Which statement about the Act of Union mapping is correct?

• A. Lower Canada became Canada West and Upper Canada became Canada East
• B. Lower Canada became Canada East, and Upper Canada became Canada West
• C. Both merged into Canada East
• D. Canada East and Canada West were renamed to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland

Answer: (B)

Naming after the union paired geography with governance: Lower Canada was designated Canada East and Upper Canada was designated Canada West. This reflects how the two regions were reorganized into the single Province of Canada in 1841, with East and West divisions rather than continuing as separate colonies. The terms map the old provinces onto their positions along the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes regions—Lower Canada to the east (Canada East) and Upper Canada to the west (Canada West). As a result, Canada East would later become Quebec and Canada West would become Ontario. The other statements mix up the mapping, suggest there was only one region, or rename the areas to unrelated provinces.