Key Terms
What term describes a person who moves to a new country to live permanently?
Immigrant
DOUBLE POINTS!!
What group remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution and later moved to Canada?
United Empire Loyalists
What act in 1791 divided Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada?
Constitutional Act
What war between the United States and Britain ended in 1814?
War of 1812
What were the deadly immigrant ships traveling to Canada often called?
Coffin Ships
What is the term for the unfair treatment of people based on characteristics like ethnicity, age, or disability?
Discrimination
How did many American rebels view Loyalists during the American Revolution?
Traitors
What powerful group of elites controlled politics in Upper Canada?
Family Compact
What treaty officially ended the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
What major migration brought over 800,000 immigrants to British North America between 1815 and 1850?
The Great Migration
DOUBLE POINTS!!
What word describes a situation where opposing sides cannot make progress because they cannot agree?
Deadlock
What group of Loyalists often faced discrimination and broken promises of land when they arrived in Canada?
Black Loyalists
DOUBLE POINTS!!
Who led the rebellion in Upper Canada in 1837?
William Lyon Mackenzie
What First Nations leader formed an alliance with the British during the War of 1812?
Tecumseh
What famine in Ireland pushed many immigrants to leave for Canada?
The Irish Potato Famine
What is the term for the secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom in Canada?
Underground Railroad
What Mohawk leader convinced the British to grant land along the Grand River for Six Nations people?
Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant)
What group of reformers in Lower Canada was led by Louis-Joseph Papineau?
Patriotes
Why did many Americans support fighting Britain in the War of 1812?
They believed Britain should not control American affairs.
DOUBLE POINTS!!
What Black woman founded the newspaper The Provincial Freeman and encouraged escaped slaves to settle in Canada?
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
What is the name for the person who guided escaped enslaved people through the Underground Railroad?
Conductor
Why did many Loyalists leave the United States for British North America?
They supported Britain and feared persecution, punishment, or loss of property after the American Revolution.
What two major changes did Lord Durham recommend in his famous report?
Unite Upper and Lower Canada and introduce responsible government.
Why was Tecumseh’s alliance important during the War of 1812?
He united many First Nations to resist American expansion and support the British.
What Black woman from Nova Scotia is often considered Canada’s first female police officer?
Rose Fortune