~Government~
List the five ranks of the Government structure of Lower Canada.
-Governor of Lower Canada, Executive Council, Legislative Council, Legislative Assembly, Voters.
How did the dirty water affect the citizens of Lower Canada?
The dirty water brought many diseases and illnesses to the people.
Name 3 industries in city life in Lower Canada?
-Mills, factories, manufacturing, construction, and ship building.
List four main subjects taught in the early schools.
reading, writing, math, physical education, religion, geography, morality.
What was the most common job in early Canada?
A farmer
Why did the Legislative Assembly have very little power?
-This was because their decisions could be overruled by either council or the Governor.
How did the water become dirty?
The water became dirty through garbage pilling up, and sewers left open.
Why was poverty a growing issue in the urban areas of Lower Canada?
-Many residents had large families and needed to provide for them along with paying their dues to the Landowners.
What year did the ''Common School Act'' pass?
1846
What was the reason for the British government to encourage citizens to emigrate to British North America?
-After many wars the British had a big downfall of wealth and resulted in hard economic times for the citizens of great Britain.
The British being appointed officials, holding all the power, created what in the government?
-The British created a major divide in the government due to the conflicting interest between the British and the French.
What was the dirty water used for?
The dirty water was used by residents for cooking, bathing, and daily use (washing hands...etc*...)
What were the three main industries in the rural areas of Lower Canada?
-Timber, Potash, and farming.
How did the ''Common School Act'' affect teachers?
-Name one reason (or more)
This Act created formal teachers colleges where they were trained how to properly teach. Teachers also had to teach all subjects and be sure that the students attended class.
How long did it take the British to travel to Lower Canada by steamship?
6-3 weeks.
Who were the Chateau Clique?
Who did they support?
-The Chateau Clique were the most powerful group in Lower Canada and consisted of a small group of powerful British men and wealthy French Canadian men.
-Their interests aligned with Great Britain and supported the Roman Catholic Church to help maintain their power.
What are two things that people did with their garbage?
They repurposed whatever garbage they could but dumped the remains into the water.
How did the war of 1812 affect the farmers of Lower Canada?
-They no longer had a thriving market for their goods because Britain fell into an economic depression and imposed tariffs on imported goods.
Who highly influenced the ''Common School Act''?
Egerton Ryerson
Name six most common jobs for an average citizen in early Canada?
farmers, miller, blacksmiths, teamster, printers, tinsmith, merchants, innkeepers, storekeeper, carpenter, cooper, tanner, dressmaker, teacher, doctor, wheelwright, compositor, shoemaker.
Who were the Parti Canadien?
Who was their leader?
-The Parti Canadien was a political group who wanted to maintain a traditional life, but wanted a more democratic system of government in their colony.
-Their leader was Louis Joseph Papineau.
What happened after the government officials enforced various sanitation rules?
These rules were ignored by majority of the population.
What were the British emigrants seeking when they arrived in Lower Canada?
How did this affect the French habitants?
-The British were seeking good farmland.
-This created competition for land and this upset the French habitants.
What was the role of the board of education?
The role of the board of education was to authorize textbooks and advise the super intendent. The board reviewed standardized textbooks for approval.
What were three of the concerns that the French people from Lower Canada had when the British moved there?
-British were taking all the jobs.
-The British culture was taking over and the French Catholic culture was forgotten.
-The British brought over infectious diseases like Typhus, Cholera, and Dysentery.
-Poverty
-The British had to interest in the French concerns.