Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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What did the report Durham say the 2 problems were?

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  1. An ethnic conflict between the French Canadians and the English
  2. Absence of real democracy
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2
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What were the solutions proposed by Durham?

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  1. To assimilate the French Canadians by immigration (rendering them a minority)
  2. Unite the two canadas
  3. Establish a responsible government
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3
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What was the consequence of the Durham report?

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L’Acte d’Union (1840)

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4
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What did the L’Acte D’Union change?

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  1. Unification of the two canadas to make Canada-Uni
  2. L’assemblée legislative was made up of equal deputes.
    3.The responsible government was not instituted
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5
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What were the disadvantages that the French Canadians experience with L’Acte D’Union

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  1. Even though there were more French Canadians, there was still equal representation (42 députées)
    2.The debts are fused together, even though Haut-Canada had more debt than Bas-Canada.
    3.English was the official language, although French was tolerated.
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6
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Who wanted a responsible government?

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Baldwin and La Fontaine

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7
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When was the gouvernement responsable established?

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1848

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8
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What did the responsible gouvernent change in our administrative system?

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  1. The conseil exécutif was now chosen by the assemblée legislative
  2. The governor could not intervene with the conseil exécutif
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9
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Why was the equal representation a problem?

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Because you had to have majority in both of Canadians government to pass laws

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10
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What is an example of ministry instability?

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They went through 10 minority governments in 10 years.

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11
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Who wanted rep by pop?

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George Brown

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12
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Why did george brown want rep by pop?

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Because now that the population of Haut-Canada is higher than Bas-Canada, it is favorable for the English Canadians.

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13
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When did Royaume-Uni get rid of the tarifs?

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1846

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14
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When was the Traité de Réciprocité?

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1854

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15
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How long and when did the traité de réciprocité end?

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12 years\1866

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16
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When was the coalition formed?

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1864

17
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Who was apart of the coalition and what did they want?

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-George Brown (clear grits) wanted Rep by Pop
-John A. Mcdonald wanted a fédération forte
-Cartier wanted for the provincial government to have full control over schools to protect the French language

18
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Which province joined during the Charlottetown conference?

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New Brunswick\Nove Scotia\Prince Edward Island

19
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What happened in the Quebec conference?

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72 résolution and Terre-Neuve\Prince Edward Island refused the project

20
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When was the AANB put in place?

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1867

21
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What does the AANB do for canada

A

It makes them autonomous in their internal affairs

22
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What did the federal government develop?

A

A centralist mindset (they had the ability to block laws; Droit de désaveu)

23
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What does centralist mean?

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The power only goes to the federal government

24
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What do the provinces do to counter centralism?

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They claim provincial autonomie and they have a conference in 1887

25
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What provoked the Métis to revolt?

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The continuous colonisation of the west

26
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What is the consequences of the revolution?

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The Métis were eradicated and Louis Riel was hung

27
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What are reserves?

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Territoires reserved for indigenous people

28
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What was the goal of the reserves?

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To assimilate and to make them sédentaire

29
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What did the Loi sur les Indiens do to the indigenous people?

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Assimlated and emancipated the indigenous people. Made them be considered ‘’ children of the state’’. They lost their indigenous status if they got diploma or a property.

30
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What caused the Politique Nationale?

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The agriculture crisis (unemployment rates went up, salaries lowered etc…)

31
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Why were there tarifs douaniers?

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To stop competition with the US\To help develop the canadien economy

32
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Why was there more immigration?

A

To have more workers and to grow the marché intérieur

33
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Why did they start the construction de le chemin de fer?

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To help with the colonisation of the west