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Midterm Review
100
Define what Clear Grit party was and what they advocated for?
They were reformers in the province of Upper Canada. Support was amongst south-western farmers. Advocated representation by population. Reductions in Government spending. Free trade with the U.S.
100
What was the role of women (if at all) in the fraternal lodges?
Women were involved in some lodges in rural areas but their membership was restricted because the men thought they had better things to be doing. Women were allowed to come to social events to publicize the lodge and these events were always more successful when women ran them. By 1886, women were able to create Rebekah lodges that were autonomous of the men’s lodges, although they did not gain many members.
100
How were British Columbia's white men able to reconfirm their masculinity?
Through drinking, gambling, and violence.
100
Explain the significance of La Guerre des Eteignoirs or the "Candle snuffers war".
It was Quebec's resistance to school taxes from 1849-1851. Many families did not send their children to school but still had to pay the taxes. Poor areas of the province were more likely to riot or burn down local schools because they could not pay. The reason for the school fee was to move towards families not the state or church paying for public education through taxes.
100
*!DOUBLE JEOPARDY!* What is the significance of this historical figure?
Laura Secord did a 19 mile walk from Queenston to Beaver Dams and warned Lt. FitzGibbon about an impending attack from the U.S. She becomes a heroin of the war of 1812. This is significant because it shows women coming out of the home in limited ways. As well as feminism portrays Laura Secord as an early feminist icon stepping out of traditional roles.
200
Who was George Brown? What was his contribution to Parliamentary Government?
George Brown was the editor of the Globe Newspaper which ended up being the Globe & Mail. He reorganized a Clear Grit party. He was all about a small government. Biggest issue for him was representation by population.
200
Was there a role for different ethnicities in the fraternal lodges?
Originally, even French- Catholics weren’t allowed to join at first. Once they were able to, they became hesitant to join because of the previous prejudice against them. They barred African Canadians, Natives, Chinese, most Roman Catholics and Jews from the majority of social orders.
200
What ways were customary gender roles disrupted due to the imbalance in numbers of men in British Columbia?
Traditionally, women worked in the private sphere of the home, while men worked in the public sphere. However, due to this imbalance men had to take on the roles of cooking and housekeeping. Generally, men would live together and one man would stay home while the others worked.
200
*!DOUBLE JEOPARDY!* Explain the significance of the following photograph in relation to 1850s Quebec.
They were impoverished areas of the province, citizens would protest school taxes. This became known as the La Guerre des Eteignoirs protest through riots that involved burning down schools.
200
Who was Sir Francis Bond Head?
He was a conservative. He refused to accommodate reformers demands to have less power for the lieutenant governor. He gave himself more power to reform in Canada.
300
How did Parliamentary Government change how Monarchy functioned in Canada?
It was a cultural commitment to hereditary and symbolic head of state from the British Royal family. Monarchs don't have any ruling power because the government is run by the people in Canada.
300
What was the Order of the Oddfellows? Why did people join?
Fraternal order which started in the 1840s in Montreal, but it was popular in the US before this time.They invested people’s character before allowing them to be members people joined because of the financial benefits for their family if anything happened to them (such as a job loss or death). Many people couldn’t afford to pay their dues, so they couldn’t give out as much money as they wanted to to the people who needed it.
300
How did British Columbian men construct new versions of traditionally heterosexual activities?
During formal balls, men danced together. In dramatic plays, men played female roles.
300
The majority of Quebec schools utilized American textbooks and curriculum. Explain why this was seen as problematic to Marcus Childs and school reformers in general.
American textbooks contained material that was against the founding institutions of the country of Canada. It was also believed to be one of the causes for emigration of youth to the neighbouring States.
300
Who was Reverand Michael Power?
He was the first bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Toronto to help Irish Catholics. He endorsed ultramontane Catholicism which believed Church leaders should be above the state.
400
Who were The Artisan's readers? What goals did they aim to reach for their readers?
It was written for the youth of both genders and people who were excluded from common public opinions who did not have a voice (domestic servants, mechanics in general) They required their readers to think and act independently and have to read opinions based in the paper and discuss with others. Above all, every man should be a politician, and that is how they demonstrate the democratic principle in responsible government
400
Who is Henry Telford? Why was he significant?
Member of the Oddfellows. He was accused of evading the law for the crime of seduction and attempted abortion members wanted to expel him because this was not correct behaviour for the lodge. He was expelled but was reconsidered later and ended up with only a four month ban. This was significant because in earlier years, it would have been a lifetime ban from the lodge. The lodge was becoming lenient towards its members moral actions went on to join the board of directions with the man who banned him.
400
Why was British Columbia's society as a whole more acceptant of homosexual relationships?
There were very few white women in the colony And therefore many of the men formed intimate relationships with native women. Subsequently, these relations produced interracial or "mixed-blood" children. Which did not contribute towards a white settler society. Homosexual relations however, did not produce children and could be easily hidden. This was an outlet for mens sexual desires.
400
What were the underlying motivations for Marcus Childs to become a school inspector?
Marcus Childs desire to become a school reformer was motivated by his concern and desire to colonize civil society with a particular bourgeois culture. He wanted to remake the habits, attitudes, beliefs and past times of workers, farmers and the "lower orders" into those of the bourgeois. Overall, he wanted to instill Christian and social values onto the younger generation.
400
Who was Colonel Thomas Talbot?
He is a conservative and a militia field officer from a loyalist family. He owned 5,000 acres of land because of his relationship with Simcoe. In 1851, he gained 65,000 acres because he bought out smaller farms. He brought in settlers by setting up a saw and grist mill. He was their patron so they were obligated to vote the way he wanted them to. He is also a commissioner for land and makes his land more accessible and valuable because of road construction.