Terms
What is a democracy?
a type of government that allows the people to vote for their leaders.
What is an alliance?
A union between two people, parties, or organizations.
In what year did Confederation of Canada occur?
1867.
Which part of the Province of Canada was predominantly French? Canada West or Canada East?
Canada East.
What is the Assembly?
The government.
Which faction in the US during the civil war were British politicians in Canada concerned about invading Canada if they had won?
They were concerned about the North (Union) invading Canada after the war because the Canadian colonies were part of the British Empire still, which was supporting the South (Confederates).
Who was the politician of the political party called the Clear Grits who promoted and encouraged the union of the British colonies to become a unified country?
George Brown.
Which place in Canada experienced a "Golden Age" from the 1840s - 1870s?
Maritime Colonies.
What is Confederation?
What was the name of the trade system that the British wanted to pursue over mercantilism?
Free-trade.
In 1864, the most prominent politicians of the Province of the Maritime Colonies got together in which colony to discuss how they would unite and what the country would look like afterwards?
Charlottetown, PEI.
What are the four Maritime Colonies?
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, and Newfoundland.
What is the Cabinet in government?
The prime minister and his/her winning party's ministers who push to create laws and regulations in the country.
What was the name of the system that French Canadians were concerned about which would give the British more seats in government, and less to the French?
Representation by population.
Rep by. pop.
Who became the first Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada in 1867?
John A. Macdonald.
What was the new name of the British colonies (previously known as Province of Canada and Maritime Colonies) after 1867?
Dominion of Canada.
This type of government involves the accountability of politicians to the people. Meaning, government politicians must appeal to the will of the people (try and make their wishes come true).
What is the name of this type of government?
Responsible government.
1. Wanted to resolve the political deadlock and tensions between English and French people.
2. Boost wealth because of trade issues with the British who backed out of the mercantile system, and the Americans who canceled their deal due to the civil war.
3. Defence against a possible American invasion in the 1860s.
Which colony was the last to join Confederation with Canada?
Newfoundland, in 1949.
The BNA Act was created by John A. Macdonald. It arranged Canada's government system in a particular war to make governing the new country easier. What were the names of the two types of government it created to manage the provinces and country as a whole?
1. Provincial government: manages education, healthcare, and industry.
2. Federal government: defence, trade and commerce, and taxation.