Early/Pre-Canada
Any story about democracy in what is now Canada has to begin with what peoples?
Indigenous
British reformers used both violent and peaceful methods to push for change. Which of the two methods wound up working for them?
Peaceful
True or False: In some parts of Canada if someone owned enough land they could vote twice?
True
What is the "secret ballot?"
Did Canada's Indigenous peoples first practice democratic political systems after European arrival?
No
Real control of the British colonies in what is now Canada laid in the hands of who? (Appointed by the British government in London)
Governors
Throughout the the 19th-century and into the 20th-century, what must an eligible-voter own before they were allowed to vote?
Property/Land
By the mid-nineteenth century this group of people was the largest single group who could not vote.
Women
Pre-1867, did Indigenous women participate more or less in politics than European women?
More
When the British established colonies in what is now Canada, they brought with them their own form of governance. What was this called?
Legislature/Parliament
Name one reason why eligible voters may have given up their right to vote.
By 1900, Which group of people were winning the right to vote in municipal elections across Canada?
Women
Define: Egalitarian.
"Relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities."
What province first saw a "responsible government" elected?
Nova Scotia
What in 1876 did the Canadian government pass in order to control the lives of Indigenous people and use as a tool for assimilation?
The Indian Act
What does it mean to become "enfranchised" for an Indigenous person?
Giving up their "Indian Status"
Name the three main types of Indigenous peoples recognized in Canada.
First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.
What were some early problems with elections in Canada's "responsible government"?
Messy/Violent Affairs/Corruption/Vote Buying