Conflict in 13 Colonies
They thought the American settlers and French Canadiens would welcome them as liberators. They were wrong
What was a reason Americans invaded BNA in 1812?
A person who seeks protection in another country to escape danger in their own country
Who is a refugee?
The First Nations group MOST affected by the Loyalist Migration.
Who are the Mi'kmaq?
Movement of people from one region of a territory to another.
What is migration?
They thought Britain had no authority to tax colonists, because Britain didn’t allow them to elect representatives to the British parliament. This was the phrase they used.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"?
To remove from a country
What is deport?
These groups were worried that the arrival of the Loyalists and if they would endanger their language, culture and way of life.
Who are the Canadiens and First Nations?
When war began, this person helped organize First Nations to support the British against the Americans?
Who is Chief Tecumseh?
People who were against the American rebellion.
Who are "United Empire Loyalists?"
A barbaric ritual meant to shame and outcast British loyalists
What is "tarring and feathering?"
A major geographical result of the treaties following the War of 1812.
What is the settlement of the boundary between British North America and the U.S. peacefully?
He led a rebellion and became the first president of the United States in 1789.
Who is George Washington?
Loyalists, Black Loyalists, Haudenosaunee people, and German Mennonites.
Who were the groups of people who moved to Québec and Nova Scotia during the Loyalist migration?
The main reasons American declared independence in 1776
What are the Quebec Act, The Royal Proclamation, high taxation, increased military presence in the colonies
The American attacks centered on Upper Canada, where some Americans had settled after the American war of independence. These American settlers wanted to remain neutral and keep their land
What is the reason why the people of Upper Canada did not support the Americans?
Expanded Quebec into FN Territory, reinstated French civil law and religion, reversed many of the laws in the Royal Proclamation of 1763.
What is the Quebec Act of 1774?
Increased the British population in Quebec, pressured British civil laws and language in the region, a result of the American War of Independence.
What is the Loyalist Migration?
• Divided Québec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada. • Established British civil and criminal law in Upper Canada. • Set aside lands for Protestant churches and guaranteed the Canadiens rights to the Catholic Church. • Established a “representative government.”
What is Constitutional Act of 1791?
Britain shut down trade between France and the U.S. It blocked American ships from landing at French ports. The British navy also began boarding American ships, looking for British deserters.
What are reasons why the Americans declared war on British North America in 1812?
a government that has no monarch and that is usually elected
What is republican government?