Vocabulary Words
This word refers to someone who moves from one country to another.
Immigrant
This Canadian icon overheard secret plans and travelled many kilometers to warn British soldiers of an American attack during the War of 1812
Laura Secord
What was the name of the secret organization that helped slaves escape to Canada and free states?
The Underground Railroad
This method of torture and public embarrassment was used on Loyalists during the American Revolution
Tarring and Feathering
People in Upper and Lower Canada voted for people to represent them in the Legislative Assembly. Why were people upset?
The Legislative Council had no decision making power
This First Nations leader assembled a large army of First Nations soldiers to help General Brock take Fort Detroit during the War of 1812
Tecumseh
This word refers to somebody leaving a dangerous situation in their country, like the Loyalists during the American Revolution
Refugee
This woman escaped slavery and returned to America 13 times to help rescue over 70 more people from slavery
Harriet Tubman
What was one reason that people were moving from Britain to Canada in large numbers after the War of 1812
Few jobs, Forced off land, Poverty, Hunger, Safer ocean travel, Free land in the colonies
Though both the British and Americans claim to have won the War of 1812, this groups of people are considered by some to be the losers of the war, suffering many losses for no reward.
First Nations
This group of wealthy and well connected men controlled political affairs in Upper Canada
The Family Compact
This word means someone who betrays someone else. A revolutionaries might call a loyalist this.
Traitor
This man lead the revolt for responsible government in in Lower Canada.
Louis-Joseph Papineau
This country had a potato famine which greatly increased migration to Canada
Ireland
Many black loyalists relocated to this Canadian province.
Nova Scotia
This group of wealthy and well connected men controlled political affairs in Lower Canada
Chateau Clique
This "D" word means to end in a tie, like the War of 1812
Deadlock
This man lead the revolt for responsible government in in Upper Canada.
William-Lyon Mackenzie
Due to the disease and terrible living conditions common on the boats used to carry immigrants to Canada, they were commonly referred to by this name.
Coffin Ships
After the American Revolution, the Constitutional Act of 1791 split Quebec into two colonies, including this one, created to give the Loyalists a place to preserve their British culture.
Upper Canada
Lord Durham blamed the trouble in Lower Canada on this group of people, and advocated for measures to assimilate them
The French
This "l" word means someone who frees a person from a bad situation. The Americans thought French Canadians would see them as this during the American Revolution.
Liberator
This man was hired by the British to put together a report about why colonists were trying to revolt in Upper and Lower Canada
Lord Durham
England, Ireland, Wales and which other country make up the British Isles
Scotland
This treaty ended the War of 1812, requiring both parties to surrender any territory they gained and creating a border between British North America and the United States
The Treaty of Ghent
This method of voting, adopted in 1874 allows people to vote in private
Secret Ballot