Famous Figures
A settler who warned the British before the Battle of Beaver Dams.
Who is Laura Secord?
The treaty that ended the War of 1812.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
The type of governance advised by the Durham Report.
What is Responsible Government?
A critical defensive structure built after the War to improve Canadian security.
What is Fort Henry?
The group that was not involved in the Treaty of Ghent.
Who are Indigenous Peoples?
An Indigenous leader who sought to create an Indigenous confederacy.
Who is Tecumseh?
A battle with poor visibility that ended in a stalemate on both sides.
What is the Battle of Lundy's Lane?
What is the Constitutional Act of 1791?
What is the Battle of Seven Oaks?
A group that was known for avoiding contact with all Europeans.
Who are the Beothuk?
The general of Upper Canada who died in the Battle of Queenston Heights.
Who is Sir Isaac Brock?
A ship that was burned by the British during the Battle of York.
What is the HMS Sir Isaac Brock?
The man who advocated for peace at the Assembly of Six Counties.
Who is Louis-Joseph Papineau?
The main reason many Irish immigrants decided to move to Canada.
What is Famine?
A journalist and advocate for Black Canadian issues.
Who is Mary Ann Shadd?
An Indigenous activist of the Mississauga people.
Who is Catherine Sutton?
A main cause of the war through which American soldiers were forced to work on British ships.
What is Impressment?
The main pro-British faction in Lower Canada.
Who are the Chateau Clique?
The ships that helped many immigrants to Canada make the journey across the Atlantic.
What are Coffin Ships?
An event in which people would get together to help excavate the land or other menial labour.
What is a Working Bee?
Leader of the Rebellion of Upper Canada.
The last battle of the War of 1812.
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
The name adopted by the rebels of Upper Canada.
What is the Republic of Canada?
The project that changed the landscape and helped to facilitate security and transportation in Canada.
What is the Rideau Canal?
These were given to former soldiers after the War of 1812 to help settle the West.
What are Land Grants?