Chapter 6 Flashcards
United Empire Loyalists
People who opposed the rebellion.
Wanted to remain loyal to the king of Britain
Patriots
People who supported the rebellion. Patriotic to their country (United states)
What was tarring and feathering. Why might it happen to someone.
When you got hot tar and a sack of feathers dumped on your head. It happened to loyalists to pressure them to become Patriots
Why did Americans rebel against Britain
Britain was in debt from 7 years war and they were going to station troops on the 13 colonies but charge for them. People refused to pay. Said No Taxation Without Representations
How did the Loyalist migration impact the Canadiens
It greatly increase the number of British people in Quebec.
Loyalists were farmers and their settlements took more land away from the First Nations
British wanted British laws and customs in Quebec and the Canadians were afraid they would lose their way of life
How did the loyalist migration impact the first Nations
Before the loyalists came Britain had treaties of peace and friendship but once the loyalists came the British took the land away from the first nations, said they weren’t on Indian territory so they had to leave their hunting and fishing grounds.
What did the government receive from the loyalist
Petitions- asking to allow British laws and customs instead of French ones, St. John river colonists asked for Britain to be their own colony
How did the government respond to these concerns
Divided Quebec into upper and lower Canada.
Britain owed something to Loyalists because they fought for Britain in the war, but wanted to secure the French in Canada
Why did the Americans invade British North America to trigger the war of 1812
Napoleonic wars in Europe were happening
Britain shut down trade between French and US it blocked American ships from landing in French ports. British Navy also began boarding American ships looking for British deserters. in retaliation the US declared war on the nearest part of British territory, British North America now known as Canada
What position did the Canadiens take in regard to the war of 1812
Catholic Church opposed it and the republican government. During the war of 1812 it opposed the French republic and American republic but encouraged Canadians to fight for Britain and the monarchy
German Mennonites
Suffered discrimination because they didn’t believe in war.
In debt
To owe money
Refugee
A person who seeks protection in another country to escape danger in their own country
Canadiens
Descendant of the settlers of New France
Coexistence
2 or more people of diverse cultures living together peacefully
Petition
To ask for something in a formal way
Revolution
A rapid, often violent change in a system of gov.
Republic
A system of gov. that does not have a monarch
Republican government
A government that has no monarch and is usually elected
Immigration
The process of people establishing homes and citizenship in a country that is not their native country
Reserve
An area of land set aside by a treaty for the use of the First Nations
Assimilation
The process of becoming part of a different cultural group that is not your own
Genealogists
Someone who researches family trees
Representative government
When the people elect someone to represent them. Instead of the people voting directly on matters
What was the role of Chief Tecumseh?
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He began to organize First Nations to support the British. British gave them guns. They were allies not loyal, First Nations didn’t trust white men.
How did the war contribute to the development of British identity in Canada?
Everyone in Canada came together to fight Americans. Created a bond.
How did the war contribute to the defining of Canada’s political boundaries?
Negotiated boundary peacefully in a series of treaties ending in 1846 between British North America and the U.S. 1814 to 1822: southern Ontario 1818: central Canada 1842: prairies, Alberta, Saskatchewan 1846: the West Coast
How did the settlers in upper Canada feel about the war of 1812?
Upper Canadians expressed strong support for Britain and strong opposition for American plans. Some American born settlers came for land for farming and some of them supported US invasions. Hoping the war would end quickly lots came as immigrants. The ones that sided with Americans, after the war were deported from Canada
