Chapter 6 Social Studies Flashcards
What challenges of coexistence arose from the Loyalist migration? How did people meet those challenges?
-Many Loyalists wanted British civil and criminal law in Québec
-Black Loyalists were discriminated against and suffered from racism
-Some Loyalists moved onto Mi’kmaq hunting and fishing grounds
-The new settlers felt they had different needs than the colonists in older settlements
What caused the Thirteen Colonies to rebel?
Britain raised taxes to keep troops stationed in the Thirteen Colonies
When did France become a republic?
1789
When did the Thirteen Colonies declare independence?
1776
What people migrated to Québec and Nova Scotia during and after the American Revolution?
British loyalists, Haudenosaunee, German Mennonites, and black Loyalists
The process of people establishing homes and citizenship in a country that is not their native country
Immigration
When was Nova Scotia separated into several new colonies?
1784
The upper part of North America, which was controlled by Britain
British North America
When did Britain reorganize Québec with the Constitutional Act?
1791
When was the border between British North America and the United States finally settled?
1846
The leader of the Shawnee First Nations during the war of 1812, who organized the First Nations against the Americans
Tecumseh
An Haudenosaunee leader who brought the Haudenosaunee people to the Grand River and made sure they had their rights
Thayendanegea
When did the American Revolution end?
1783
To owe money
Debt
When did the War of 1812 end?
1815
People in the Thirteen Colonies who supported the rebellion against Britain
Patriots
How did the Constitutional Act of 1791 affect churches in Québec?
It set aside land for Protestant churches and guaranteed Canadiens rights to the Catholic Church
A rapid, often violent change in a system of government
Revolution
A line that divides territory
Border
A system of government that does not have a monarch
Republic
The process of becoming part of a different cultural group
Assimilation
When was the Presidental Mansion set on fire?
August 24, Wednesday, 1814
A religious group who refused to fight in the war, even though they were required by the law. This made many of them lose their property and get sent to jail.
German Mennonites
How did the emergence of the United States shape Canada?
-Canada united against the United States
-The border was determined after the United States was “created”
-The Loyalist migration brought others to British North America
The Thirteen Colonies fought Britain under the leadership of ___
George Washington
Movement of people from one region or territory to another
Migration
A government that has no monarch and is usually elected
Republican Government
What was the War of 1812 a part of?
The Napoleonic Wars
An area set aside for the use of a group
Reserve
People in the Thirteen Colonies who remained loyal to Britain
Loyalists
People who travelled to another country to escape danger in their own country
Refugees
When did the American Revolution start?
1776
How did people meet the challenges caused by the Loyalist migration?
-Establishing new settlements along the St.John River
-Dividing Nova Scotia into multiple colonies
-Making “land treaties” with the First Nations of the Niagara Peninsula
-Reorganizing Québec with the Constitutional Act of 1791
-Giving Québec a representative government
What is the slogan the Thirteen Colonies made about Britain taxing them?
“No taxation without representation”
A punishment the patriots in the Thirteen Colonies used on Loyalists during and in the years before the American Revolution
Tarring and feathering
The lower part of Québec, which followed British criminal and civil law
Upper Canada
To ask for something in a formal way
Petition
Why did the Thirteen Colonies rebel against Britain?
-Britain raised taxes to keep troops stationed in the Thirteen Colonies
-Britain didn’t allow the Thirteen Colonies to elect representatives
-Britain expanded Québec into an area the Thirteen Colonies thought they had the right to
The upper, western part of Québec, which followed British criminal law and French civil law
Lower Canada
A form of government where the citizens elect a representative to speak for them
Representative Government
When did the Thirteen Colonies begin to rebel?
1775
What challenges did the people who were migrating in the Loyalist migrations face?
-Harsh winters without proper housing
-Starvation from lack of food
-Black Loyalists were faced with racism
Four people who migrated in the Loyalist Migration
Hannah Ingram, Hans Winger, David George, Thayendanegea
How did the War of 1812 start?
The Napoleonic Wars against France led Britain to cut off the trade with France, and the British navy greatly affected American ships and trade routes, causing the US to invade BNA
Where was the attack on BNA during the War of 1812 centred?
Upper Canada
