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To assimilate

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The process through which one culture is absorbed into another

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Suffrage

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The right to vote

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Infrastructure

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The community systems that make travel, communications and business easier (ex. Roads, canals etc.)

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Federation

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A federal union in which members keep certain powers themselves and give certain powers to a central government

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Canada’s

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Upper and lower Canada whose names were changed to Canada west and Canada east

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Responsible government

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Members of the executive council (Cabinet) are chosen from the group of the most elected members in the Legislative Assembly (not by the governor). The government is the cabinet. The cabinet is this responsible to the representatives of the voters for its conduct of public business. If the cabinet losses the confidence of the majority of the Legislative Assembly, it must resign. The government can only function if it has the support of the legislature, which it is responsible for.

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Mercantilism

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An economic theory for the accumulation of wealth in gold and silver

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Corn laws

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Laws which protect British Agriculture

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Depression

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A period of low economic activity marked by high unemployment

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Treason

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Betrayal of ones country

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To annex

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To join together

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Clear grits

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So-called because a brave person has “grit”

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Sovereignty

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The right to self-determination

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Constitution

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The laws that set forth the powers and responsibilities of the government and guarantee the rights of the people

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The great migration

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A time period in which high immigration from Britain occurs

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Chateau Clique

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A party in Lower Canada who held most of the power in the government and was made up of people with either a British background or wealthy French Canadien. The party favoured British view.

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Parti Canadien, what did they want?

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Another political party made up of the French who wanted the old French ways to remain and saw change as a threat. In Lower Canada

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Merchants

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The English speaking in Lower Canada who were rich, powerful and profited from the exports of furs

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Habitants

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Workers who worked in the farms and paid rent among other things

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Professional men

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Educated lawyers, doctors and leaders

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Family compact and who were they?

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Formed from Loyalist descent or British immigrants who held positions in the Executive Council and the Legislative Council. Wanted the Church of England to be powerful

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Lord durham

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John George Lambton, he was sent to the Canada’s as Governor General of British North America to investigate the cause of the Rebellions of 1837

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The Durham Report. What did he want to call Canada?

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Written by Lord Durham who recommended Upper and Lower Canada should be called one colony the United Province of Canada and they have a responsible government

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Lord Elgin

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James Bruce, appointed Governor General of Canada and he was to permit responsible government in British North America

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The Rebellion Loses Bill

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The purpose of the bill was to pay back the people of East Canada for their property that was damaged or destroyed during the Rebellions of 1837

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Act of Union

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A policy which adopted one of Lord Durham’s recommendations to unite the Canada’s. The system of government would be the same as in the past and established English as the official language.

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Louis Joseph Papineau

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Upper/lower Canada: Lower Canada
Job: leader of the opposition party Parti-Canadien
-also leader of the Patriotes
Bio: he once supported British law. After government resistance started the Party Patriotes. He and other reformers sent the “92 Resolutions” which were rejected. Fled to the US

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Robert Gourlay

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Upper/Lower Canada: upper Canada
Job: A Scottish land agent
Bio: he surveyed farms and was shocked by people’s discontent. Made up a list of grievances and a petition resulting in arrest and deportation. His arrest resulted in opposition against Family Compact. A British reformer

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William Lyon Mackenzie

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Upper/Lower Canada: upper Canada
Job: bought and published articles for The Colonial Advocate= government and Family Compact criticism
Wanted American style democracy
Bio: Robert Gourlay’s predecessor. His supporters called Radicals and elected into Legislative Assembly. Organized resistance and trained rebels to fight. Fled to the US

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Sir Francis Bond

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Upper/ Lower Canada
Job: governor 1836
Bio: his administration heavy-handed with rebels so the Assembly reprimanded him. Dissolved into the house and won election praising Britain. Sent soldiers to help fight in Lower Canada

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Lord Durham

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Upper/lower Canada: both
Job: appointed Governor-in-chief of the government by British Cabinet
Bio: sent over to Canada to investigate 1837 Rebellions. Blended into power structure and patched up relations with US. Treated rebels leniently (pardons overturned). Resigned and went home. Finished Durham Report

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Lord Elgin (Lord Durham’s son-in-law)

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Upper/lower Canada: lower Canada
Job: new Governor General of Canada
Bio: appointed Governor General of Canada in 1847. Permitted responsible government. Passed Rebellion Loses Bill.

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Edgerton Ryerson

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Upper/lower Canada: Upper Canada
Job: Methodist Minister, educator, politician and public education advocate
Bio: hoped to bring change through negotiation and debate. Shared his ideas about education through a newspaper editor. Superintendent of Canadian education for 30 years.

