Quiz: Canadian Dress: The Confederation Era

The Confederation Generation is named after the union of the British North American colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada (the earlier union of Upper and Lower Canada) in

During the time period of the Confederation Generation, most people lived

Which of the following helped establish a national market for clothing made in Canadian and foreign factories?

According to Reverend Robert Sedgewick (1856), the proper sphere for women was

Towards the end of the 19th century, which of the following inventions helped women clothe their families?

The design and shape of women’s dresses changed from the 1850s through to the end of the 19th century in what way?

Women’s clothing was usually more colourful and elaborate than men’s clothing to reflect

Popular accessories for women of the Confederation Generation included

Materials used by milliners to make women’s hats included

Women who were in mourning for the death of a husband often wore clothes similar to those worn by

Many middle-class men of the Confederation Generation worked in which of the following groups of occupations?

From 1840 to 1890, men’s business clothing became, in general,

Men’s accessories of this time included

Ready-to-wear suits for men were less expensive than tailor-made suits because

Team sports activities for men of the Confederation Generation included

By the last decades of the 19th century, government reforms in Quebec and Ontario helped establish the following minimum ages for factory workers:

Knickerbockers, which were worn by middle-class boys until they were from six to eight years old, were

Material used for making cloth in Canadian mills in the 19th century included

In 1871, one third of women who worked outside the home were employed as

Clothing for men who were farmers, lumberjacks and fisherman had to be

Female nurses’ uniforms of the late 19th century included