Chapter 5
This agreement gave the British the rights to Acadia
Treaty of Utrecht
They thought Britain had no authority to tax colonists, because Britain didn’t allow them to elect representatives to the British parliament.
What is "No Taxation Without Representation"?
This happened between 1815 and 1850 in North America
Great Migration
In a partnership with Canada, these colonies worried that they would be dominated and they would no longer have power to make decisions for themselves.
Newfoundland, PEI, new Brunswick, PEI
A location who's physical place make is important or valuable in military
What is Strategic Position?
What did Britain win during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham?
Quebec
People who supported the rebellion in the 13 Colonies.
Patriots
The conditions aboard ships and a common disease.
Overcroaded, miserable, not enough water & food, many died ---- Cholera
The act created a division of powers between these two governments.
Federal and provincal
This group began to ask Britain for British laws and customs in Québec, because “they were British born subjects and have always lived under the government and laws of England.”
Loyalists
The Acadians were deported when the refused to sign this.
Oath of allegiance
After the War of 1812, Britian and the United States agreed to settle the boundary between British North America and the U.S. peacefully using these.
Treaties
A system of government that does not have a monarch (usually a democracy)
Republic
Who was the last province to join Confederation?
Newfoundland
A government established in a colony and controlled by an imperial power such as Britain.
Colonial Government
What act gave back some rights that had been taken away?
Quebec Act
Britain shut down trade between France and the U.S. It blocked American ships from landing at French ports. The British navy also began boarding American ships, looking for British deserters.
• Union of Lower and Upper Canada • More Democratic Government • Assimilation of the Canadiens
Durham report recommendations
In a partnership with Canada, these colonies worried that they would be dominated and they would no longer have power to make decisions for themselves.
Railway
Equally powerful countries that can't make a decision
Political deadlock
What did Britain come up with to try and establish a lasting peace in its North American colonies?
Royal Proclamation
What part of the war of 1812 is still visible today?
• Successfully pressured Britain to recognize French as an official language of the assembly. • Established the Université Laval and the University of Toronto • Secured amnesty for the rebels of 1837–1838. • Helped Britain grant the Province of Canada self-government in 1848. •
Foutain and Baldwin
Why did confederation occur in Canada?
What rights did the Quebec act give back?
Allowed Catholics to practise their religion. – Allowed Canadiens to hold government positions – Reinstated French civil law – Extended the boundaries of Québec beyond the proclamation line