Chapter 6

Question 1

In debt

Answer 1

To owe money

Question 2

Patriots

Answer 2

People who oppose the war

Question 3

Refugees

Answer 3

A person who seeks protection in another country to escape danger from their own country

Question 4

United empire loyalist

Answer 4

People that remain united to the British Empire and loyal to the British

Question 5

Canadiens

Answer 5

a descendant of the settler of New france

Question 6

Coexistence

Answer 6

two or more peoples of divrse cultures ling together

Question 7

Petition

Answer 7

to ask something in a formal way

Question 8

Revolution

Answer 8

a rapid, often violent change in government for ex. monarchy to republic

Question 9

republic

Answer 9

a system of government that doesnt jave a monarchy usually democray

Question 10

Republic governement

Answer 10

a government that has no monarch and is usually elected

Question 11

Immigraion

Answer 11

the process of people establishing homes and citenzship in a country thats not their native country

Question 12

Reseve\Reservation

Answer 12

an area of land set aside by a treaty agreement for the use of first nations

Question 13

Assimilation

Answer 13

the process of becoming a part of a different culture group

Question 14

Why did the Americans in the 13 colonies rebel against the Bristish?

Answer 14

In 1775, George Washington took command of an army raised in the 13 colonies to fight the British

Question 15

The war divided the colonist into two groups. What were the groups called and who did they support?

Answer 15

People who supported the rebellion called themselves the Patriots

People who opposed the rebellion and wanted to remain united and loyal to the British empire were called the United Empire Loyalist

Question 16

What was Tarring and Feathering? Why might this happen to a person?

Answer 16

tarring and feathering is when someone puts tar on someone and then puts feathers on the tar. This might happen to somone when some else disagrees with there disision on being a United Empire Loyalist

Question 17

What was the Loyalist migration? Other than colonist British ancestry, who was apart of this group?

Answer 17

Loyalist moving from the 13 colonies to British colonies of Quebec.

Black loyalist, Handunosaunee, German Mennonites

Question 18

How did the Loyalist migration inpact the Canadiens?

Answer 18

greatly increased the number of the population and the Canadiens were worried that their rights would be jepordize

Question 19

How did the Loyalist Migration impact the First Nations?

Answer 19

Sifted the British and FN relationship, as the british tried to negotiate the land away from FN to control

Question 20

Why did the Americans invade British North America to trigger the war of 1812?

Answer 20

because the British shut down all trade routes and blocked america ships from coming in.

Question 21

How did the settlers in Upper Canada feel about the War of 1812?

Answer 21

Many Upper Canadians expressed strong support for Britian, and strong Opposition to America plans

Question 22

What was the role of Chief Tecumseh in the War of 1812?

Answer 22

Organized First Nation to support the British against the Americans

Question 23

How did the War of 1812 contribute to the development of the British identity in Canada?

Answer 23

united diverse peoples of British North America for the first time. Canadiens, British Canadians and FN. If US won Canada might not exist at all

Question 24

How did the war of 1812 contribute to defining of Canada’s political boundaries?

Answer 24

After the war USA and Canada sign treaty’s to peacefully set boundary between them from 1814-1846

Question 25

History Tellers

Answer 25

The American Revolution was a struggle of the 13 colonies to cut their ties Britain. The British government taxed the American colonies to help pay for the expensive wars. These high taxes, along with a few other events began to upset the people living in the 13 colonies. They decided they wanted to rule themselfs and be completely cut off from Britain. Many Loyalists left the 13 colonies and traveled to the Britian colonies in Nova Scotia and Quebec. The arrival of approximately 40,000 loyalist into Canada had impacts on the First Nations,French and British already living in these areas. Many loyalist felt that since they remained loyal to Britian, Britiain owed them something. they petitioned the government for more British laws and customs rather then the French ones put in place during the Quebec Act of 1774. now Britain had a problem (Laws grieve) because it needed to keep these new loyalists happy, along with a friend, British and First Nations people. To do this the government decided to divide the settlements of Nova Scotia into several new colonies: New Brunswick, Cape Breton Island and st. John Island. In 1791 the government then passed the constitutional act of 1792 which divided Quebec into Upper and Lower Canada. Lower Canada ( mostly French Catholic settlers ) was reaffirmed the arrangement Under the Quebec Act of 1774. Upper Canada ( mostly English protestents settlers ) was given British civil law and criminal law each colony was given an elected assembly for representative government. The War of 1812: because of the grievances is the u.s. had against Britain they declared war against them Great Britain was busy in Europe with the Napoleonic Wars. Britain had to shut down trade between the u.s. and French and had even started boarding American ships looking for British destiners to retaliate, the US declared war on Britain’s nearest piece of land; Canada. The Americans invaded expecting the colonists to join them in their fight against British rule. Instead the colonist; French, British, First Nations and Loyalists All fought back