What was the major goal of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
To assimilate the French (make them English)
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Why didn't the War of 1812 result in the creation of an Independent Aboriginal nation?
Both Brock and Tecumseh died, so the original people who had made the agreement were not around to make sure it happened.
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What did the British troops tend to do when they had won a battle against the Rebels?
Burn down the Rebel's buildings, hang or banish the Rebels
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Where did Louis-Joseph Papineau flee to when the Rebels lost the Rebellion?
France
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Name 3 things that the British troops did to punish the rebels after the Rebellions of 1837.
Burn buildings
Hang rebel leaders
Banish them to Australia
Imprison them
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Which government act gave a separate government to the English and French people?
- Quebec Act
- Royal Proclamation
- Constitutional Act
The Constitutional Act
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What was the main goal of the Treaty of Ghent at the end of the War of 1812?
To put everything back the way it was.
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Why did the French rebels dislike the government of Lower Canada?
It was controlled by the English.
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Where did William Lyon Mackenzie flee to when the Rebels lost the Rebellion?
The United States
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Why were Americans afraid of Britain's Aboriginal allies?
They had heard tales of scalping, and other brutal acts against their enemies
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How were the Americans affected by the Royal Proclamation of 1763?
They lost their rights to the Ohio valley where many of them were living.
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Were the Aboriginal people allied with the Americans or the British? Why?
The Aboriginals allied with the British because they wanted their own land, and the Americans kept taking it.
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Why did William Lyon Mackenzie think his attack on Toronto would be successful?
All of the British troops were in Lower Canada fighting the French Rebellion.
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What is the job of the Executive Council in the government at this time?
They control government operations.
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Who was General Proctor? What did he do?
He was Brock's replacement in the War of 1812, but he ran away from the battle at Tecumseh's last stand- leaving his soldiers to be captured or killed.
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Which of the Government Acts do you think was the most fair? Explain why you think so.
Answers will vary
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Who was the leader of the Aboriginal forces in the War of 1812?
Tecumseh
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Why did the Rebels have difficulty succeeding against the British troops?
They were poorly-trained and didn't have many weapons.
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What was the job of the Legislative Council in the government at this time?
They made the laws.
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Why were the Loyalists in danger in America?
They supported Britain during the American revolutionary war, so the Patriots often attacked them for being "traitors"
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Who were the Loyalists? Why did they come to British North America
They were Americans who supported Britain in the American Revolutionary War, they came to British North America in order to escape the Patriots who were rebelling against Britain.
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Why did the Americans think it would be easy to take over Canada during the War of 1812?
They had more soldiers, and Britain was busy with a war against France, so they couldn't help Canada as much
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Who was the winner at the Battle of St. Charles, the Rebels or the British troops?
The British troops
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Who was more powerful in the government, the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council? Why?
The Legislative Council was more powerful because it could turn down any of the laws that Legislative Assembly suggested.
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When Upper and Lower Canada were combined what were their new names?