Vocabulary 1
This word means to owe money or something to someone.
What is in-debt?
This type of government means leaders must answer to elected representatives of the people.
What is responsible government?
Taxes placed on imported sugar and molasses.
What is the Sugar Act?
These were the 13 British colonies that became the United States.
In responsible government, who elects the representatives?
Who are the citizens / the people?
A major change in government, often involving conflict or war.
What is a revolution?
A person who seeks safety in another country to escape danger.
What is a refugee?
Taxes placed on glass, tea, silk, paper, paint and lead.
What is the Townshend Act?
This event was when the Thirteen Colonies fought Britain for independence.
What is the American Revolution
Those who opposed the rebellion and sided with British.
What are the Loyalists?
The movement of people from one place to another.
What is migration?
This law divided Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
What is the Constitutional Act?
All documents and newspapers had to be stamped at cost.
What is the Stamp Act?
This country was broke and did this specific word to rebuild their wealth.
What is Britain and Taxation?
Those who supported the rebellion.
What are the Patriots?
When a government collects money from citizens to pay for services.
What is taxation?
The process of moving to another country to live permanently.
What is immigration?
This is another saying for American Revolution
What is the American War of Independence?
One reason the colonies rebelled was “No taxation without this.”
What is representation?
When people are forced or pressured to give up their culture and adopt another culture.
What is assimilation?
This report suggested that Canada should be united and have responsible government.
What is the Durham Report?
Fur trading was not allowed west of the mountains.
What is the Proclamation Act?
These two colonies of Britain did not join the war against British rule.
What is Quebec and Nova Scotia?
The Declaration of Independence happened on this date.