Moving to a New Land
A person who moves into a new country with the plan to make it their permanent home.
Immigrant
A severe shortage of food that causes many people to go hungry and starve.
Famine
An organized and violent attempt to fight against and overthrow the existing government.
Rebellion
A system of government where the power rests with the people, who elect their leaders.
Democracy
Lord Durham’s official investigation into the rebellions which recommended joining the two Canadas.
Durham Report
A person who leaves their native country to move to a new one (they are "exiting" their home).
Emigrant
A dangerous, contagious disease that causes severe stomach problems; it was brought to Canada by ships.
Cholera
People who wanted to change the government rules to make things more fair for ordinary citizens.
Reformers
A type of government that has no king or queen; people elect a president or representatives instead.
Republic
The 1841 law that joined Upper and Lower Canada into the single "Province of Canada."
Act of Union
The period between 1815 and 1850 when thousands of people from Britain and Ireland moved to British North America.
Great Migration
A place where sick people are kept away from others to stop a contagious disease from spreading (like at Grosse Île).
Quarantine
Choosing to stop buying or using something as a way to protest and pressure a government.
Boycott
A government established in a colony but still ruled by a distant "mother country" like Britain.
Colonial Government
A general pardon or "free pass" given by the government to those involved in the rebellions.
Amnesty
Negative things that make people to leave their home country, like war, poverty, or famine.
Push Factors
A shift in population characteristics, such as the ratio of English vs. French speakers.
Demographic Change
Someone who is very direct and clear about their opinions, even if they are controversial.
Outspoken
A government that must answer to the elected representatives of the people, not a king.
Responsible Government
An alliance or "team up" between different political groups to work together for a common goal.
Coalition
Positive things that attract people to move to a new country, like the promise of free land.
Pull Factors
A person whose first language or primary language is English.
Anglophone
Military weapons and ammunition, like guns and gunpowder, used by the rebels.
Munitions (Armaments)
The unfair, cruel, or unjust use of power by a ruler who ignores the rights of the people.
Tyranny
What is Mr. Mac's approximate height?
About 6'7"