a reform of the political institutions of Lower Canada. In order to increase the power of the Canadien members, the Parti patriote wanted the members of the Legislative Council to be elected rather than appointed. They also demanded ministerial responsibility. This way, the members of the Executive Council, who would be chosen from among the members of the majority party elected to the Legislative Assembly, would be accountable for their decisions before the Legislative Assembly. London s response to the demands of the Parti patriote London rejected all of the The Russell Resolutions, adopted in 1837, provoked anger within the Parti patriote. Tensions grew and certain members of the Parti patriote became more radical. demands of the Parti patriote. D4-77
FINAL TEXT It is strongly recommended that you write a rough draft first. Then, write your final text here. The student indicates the elements of the answer. Rigour of the interpretation The student supports the elements of the answer with facts. 1st element 2nd element 3rd element 1st element 2nd element 3rd element 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 Total /12 2: Indicates the elements correctly 2: Supports the elements appropriately 1: Indicates the elements more or less correctly 1: Supports the elements more or less appropriately 0: Indicates the elements incorrectly or does not indicate them 0: Supports the elements inappropriately or not at all D4-78