British Colonial Rule

Question 0

What is sovereign?

Answer 0

Having the full and independent rights of self government

Question 1

Who are the canadiens?

Answer 1

The community of French Canadians living in Quebec during the British colonization of North America

Question 2

What is assimilation?

Answer 2

The absorption of a minority group into the culture of the majority group

Question 3

What is a veto?

Answer 3

The right to reject legislation to prevent it from passing

Question 4

Who are conscientious objectors?

Answer 4

People who refuse to engage in war for ethical reasons

Question 5

What is an oligarchy?

Answer 5

A political system in which power is held by a small number of people. Upper Canada (family compact) Lower Canada (chateau clique)

Question 6

What is responsible government?

Answer 6

A system in which a government is accountable to an electorate through regular elections

Question 7

What is a coalition?

Answer 7

A temporary alliance between 2 political parties

Question 8

What is tithe?

Answer 8

Money given by members of a congregation to support the church

Question 9

Who was Sir Isaac Brock?

Answer 9

Head of British forces in Canada in the war of 1812

Question 10

Who was Tecumseh?

Answer 10

A Shawnee First Nation leader who was an ally to the British

Question 11

Who was Lord Durham?

Answer 11

The Governor General who was sent to canada after the rebellions in 1837 to determine what the problems were

Question 12

What was the Sermen du test?

Answer 12

An oath to the Anglican Church that the Catholics had to take if they wanted to be a part of the government. Shows how little power they had, and how British controlled and wanted to get rid of French culture

Question 13

What are some British challenges after the seven years war?

Answer 13

British didn’t trust French, thought they were going to rebel and become allies with Americans. British ignored FN and didn’t want anything to do with them

Question 14

What did Louis-Joseph Papineau and William Lyon Mackenzie do?

Answer 14

They both used newspapers to spread word about the reform

Question 15

Who was Governor James Murray and Sir Guy Carleton?

Answer 15

James was the first Governor General of Quebec, Guy was the second. Believed in French culture and wanted to preserve it. Wanted to keep French happy so they didn’t rebel, so they made the Quebec Act in 1774

Question 16

Who was Laura Secord?

Answer 16

Representative of Canadian women. She overheard talk and warned the British that the Americans were going to attack

Question 17

Describe Pontiac’s resistance:

Answer 17

FN faced hardships from the British, so Pontiac (French ally) rallied tribes in the ohio valley against British. It was effective, and FN controlled all the forts expect 3

Question 18

What ended the resistance?

Answer 18

Peace treaty in 1766, protected FN hunting grounds and recognized that they owned the ohio valley

Question 19

Who were the loyalists?

Answer 19

People who remained loyal to the British during war of independence. They created New Brunswick, new English speaking colonies, and demanded democratic rights

Question 20

Describe the constitutional act:

Answer 20

1791, recognized 2 distinct groups, English and French. Each could practise their own religion, language, and have their own civil and property laws, split Quebec into upper and lower. Each had a governor, legislative, and executive council

Question 21

Describe the Royal Proclamation:

Answer 21

Protected FN hunting grounds, British controlled ohio valley, established Quebec, French civil laws abolished, no tithe or tax, Sermen du test. British wanted French culture gone to promote British immigration

Question 22

What caused the American War of Independence?

Answer 22

13 colonies were mad at the amount of taxes they had to pay for the British military, colonists thought they should have more say in government, mad at the loss of the ohio valley to the French after the Quebec act

Question 23

What caused the rebellion in upper canada?

Answer 23

They didn’t want immigrants, uneven distribution of power, used tax money for things that didn’t benefit the citizens

Question 24

What caused the rebellion in lower canada?

Answer 24

English merchants were taking lots and not giving much back in return, loss of French culture, immigrants were bringing diseases

Question 25

Describe the act of union:

Answer 25

1841, united upper and lower canada, a coalition was formed between canada east and west, executive council and legislative assembly formed, lead to responsible government

Question 26

Describe the Quebec act:

Answer 26

1774, was to keep the French happy. If they rebelled, the British would be defeated. It was effective, French kept their culture and property and civil laws. Colonies were mad, they wanted assimilation, they were still minorities. French stayed neutral during war of independence, enlarged québecs territory including ohio valley, tithe brought back

Question 27

How was government ran after the constitutional act?

Answer 27

Ruled by oligarchy’s. They were taking advantage of their power

Question 28

How was the government ran with responsible government?

Answer 28

People got a say in decisions, everyone could contribute

Question 29

What is impressment?

Answer 29

Being forced into the military

Question 30

What caused the war of 1812?

Answer 30

Britain hadn’t vacated posts in Ohio valley, Americans thought British was encouraging FN hostility towards them, Britain was making trade impossible with other countries, impressment of Americans into British military, Chesapeake affair

Question 31

What are some results of the war of 1812?

Answer 31

Increased population, creation of middle class, loyalists created jobs and modern communities, peace between U.S. and canada, Rideau Canal, FN continued to be ignored and lose land