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1812
Canadiana
Confederation
The West
Historically Thinking
100
Born in Britain; became Canadian war hero who "saved Canada" when he died at the Battle of Queenston Heights.
Who is Sir Issac Brock?
100
Formerly known as "York", this city is now the largest in the country.
What is Toronto, Ontario?
100
The small maritime city where discussion of political union occurred in 1864.
What is Charlottetown?
100
Metis leader, founder of Manitoba, and hanged for treason by the Canadian government.
Who is Louis Riel?
100
Every single thing that has ever happened before this moment.
What is "the past"?
200
The Fort captured by Issac Brock, who led British regulars, Native allies, and Canadian militia in fooling the Americans into thinking there were 3x as many of them as there actually were.
What is Fort Detroit?
200
The song Mr. McFarland played at the beginning of class one day by the "Arrogant Worms" was about this noble Canadian animal.
What is the beaver?
200
Although resolved in 1865, this was the largest EXTERNAL factor that led to Canadian Confederation in 1867.
What is the American Civil War?
200
A place known as "the west beyond the west".
What is British Columbia?
200
This phenomenon suggests that the closer in time you are to an event that happens, the more limited your perspective often is; you don't have the context to understand all that is going on.
What is "proximity"?
300
The Treaty, signed in 1815, that concluded the War of 1812.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
300
A derogatory term to describe the group of colonial elites who ran Upper Canada.
What is the Family Compact?
300
Fought for by the Canadian colonial rebels in 1837, this notion was also advocated for by Lord Durham in his report. It lay the groundwork for Confederation and modern Canada.
What is Responsible Government?
300
The (finally) agreed-upon border between the United States and British North America on the west coast.
What is the forty-ninth parallel?
300
Historians must assess the sources they use. The "V" and the "L" in OPVL stand for these.
What is "value" and "limitation"?
400
Americans argue they won the war. One of the reasons for this is they received news of the end of the war three days AFTER news of their victory at this particular battle.
What is the Battle of New Orleans?
400
After the War of 1812, British North America changed drastically. Not only was there a huge increase of immigration, this industry became the largest and most profitable in the colonies.
What is logging or the timber trade?
400
A colony that ultimately decided not to join at the time of confederation, largely over the issue that it wouldn't benefit from the intercontinental railroad.
What is Prince Edward Island? (Newfoundland was not part of the discussion at the time...not a response).
400
Claimed by both the Americans and the British, the border of this region was not determined until 1846. It set in motion the creation of the colony and province of British Columbia.
What is the Oregon Territory?
400
The version of events -- whether real or somewhat imagined -- that we believe (or want to believe) about ourselves. Usually in the context of nationalism.
What is "grand narrative"?
500
Built in 1814, this Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario building is the replacement for the original pub that stood on the same site. Mr. McFarland goes here every time he's in Niagara.
What is "The Angel Inn"?
500
The Capital of Canada was selected in 1858 by Queen Victoria. Prior to being given this huge honour, this small Upper Canadian logging town on the Ottawa River was known by this name.
What is "Bytown"?
500
The CBC documentary "Canada: A Peoples' History" was describing this particular product when it stated that, at the Confederation discussions, "persuasion took many forms"
What is champagne?
500
The new slogan produced by the BC government that Mr. McFarland argues is a "shift in the narrative of Canada"
What is "Canada Starts Here"?
500
When there is general agreement (consensus) about the historical record, it is called an "orthodox" version of history. When a historian challenges this assumption, that new version of history is known by this phrase or word.
What is historical revision? OR What is revisionism?