War of 1812
This city was burned by British troops in 1814, including its White House and Capitol.
What is Washington, D.C.?
Many immigrants from this country settled in Canada between 1815 and 1850.
What is Britain?
The rebellion started in this year.
What is 1775?
People in the American colonies who stayed loyal to Britain
Who are the Loyalists
This act in 1841 created a single colony with 2 provinces, Canada East and West.
What is the Act of Union?
The people involved in the war of 1812.
Who are the United States (Patriots) who fought against Britain (Loyalists)
The Great Migration was largely fueled by these poor economic conditions in Europe.
What are unemployment and famine?
The reasons for the British Rebellion.
What are high taxes, limited trade, and lack of local decision-making.
This famous Chief was a main ally for the British.
Who is Chief Tecumseh?
This Act divided Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada
What was the Constitution Act of 1791?
This treaty officially ended the War of 1812.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
This crops failure forced the Irish to leave Ireland and come to Canada.
What are potatoes?
This group of people fled north as refugees.
People in the 13 American Colonies who wanted independence from Britain.
Who are the Patriots
This Act allowed the French population of Canada to keep their language and religion.
What is The Quebec Act?
The War of 1812 saw the British fight alongside this group of Indigenous allies, led by Tecumseh.
Who were the Shawnee?
Many Scottish and Irish immigrants settled in this rugged eastern Canadian province.
What is Nova Scotia?
The act the lead to growing tensions.
The Quebec Act
They supported the idea of democracy.
Who are the Patriots.
The joining together of several colonies to form Canada in 1867
What is Confederation
The war ended with no clear winner
What is deadlock or stalemate
Immigrants helped build a strong British identify in these three areas.
What is the 1. Grow the population 2. Spread British culture 3. Build communities
This war eventually led to the Thirteen Colonies breaking away from Britain and forming the United States of America.
What is the American Revolution (aka) The War of Independence
People who came to Canada during the Great Migration.
Who are British or Irish immigrants.
Areas controlled by a distant country
What are Colonies