To investigate the cause of the unrest (rebellions) in Lower Canada
Why was Lord Durham sent from Britain?
Granted to the Province of Canada, by London in 1848
What is responsible government
Who is John A Macdonald
Protectionism or Economic Liberalism. The economic policy adopted by the United Kingdom prior to free trade.
What is protectionism
To protect their own trade interests, the United Kingdom supported these states during the American Civil War
Who are the Southern States or the Confederate States.
The fourth constitution of the colonies
What is the Act of Union
Reformer from Upper Canada allied with reformer from Lower Canada
Who are Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
Between 1854 and 1864, 10 minority governments lead to...
What is political instability
Consequences for the economy of the province of Canada during protectionism
Increase in exports for both Upper Canada and Lower Canada
First BNA colony to achieve responsible government
What is Nova Scotia
Recommendation of the Durham Report that was refused by London
What is responsible government
Rather than forming alliances on ethnic lines, reformers forged an alliance based on...
What is an alliance based on political views
When the governing party does not hold the majority of seats in the legislature (Legislative Assembly) and must forge alliances across party lines in order to remain in power
What is a minority government
A benefit that Lower Canada derived from the Reciprocity Treaty
What is diversification of agriculture to meet demands of cities
and / or
Boom in the timber industry
The settlement it defended was renamed York on August 26, 1793, as Simcoe favoured English names over those of First Nations languages, in honour of Prince Frederick, Duke of York. Residents petitioned to change the name back to ________, and in 1834 the city was incorporated with its original name.
What is Toronto
A recommendation from the Durham Report:
What is unification of both Upper and Lower Canada
Compromises achieved between the reformers
What is the economic agenda of Upper Canada and the acceptance of the French Canadian cultural identity.
As the population of Upper Canada overtook that of Lower Canada, George Brown called for this
What is proportional representation
Consequence for the economy of the Province of Canada after the adoption of free trade by the UK and after the abolition of the Reciprocity Treaty by the US.
What is a downturn in the economy.
A reformer, one of the architects of confederation, a lawyer for the Grand Trunk Railway
Who is George-Etienne Cartier
Does this document represent the colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada before or after the Act of Union?
What is after the Act
A or B. Which structure represents responsible government?
What is B
Leader of the Clear Grits in Upper Canada. He was a Reformer.
Who is George Brown
Proposition made to increase domestic market within the BNA colonies
Political union with Maritime colonies
Explain the Double Majority Principle
In order to form the government (Executive Council), a party had to have the majority from both parts of the province (UC and LC) in the Legislative Assembly
How does this document show a disadvantage to the population of Lower Canada in the Legislative Assembly?
What is equal representation even if LC had a higher population.
The cause of the following picture
What is an outcome of the Rebellion Losses Bill
1841 or 1861. Demographic situation that is advantageous to Lower Canada in a "rep by pop" representation.
What is 1841
The reason the United Kingdom signed the Reciprocity Treaty on behalf of its North American colonies
they had no say over foreign policy
And so it was on July 20, 1871, that ______________ became the sixth province to join Canada. In return for entering Confederation, Canada absorbed its massive debt, and promised to build a railway from Montreal to the Pacific coast within 10 years.
What is British Columbia