1837 Rebellions
Who were the Leaders of the two rebellions that took place in 1837?
William Lyon Mackenzie Louis-Joseph Papineau
Who were the leaders of the reform era?
Robert Baldwin and Louis Lafontaine
What kind of government does Canada have today?
A Democracy.
What is a push factor?
A reason for someone to move away from their home.
What is a pull factor?
A reason for someone to move to a new location.
Where did the two rebellions take place?
Upper and Lower Canada (Ontario and Quebec)
Who was the Governor General of the time?
Lord Elgin
What are some of the pros of democracy?
It gives everyone a say, the government can be changed if people are unhappy with it, takes more views into consideration.
The failure of what crop in the 1840s caused a mass migration from the UK?
Potatoes, this is known as the Irish Potato famine.
What was the major pull factor for people to move to Canada at the time?
An offer of free land that didn't always work out.
What happened in Upper Canada
Lines formed, rebel front line shot and ducked, back lines thought they were dead, ran away.
What was the rebellion loses bill?
It was going to give money to those who lost property in Lower Canada during the rebellions, even if the victims had fought for the rebels. This angered the English Canadians so much that they burned down their own parliament buildings!
What are some of the cons of a democracy?
It can take a long time to get things done, it can get stuck if everyone can't decide what the best course of action is, sometimes not everyone gets a say.
Most immigrants to Canada came from where during this time?
From the United Kingdom.
What was life like for the average Canadian before confederation?
It was rough. If they lived in the country they did a lot of hard farmwork and lived in a house they built themselves. In the city they probably worked in a factory and lived in cramped apartments.
What happened in Lower Canada?
Rebels initially had success and took over a few small settlements but were soon overcome by British forces. The rebellion lasted around a month.
What is a responsible government?
A government that the people can change if they are not satisfied with; it is responsible to the public.
What are two other types of government that we learned about in our jigsaw activity?
Fascism, Monarchy, or Communism.
What was the underground railroad?
A network of people who helped escaped slaves from the southern states make their way to the northern states and Canada.
What was the trip from the UK to Canada like at the time?
In steerage, in coffin ships, dirty, diseased.
What were two of the causes of the rebellion?
Anger over not having a say in government, over taxes, and over the treatment of the French (in Lower Canada)
Why were Baldwin and Lafontaine successful while Mackenzie and Papineau were not?
They were successful because they wanted a more British than American government style, because they went about it peacefully, and because the timing was better as the British wanted to save themselves the expenses of the colonies.
Give two ways that Canada might be different if it did not have a democratically elected government.
not everyone gets to vote, disadvantages, people close to leader get elected to positions of power, nepotism, and many more!
What effect might the Industrial Revolution have had as a push factor?
It reduced the need for farmers by creating new farming technology, which made people move out of their homes and into the cities. It also made moving easier as travel became quicker and cheaper with trains and steamships.
Why might people have wanted to move to Canada instead of to the USA
Often because of Canada's tie to the British Empire. African Americans moved to Canada from the USA to escape the terrible racism of the south.