Indigenous
True or false: The Metis held a very unique position in Canada where they could fit in and be accepted by both the Europeans and the Indigenous
False: The Metis had trouble fitting in with either group.
What were the reformers fighting for in their rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada?
Responsible Government
Who typically made up the upper class in 1800s Canada, the British or French?
The British, who often came from wealthy families and held more government jobs.
What is the name of the gathering when backwoods folk would get together to build barns and houses as a community?
Working Bees
Who do pretty much all historians agree was the real loser of The War of 1812?
The Indigenous
What was the name of the Indigenous group that didn't want any contact with Europeans and eventually died out completely after eventually contracting European diseases?
The Beothuk
Name two reasons so many immigrants were coming to Canada at this time.
People in poverty were being sent to Canada, the Irish potato famine, people came for jobs, people came for free land, the industrial revolution.
True or false: There was still no time for leisure/free time in cities because of hard city life.
False, the upper class had free/leisure time because they could hire workers to do all their labour.
Which group of people were not allowed to choose their neighbours or settle communities together with the land grants prior to the war of 1812? The French, the British, Black Loyalists, Indigenous, or Metis?
Black Loyalists
Sir Isaac Brock died at which battle in The War of 1812?
Queenston Heights
Tecumseh died in which battle of 1812?
The Battle of the Thames
Which two trading companies fought at the Battle of Seven Oaks and later merged?
North West Trading Company and the Hudson's Bay Company
What were two of the main challenges that people faced in cities?
Disease and Fire
Why was it so difficult for backwoods communities to trade and form relationships with other backwoods communities?
The government kept land for themselves that separated each community.
In which battle did Sir Isaac Brock and Tecumseh capture a fort without firing a single shot?
The Siege of Detroit
Tecumseh was the Chief of which Indigenous group?
The Shawnee
The Chateau Clique and The Family Compact were what type of government groups?
Executive groups in Canada that held most of the power
What social services did the Church provide to city folk?
Education, health care, childcare, spiritual guidance.
How many boys could the governments new backwoods school hold?
100 boys
Name two of the main causes of the U.S declaring The War of 1812.
The Napoleonic war, American Ships being searched, Restrictions on trade, challenge to future expansion of America/war hawks
What was the name of Tecumseh's brother who died at the battle of Tippecanoe which led to the burning of Prophet Town
Tunskwatawa
The Act of the union changed some things in Canada, name one of them
United Canada into Canada West and Canada East, made Kingston the new capital, Banned French language in government.
Explain two reasons why America felt they won the war, and two reasons why Canada felt they won the war.
America: searching and seizing of ships stopped, they won the final two battles, less indigenous resistance remained, symbolic victory since they once again went toe-to-toe with Britain.
Canada: America failed to take any land, Canada fought back and didn't give up, all the various cultures in Canada fought together, Canada got revenge and burnt down the White House while negotiations to end the war were ongoing.