War of 1812
This war was fought between British North America and the United States from 1812 to 1814
What is the War of 1812?
This person led the Upper Canada Rebellion.
Who is William Lyon Mackenzie?
True or False: The Great Migration increased Canada’s population in the 1800s
What is True?
An outbreak of disease in a community or region at a particular time.
What is an epidemic?
This period between 1815 and 1850 brought many immigrants to Canada.
What is the Great Migration?
This British General helped defend British North America against the Americans during the War of 1812.
Who is Sir Isaac Brock?
Shawnee leader who brought different Indigenous groups together to fight against Americans taking their land.
Who is Tecumseh?
This report created Canada East and Canada West.
What is the Durham Report?
A refusal to work organized by employees to bring about change.
What is a strike?
This was promised to people came to Canada during the Great Migration
What is free land and job opportunities?
This treaty officially ended the War of 1812.
What is the Treaty of Ghent?
This woman warned the British about an American attack at the Battle of Beaver Dams.
Who is Laura Secord?
Under “responsible government”, leaders had to answer to this group of people.
Who are the people (voters/elected assembly)?
A public expression of objection or disapproval that does NOT always involve violence.
What is a protest?
This secret network helped enslaved people escape to freedom
What is the Underground Railroad?
Why was the Rideau Canal constructed?
What is the canal was constructed provide a secure supply route between Montreal and the British military in Kingston in case of an American attack.
This leader worked with the British to defend Canada during the War of 1812.
Who is Tecumseh?
This violent resistance against the government occurred in Upper and Lower Canada in the 1830s.
What is a rebellion?
An act of violent or open resistance against a government.
What is a rebellion?
One country many freedom seekers escaped from using the Underground Railroad
What is the United States?
These were 3 reasons the War of 1812 began
British restricting US trade
British kidnapping US seamen
US desire for land
British fighting to support Indigenous peoples.
This report, written after the rebellions, led to major political changes in Canada.
What is the Durham Report?
Define a responsible government
A system in which the elected assembly controls the executive branch and the government is accountable to the people
A man-made waterway used for transportation.
What is a canal?
An injustice experienced by Black people in the United States during the 1800s
What is slavery or racial discrimination?