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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the modern day equivalent of upper Canada

A

Southern and Eastern Ontario

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2
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What is the modern day equivalent of lower Canada

A

Quebec

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3
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When did Europeans and USA people come to Canada and why

A

After the war of 1812 because of cheap land

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4
Q

From which country did entrepreneurs go to Montreal

A

America

Scotland

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5
Q

Who is a metis

A

Someone from french and native ancestry

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6
Q

Did HBC have a government monopoly

A

Yes

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7
Q

Which ethnicity made up the majority of upper Canada

A

Americans

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8
Q

How much hectares of land could be cleared in a year at most

A

One

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9
Q

What is a money economy

A

An economy that uses cash

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10
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What is a barter economy

A

An economy that trades products in exchange of other products

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11
Q

What was the family compact

A

A group of officials who helped run upper Canada

They were descendants of loyalists and believed in aristocracy

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12
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What is lye

A

Liquid from wood ashes that is used to make soap

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13
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Who are land speculators

A

People who buy land and then sell it at a much higher price

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14
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What are clergy and crown reserves

A

Land set aside for church and the government to provide them income

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15
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What is a negative affect of the reserves

A

Since the reserves were scattered around the town , they blocked road development thus caused farmers irritation

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16
Q

Who was Canada’s first governor

A

John grave Simcoe

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17
Q

What was the main reason for upper Canada’s land problem

A

British government was to duplicate the English model of landowning

18
Q

What were some of the problems the immigrants faced

A

The journey across the atlantic was costly and emotional

Many did not survive the trip as the ship conditions were poor

19
Q

What are coffin ships

A

Many people died on it and then their bodies were thrown overboard

20
Q

What are tenant farmers

A

Farmer who works land owned by others

21
Q

Who is a member of the black militia that became an educator and church minister

A

Josiah Henson

22
Q

What was the underground railway

A

A network of secret trails and pathways

23
Q

Who was Harriet Tubman

A

A black activist who helped thousands escape

24
Q

What did Quakers and Methodists believe

A

Slavery was a sin against God and humanity

25
Q

Who was the first woman editor of a Canadian newspaper

A

Marie Ann Shadd

26
Q

What is a spinster

A

Out of date language for an unmarried woman

27
Q

What were some hardships faced by women

A

hard work and long hours

Large families but childbirth was dangerous

28
Q

What is a representative government

A

Representatives are elected by people to make laws on their behalf

29
Q

What is a responsible government

A

Representatives can be voted out if fail to please the people

30
Q

Is a democratic government made of responsible and representative government

A

Yes

31
Q

What is a oligarchy

A

All power is with a small group of rich and powerful men

32
Q

What was Canada’s government

A

Legislative assembly

33
Q

Who was Robert Gourlay and what did he do

A

He was a Scottish land agent who surveyed farmers about life in Upper Canada. He drew up a list of grievances and a petition

34
Q

Which newspaper did Mackenzie buy

A

The Colonial Advocate that criticized the family compact and the government

35
Q

What was the problem in lower Canada

A

Discrimination against the French by taking over their culture and trying to turn them English
Economic problems such as tax on farmers
Lack of power within the government

36
Q

Which group had power Lower Canada

A

Chateau Clique

37
Q

Who was the reform leader in Lower Canada

A

Louis Joseph Papineau

38
Q

What was the Canadien

A

A reformist newspaper

39
Q

Who led the reform movement in the Maritimes

A

Joseph Howe

40
Q

How were the rebels punished

A

Flogging

Transported in terrible conditions

41
Q

What did Durham’s report state

A

Upper and Lower Canada should unite and given a responsible government

42
Q

When was Canada united

A

in 1840 with the Act of Union

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