GOVERNMENT
This official represented the British Crown and had the highest authority in Upper Canada.
Who was the Lieutenant Governor?
This powerful group was not actually one family.
What was the Family Compact?
He became Toronto's first mayor.
Who was William Lyon Mackenzie?
The rebellion began in this year.
What was 1837?
This means the government must keep the support of elected representatives.
What is responsible government?
This was the only part of government elected by some property-owning men.
What was the Legislative Assembly?
The Family Compact influenced these two parts of government.
What were the Executive Council and Legislative Council?
This newspaper allowed Mackenzie to criticize the government.
What was the Colonial Advocate?
The rebels gathered here before marching toward Toronto.
What was Montgomery's Tavern?
This British official investigated the rebellions.
Who was Lord Durham?
These two appointed councils could reject laws passed by the elected Assembly.
What were the Executive Council and Legislative Council?
Name two areas besides government that the Family Compact influenced.
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Name two things Mackenzie believed.
Name two reasons the government defeated the rebels.
This report recommended political reform.
What was the Durham Report?
Many settlers believed elections had little effect because these officials held most of the power.
Who were the appointed officials (Governor and appointed councils)?
Many settlers believed jobs were given based on this instead of ability.
What were personal connections (or favouritism)?
Before leading the rebellion, Mackenzie first tried this peaceful method to bring change.
What were newspapers, speeches, petitions, and public meetings?
What happened to many rebels after the rebellion?
This law united Upper and Lower Canada.
What was the Act of Union (1841)?
Explain one reason many settlers believed Upper Canada's government was not truly democratic.
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Why did many reformers oppose the Family Compact?
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Why did Mackenzie eventually support rebellion?
Britain failed to make reforms, and he believed peaceful efforts had not worked.
Although the rebellion failed militarily, why is it considered important?
Responsible government became established in this year.
What was 1848?