Choosing a Capital
What capital city was selected for the province of Canada?
Ottawa
Who is Lord Durham?
He was a politician sent from the British Parliament to investigate the Province of Canada.
What is political deadlock?
When no one could agree, they were trapped politically.
Why were political parties created?
So that people could vote for them.
How many seats did upper Canada and lower Canada have in the parliament?
An equal number
Why was Kingston not a good city for the capital of Canada?
It was too close to the American border, which posed a risk of attack.
What language did Lord Durham favour?
English speaking.
What was the negative outcome of a political deadlock?
No new laws were getting passed because of all the disagreements, which made it difficult to develop the country.
What were the four main political parties?
Party Blue, Party Rouge, Clear Grits, Conseravatives
Which two politicians and/ or political groups supported the expansion of the railway?
Conservatives - John A Macdonald
Parti Bleu - George Etienne Cartier
What other cities were considered as the capital of Canada?
Toronto, Kingston, Montreal, and Quebec city
What does assimilation mean?
The process of adopting the customs, culture, and language of a dominant group, becoming absorbed into it.
What is a coalition government?
When different political parties choose to set aside their differences and work together to achieve a common goal.
Which person or which political party opposed the confederation of British North America?
A coalition government was created to provide residents of the province of Canada a voice, but whose voices were not heard through voting in the early stages of our elections?
Women, Indigenous people, people under the age of 21, and racial minorities.
Why was Ottawa the best place to be the capital of Canada? Name 2 reasons.
The Rideau Canal and the Ottawa River provided transportation routes, and Ottawa could easily be protected if America attacked.
What did Lord Durham recommend? (List at least 2 reasons)
1)One colony of upper and lower Canada
2) Assimilation of the french people into British culture
3) A responsible government with people's voice through election
How did the coalition government solve the political deadlock?
1) A union between British North American colonies into one country
2) Canada East and Canada West would be split into two separate provinces, allowing them to make decisions about their local government and a central government to look after issues that would concern both provinces.
Who / which political party was very loyal to Queen Victoria and Canada's connection to Britain?
John A. MacDonald from the Conseravatives
In what decade were the political parties formed?
1860
Who decided where the final capital city should be?
Queen Victoria
What was the result of Lord Durham's initiatives?
Upper and Lower Canada merged into one colony, forcing them to work together.
How does a coalition government apply to our current government structure today?
We have federal and provincial governments that decide on different aspects of our country.
Today, we get to vote for our political parties, so we have a voice.
Who/ which political party wanted people to have more voice in government operations?
Clear Grits / George Brown
Clear Grits - George Brown
Conservatives - John A McDonald
Parti Bleu - George Etienne Cartier
Parti Rouge - Antoine- Aime Dorion