Vocabulary
Land
Government
Who's who/ What's what?
Surprise!
100
Given this name due to the amount of disease and death that occurred during the journey to British North America 
Coffin ship
100
What were 3 reasons that prompted people to immigrate to BNA?
1) Loss of land

2) Lack of food due to famine 

3) Loss of work

100
What did the Constitutional Act of 1791 legislate?
The creation of Upper and Lower Canada and their respective governments
100
What was the 10 Resolutions document?

Upper Canada

denied reformers requests for responsible government & protected the Family Compact

100

What was the kind of government that Upper and Lower Canada both sought?

Responsible government
200
To stop with authority or to deny an opinion or action from continuing
Veto
200

What are land speculators?

People who buy property at a low price and sell it at a higher price, usually without spending much of their own money

200
What is the difference between a responsible government and a representative government. 
Responsible government: acts on the best wishes of the people's needs

Representative government: voted to power by the people, doesn't always act in the best interests of the people 

200
Who was Robert Gourlay? What role did he play in Upper Canada
Scottsman sent in to cast interviews with farmers of Upper Canada. Collected their grievances and created petition with colonists demand 

Was arrested and exiled from the country. 

200
What was the Act of Union of 1840? What was its significance? 
Combined Upper and Lower Canada into one entity called "Province of Canada" so that they no longer existed separately

Montreal was made the capital city

300
Define Oligarchy

rule by a small select group of people

300

What were the 4 colonies that made up British North America?

Maritimes 

Upper Canada


Lower Canada


Rupert's Land

300
Who is the Family Compact? What were some of their priorities? 

Small elite group of wealthy white men, primarily concerned about advancing their businesses through creating more canals and trade opportunities


300

Who was James Craig? What kinds of rules did he implement? Hint: Lower Canada

appointed as Lower Canada governor in response to French critiques of the government

anti- French: arrested, threatened French people



300

What was the main source of tension that led to resistance for those living in Upper Canada? Why?

Land use


Family compact wanted to use land to advance business interests, whereas Assembly wanted to use money for facilities benefitting their everyday lives 

400
What was the coded word used to refer to the Mississippi or Ohio River?
Jordan River
400
What is the seigneurial system, how does it work? 

The system of landholding in British North America where seigneurs were given estates and responsibilities to settle the land and oversee its administration

400

Describe the Executive Council and Legislative Council. How did they come to power? What was their function?

They were selected by the Governor General and meant to advise him on his decisions 

Had the ability to create and implement laws, also to veto suggestions for the Assembly



400
Who was Louis Joseph Papineau? What role did he play in Lower Canada? What kind of reform did he seek & why? 

leader of the reform movement in Lower Canada

French speaking, passionate communicator 

believed Assembly should have complete control of the government’s budget to allow goverment accountability 

400

What factors in Lower Canada lower to the Rebellions of 1837?

1) threatening of French culture and growing nationalism

2) increased taxation


3) lack of power within government

500
Where is present day Upper Canada and Lower Canada?
Upper Canada (Ontario)

Lower Canada (Quebec) 

500

Describe what Upper and Lower Canada looked like upon first arrival to British North America. What were living conditions like?

Mostly forests. No roads, structures, buildings, so colonists had to build these themselves, thereby displacing and eradicating Aboriginal communities


Harsh winters and climates that colonists weren't used to


Learning to live on the homestead whereas previously had servants to do these jobs for them 

500
Describe hoe the French in Lower Canada saw the way that their government was organized 
Petty Nobility

Bourgeoisie

The people (English speaking)

Clergy, Seigneurs

Petit- Bourgeoisie (lawyers, doctors)

The common people

500

What were the suggestions of Lord Durham's report? 

1. Upper and Lower Canada be joined through responsible government 

2. all BNA colonies brought together 


3. Remove Legislative Council's power to make laws 

500
Why were the French in Lower Canada resistant to combining one colony with Upper Canada?
1) unfair for the French to assume the taxes that Upper Canada had

2) assimilation and eradication of French culture that would be wiped out by English-speaking mainstream in Upper Canada 

3) All government documents now in English 

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