Act of Union
Name of person sent to BNA colonies to resolve political tensions.
Lord Durham
What year was the Act of Union?
1840
Current word used to describe Canda's first peoples.
Indigenous
Another term to describe responsible governemnt
ministerial responsibility
Economic policy of Great Britian in the early 1840s
Protectionism
In 1834, Louis Joesph Papineau submitted to the British Government the 92 Resolutions. What was one of their demands?
Responsible government and an elected legislative council.
What was the source of Upper Canada's large debt?
Transportaion infrastructure: canals, railroads, roads.
The cause of difficulty facing Indigenous peoples in the mid 19th century
high mortality rate and increase settler population
Year responsible government was granted int he Province of Canada
1848
The economic policy adopted by Great Britian in 1846.
Free trade
How did the British Government responsible to the demands outlined in the 92 Resolutions?
They were turned down with the 10 Russell Resolutions.
The Act of Union was a territorial union as well as a political union. Why were the French considered to be a minority in the newly created Legislative Assembly?
Because the London granted equal representation (42 seats each) even though the French were the population in Lower Canada (French) was much higher than Upper Canada (Anglophone).
Commision set up by colonial authorities to investigate issues surrounding IP in 1842 and its resulting report in 1844.
Bagot commission & Bagot Report
Robert Baldwin (UC) and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine formed an electoral alliance to advocate for responsible government. What was this alliance called
reform alliance
The name of preferential tariffs that GB abolished in 1846.
Corn Laws
What action did the Patriotes take against the Briths in response to not meeting their demands?
Boycotting British goods and takin up arms against the government.
Who was responsible for appointing the Executive Council?
Governor General
Name of law incorporated in 1876 that explcitly set out to assimilate IP (and is still in force today).
Indian Act
What was the fundamental change in the structure of government that allows for responsible government.
The Legislative Assembly now choses the Executive Council, also known as the Council of Ministers (not the GG)
Name of the trade agreement Canada signed with the US that was in effect from 1854-1866.
Reciprocity Treaty
To avoid another rebellion like 1837-38, what was recommended and to ease tensions between the French and English?
Unite the colonies (Lower & Upper Canda), pardon political prisoners, grant responsible government, and assimilate the French.
What is the name of the new constitution as of 1840?
Who were given the mandate to supervise Indigenous communities
Catholic and Protestant churches
The cause of ministerial instability from 1854-1864
Cannot maintain the confidence of the LA
The cause of tension between GB and the US that led the US to abandon its trade relationship with Canada
American Civil War