Durham Report 1: Responsible Govt, Racial Divides, Union of the Two Canadas

Question 1

RESPONSIBLE GOVT:

1. Who did Durham want to give more power to?
2. What did the Family Compact block?
   - What was Durham’s solution to this?
3. He proposed that the Governor chose what?
   - Who did this mean he was agreeing with?
4. Who’s power would this reduce?

Answer 1

1. Elected assembly.
2. Economic and social development.
   - A system in which colonial govts were responsible to the electorate rather than the governor and Crown.
3. His advisors.
   - Papineau and Mackenzie.
4. Family Compact.

Question 2

RACIAL DIVIDES:

1. What did French Canada NOT have which Durham saw as essential?
2. He recommended the _________ of French-Canadian culture to ________ culture.
   - He judged English culture as what?

Answer 2

1. A strong middle class.
2. Assimilation, English.
   - Superior.

Question 3

UNION OF THE 2 CANADAS:

1. Who would become dominant if the two Canadas were united?
2. He described French-Canadians as people without _______ and ________.
   - He therefore thought they would gradually _______ their identity.

Answer 3

1. English.
2. History and literature.
   - Abandon.