The War 1812
What is the War of 1812?
This war, fought between the British and Americans, played a key role in shaping early Canadian identity.
What is the Great Migration?
The period between 1815 and 1850 saw a massive influx of immigrants to British North America, known as this migration.
What is responsible government?
This system of government, achieved in the 1840s, gave the elected assembly more power over colonial decisions.
Who were the loyalists?
People who were loyal to Great Britain.
The land trade between the Anishinabe and the Government was not a fair trade. Why would the Anishinabe do this trade?
They believed the land was being borrowed, not taken.
What is the American Revolution?
This American event, beginning in 1775, led to an influx of Loyalists into British North America.
How was Ireland involved in the war?
This European country was the source of a large number of immigrants fleeing famine in the 1840s.
How was Britain NOT a responsible government
Multiple answers.
Who were the Patriots?
People who were loyal to the US.
What was the Constitutional Act?
It made Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.
Who was Isaac Brock?
This famous British general died in battle but became a Canadian hero for his defense of Upper Canada.
What is typhus?
This deadly disease spread rapidly among immigrants on ships and in quarantine stations like Grosse-Île.
Who is Lord Durham?
This British governor, after years of unrest, recommended responsible government for the colonies.
What important feature of the US did the Canadians destroy?
The White House.
What were the names of the 'fake' governments that existed in Canada prior to the creation of Canada's responsible government (hint: one existed in Upper Canada and one in Lower Canada).
The Family Compact (Upper) and the Chateau Clique (Lower).
Who was Tecumseh?
He was a famous Indigneous leader who fought against the US.
What are push and pull factors?
These two major factors pushed people out of Europe and pulled them toward British North America.
What are Upper Canada and Lower Canada?
The Act of Union in 1841 merged these two colonies into a single political entity
What part of Canada did the Loyalists settle in after leaving the US?
Upper Canada.
Who held most of the power in Canada prior to the creation of the responsible government with Lord Durham (hint: it is the same title as the people who run specific states in the US.).
Governors.
What was the Treaty of Ghent?
This treaty officially ended the War of 1812 in 1814, restoring pre-war boundaries.
How many people immigrated from Ireland to Canada?
100,000
Who lead the rebellions in upper and lower Canada respectively?
Mackenzie and Papineau
Many of the Loyalists ended up overcrowding Nova Scotia. What was the British' Government's response to this?
The creation of a brand new colony: Nova Scotia.
What major event forced thousands of Irish immigrants to flee to Canada?
The Potato Famine.