Foreign Affairs: Tensions between the US and Canada

Question 1

What was an issue with a Native American colony causing tensions between the USA and Canada?

Answer 1

Red River Colony Wars

Question 2

Which province was causing tensions between the USA and Canada?

Answer 2

The Canadian Province of British Canada

Question 3

What raids were taking place in Canada causing tensions with the USA?

Answer 3

Fenian Raids

Question 4

Which side did Britain support in the Civil War?

Answer 4

The Confederacy

Question 5

What did Britain do to support the Confederacy in the Civil War?

Answer 5

Built ships for them

Question 6

Name a ship Britain built for the Confederates and where it was built and what year the ship was completed

Answer 6

The Alabama, Built in Liverpool in 1862

Question 7

Which group of people were in the Fenian Brotherhood?

Answer 7

A group of Irish Americans

Question 8

When were the Fenian Brotherhood founded and what did they want?

Answer 8

Founded in 1858 and fought to have an Independent Irish Republic

Question 9

What did the Fenian Brotherhood do with Canada and how many years did this go on for?

Answer 9

They raided Canada from 1866-71

Question 10

What did the USA originally do with the Fenian Brotherhood raids? What is one potential reason for this?

Answer 10

They let the raids happen, potentially due to the Alabama claims

Question 11

What did the USA eventually do to stop the Fenian Raids? In what year?

Answer 11

They arrested several ringleaders in 1872

Question 12

What did the USA fear the Fenian Raids in terms of what Canada might do? (Do not mention specifically what they did on this card)

Answer 12

They feared Canada would retaliate in some way

Question 13

How did Canada retaliate to the Fenian Raids?

Answer 13

They created the National Confederation of Canadian Provinces

Question 14

What were the Alabama claims?

Answer 14

An issue where a British-built ship for the Confederates had disrupted US trading by attacking 40 US merchants

Question 15

How did the Alabama claims issue end?

Answer 15

Britain paid the USA $15.5 million in compensation

Question 16

Where was the Red River colony located?

Answer 16

Close to Canada

Question 17

What was significant about the land that the Red River Colony was on? Why is this significant?

Answer 17

It was fertile which increased the incentive to expand to it

Question 18

What could be done if the Red River Colony was taken over by the USA?

Answer 18

They could gain more of a northward control over Canada

Question 19

What did the purchase of Alaska give America the opportunity to do?

Answer 19

Gain full control of the pacific northwest

Question 20

What was the only thing standing in way of the USA after buying Alaska of taking full control of the Pacific Northwest?

Answer 20

The sparsely populated colony of British Columbia

Question 21

Who was confident that British Columbia would join the USA rather than the Canadian Confederation of Provinces?

Answer 21

Seward

Question 22

Which nation did British Columbia join in the end and why?

Answer 22

The National Confederation for Provinces of Canada, as they promised to build a railway for the province

Question 23

When was the railway for British Columbia completed?

Answer 23

1886

Question 24

What was the situation with tensions with US-Canada by 1871?

Answer 24

There were not many tensions with it

Question 25

What was a potential long term dispute with the US-Canada after the tensions ended? When were these resolved?

Answer 25

The tensions over the border of Alaska, resolved in 1903

Question 26

What was the situation with Tensions with the US and Canada by 1890?

Answer 26

There were no tensions and they have a peaceful open border to this day.