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Mid-term Short Answer Flashcards

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Stamp Act

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1765: all letters must have stamp, imposed from Britain on to America, got repealed 1 year later due to strong american opposition

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Coercive Acts

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1774: meant to make boston pay (for the boston tea party), a cause of the revolutionary war, trials will be in britain, increased military quartered with civilians, port of boston closed, elected assembley suspended

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Guy Carleton

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governor of quebec, bribed clergy and siegneurs with the Quebec Act, resisted american invasion

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Richard Montgomery

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american general who invaded quebec via the front route, took st. john/montreal, did not take quebec city, cut down in a snowstorm

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Benedict Arnold

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american hero and later traitor, invading quebec the back way, had a map 200 miles short on the required distance, lost 500 out of 1200 hundred men on the way there, failed to take quebec city

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Thomas Walker

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Quebecois republican trying to convince quebecois people to join the american revolution, spy for washington and the invading montgomery and arnold,

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George Washington

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First American President, lead the american revolutionary war

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Joseph Gorham

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Lieutenant Colonel based out of Fort Cumberland in Nova Scotia, successfully defends it against revolutionary planter jonathan eddy

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Henry Alline

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Religous leader of the Great Awakening in Nova Scotia, hated the American revolution and helped influence the Nova Scotias not to join it

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Jay’s Treaty

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meant to solve things left out of the treaty of 1783, including british outposts in american territory, ohio

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Treaty of Paris (1783)

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treaty ending the american revolutionary war, joseph brant is excluded, and all iriquois land is given away by the british, despite their lack of right to it

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James Madison

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president of USA during war of 1812, pro-invasion,

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Henry Clay

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congressman from kentucky, helped to stir up tensions leading to war of 1812, “angry young man”

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John Calhoun

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congressman from south carolina, also an angry young man, “Americans had been left an alternative only between the base surrender of our rights, and a manly vindication of them by an immediate appeal to arms.” helped lead up to war of 1812

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William Hull

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american general who invaded canada in july of 1812 (first invasion) would later surrender detroit to the british (brock and tecemseh) in the war of 1812

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John Norton

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peace chief for joseph brant (mohawk leader), led the british forces at the battle of queenston heights after sir isaac brock fell in battle

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Thomas Jefferson

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3rd president of the united states, made louisiana purchase, weird priorities, said taking canada was a matter of marching

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Charles-Michel de Salaberry

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Lt. Col. lead the defence of Montreal in the war of 1812, stopped them at chateauguay, led a mixed army of British, indigenous and French troops

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Treaty of Ghent

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ended the war or 1812 on December 24th, 1814, no changes to borders, leaves a few things unsettled

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Monroe Doctrine

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doctrine based on President James Monroe, based on state of the union speech that states that americas should not be considered for future colonization by european powers and america would be dominent in the area. european military acts (even in their own colonies would be considered hostile) still continues to affect policy today

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Rush-Bagot Agreement

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1817 agreement america and britain. us Sec. of State. Richard Rush and British Minister to Washington Sir Charles Bagot. settled things left out of treaty of ghent. set strict limits to naval ships on the great lakes

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Anglo-American Treaty (1818)

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refines the border and sets it as the 49th parallel up to the continental divide. leaves the oregon territory for joint occupation

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Alexander Macleod

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Claimed that he killed an american in the Caroline affair(1838) while drunk in new york(1840), big trial, lord palmerson threatened war with the stateshe if they charged him, got off saying he was just a drunk and didn’t actually do it

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Martin Van Buren

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8th President of American, President 1837-1841

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Lord Palmerston

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British Prime Minister that threatened war over Macleod.

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Rufus McIntire

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sheriff in Maine who arrests New Brunswick citizens in the disputed Aroostook Valley, got arrested in turn by New Brunswickers. Part of the Aroostook war

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John Harvey

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governor of new brunswick during the aroostook war, friends with winfield scott

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James Polk

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11th American President from 1845-1849 54-40 or fight was his words in his inaugaral address, also wanted war with mexico which he got

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Lyman Cutlar

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American who killed a British Pig in 1859, sparking the Pig war

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William Harney

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American Brigadier General who escalated the Pig War

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James Douglas

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Governor of Vancouver Island Colony, declared himself leader of bc and sold tickets/enforced law, on incoming americans during the fraser gold rush

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James Buchanan

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president of the united state before lincoln and during the pig war

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Franklin Pierce

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President of the USA who signed reciprocity treaty in 1854

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William Seward

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American Secretary of State for Lincoln, pro annexation of Canada, former governor of New York (during Alexander Macleod’s trial)

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Edward, Prince of Wales

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first major royal to tour Canada, oldest son of Queen Victoria, also toured america during Buchannan’s presidency

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Abraham Lincoln

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American President during American Civil War, announced on it the basis of keeping the union, there was a significant outpouring of grief from Canadians after his death

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James Mason

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confederate diplomat, from virginia, going to be the diplomat to britain. captured on British royal mail ship the Trent by North, eventually released

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John Slidell

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confederate diplomat, from louisiana, heading to france to be diplomat, captured on British ship the Trent by North, eventually released

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Jefferson Davies

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President of the Confederate States of America

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Charles Wilkes

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Captain of the San Jacinto - who captured the Trent on nov 7 1861

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Prince Albert

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Queen Victoria’s Husband

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John A Macdonald

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First PM of Canada, Co-Premier of Province of Canada, tries to pass a Militia Bill during ACW

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Philo Parsons Incident

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Sept 1864. southern agents steal the Philo Parsons coming from Prov. of Can aiming to free confederates from POW camp on Johnson Isles, failed but ramped up tensions

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Bennett Young

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confederate lieutenant leader of St Albans raid
“Taking possession of St Albans”

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Charles J Coursol

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Police Majestrate in Montreal that ruled on the St. Albans Raiders - he lets them go, and gives them the loot

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John Abbott

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St Albans raiders defence lawyer, argued that they were soldiers and can’t be tried for civilian crimes, and also that Coursol did not have the authority to convict, future dean of law at mcgill, future pm

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Albert Smith

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New Brunswick Premier who opposed confederation

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Samuel Leonard Tilley

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New Brunswick Premier who approved of confederation

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