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Robert Baldwin

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Upper/lower Canada: upper Canada
Job: unofficial joint premier chosen by Governor Charles Bagot
Bio: English lawyer who proposes an alliance with Lower Canada Patriote to reform New House of Assembly. Robert asked his father to help LaFontaine become first French Canadian Patrote in an English riding. He and LaFontaine lead the battle by government run of the people’s elected representatives

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Sir Louis LaFontaine

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Upper/Lower Canada: Lower Canada
Job: unofficial joint premier chosen by Governor Charles Bagot. First Canadian to become the premier of the United Province of Canada. First head of responsible government.
Bio: elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. Supported Papineau and Parti-Canadien (later Parti Patrote). After rebellions advocated political reforms. Worked with Baldwin to form government while forming another party with liberal reformers. Asked by Lord Elgin to form administration under new responsible government. Passed bills to abolish seigneurial system and grant amnesty to leaders of rebellion

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Lord Sydenham

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Upper/ Lower Canada: lower Canada
Job: wealthy merchant and newly appointed peer
Bio: had an interest in infrastructure, liked by the Clique and Compact not by French Canadians. Pressed for unity by British government with protests from L.C’s reformers. Became United Canada with Act of Union

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Joseph Howe

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Upper/lower Canada: lower Canada
Job: journalist, politician, public servant and poet
Bio: led the reform movement in the maritimes. Had loyalist ties so could only right list of demands

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Wolfred Nelson

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Upper/lower Canada: Lower Canada
Job: English Physician
Bio: started pro-Patriote newspaper the Vindicator. Believes the Assembly should have complete control over government’s budget. Wanted a more American-style republic.

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Lord Durhams recommendations

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1) to unite Upper and Lower Canada and call them The United Province Of Canada
- this would make English speakers the majority in the population and in the Legislative assembly
2) the new colony would operate under Responsible Government

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Terms of the responsible government laid out by Lord Durham

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  • on colonial matters the governor would be advised o lay by his Executive Council with no input from the British Government
  • Governor would sign any bills into law recommended by Executive Council
  • Executive Council members would be chosen by the leader of the largest group in the Legislative Assembly
  • This means that members of the Executive Council would be chosen by the people’s representatives=responsible government
  • Executive Council members would only keep their job as kind as they had the support of more than half of the Legislative Assembly
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What was the impact of Lord Durham

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He proposed our present system of government although it was not accepted until many years after his death

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French Canadian concerns in upper Canada

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The government not listening to them and the seigneurial system
-wanted an American Style democracy

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French Canadian concerns in Lower Canada

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  • French-speakers worried that they could lose their language rights (immigration)
  • Executive Council and Legislative Council were English-speaking people who supported Great Britain
  • Difficult for Legislative Assembly to pass laws
  • wanted an American-style republic
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The Act Of Union

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Key terms of union:

1) Unite Upper and Lower Canada and operate under a single government with equal representation from Canada East (Lower) and Canada West (Upper)
2) The system of government would be the same as in the past
3) Establish English as official language

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Who signed the Rebellion Loses Bill?

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Lord Elgin

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What was the Rebellion Loses Bill and why was it controversial?

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  • pay back people for damaged or destroyed properties during the rebellion
  • controversial because the people who received compensation were rebels
  • majority of Legislative Assembly wishes to have it passed
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What was the first test of self-government?

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The Rebellion Loses Bill

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Who proposed the compensation for Lower Canadiens properties?

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LaFontaine

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What did the Act Of Union organize Canada into?

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One colony, one governor, one assembly, one language

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What was the Chateau Clique?

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  • held most of the power in government
  • either British background or wealthy French Canadien who allied with the British
  • wanted more English speaking settlers
  • lower Canada
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What point of view did the Chateau Clique favour? Who did they want to be powerful?

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Wanted the Roman Catholic Church to stay powerful

Favoured British point of view

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Family compact, who was it made up of

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-like a club
-elite
-held positions in Executive Council and Legislative Council
-power of veto to stop laws passed by Legislative Assembly
Loyalist decent or British immigrants
-defended traditions and opposed change
-upper Canada

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Who did the Family Compact want to be powerful?

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The Church of England

54
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Who first settled in upper Canada?

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Loyalists from the US after the American Revolution

55
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When were Americans no longer welcome in upper Canada?

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After the War of 1812

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What countries settlers replaced the Americans in Upper Canada?

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Settlers from Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland and whales

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How much did the population in upper Canada increase by?

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From 71000 to 432000 in 35 years

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During what time period did the Great Migration to upper Canada occur?

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1815-1850

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What were the ships the immigrants arrived on called?

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Coffin ships

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Why did the Scottish people leave to Upper Canada?

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Highland clearances (land taken from farmers and back to renters)

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Why did the people from England/Great Britain leave to Upper Canada?

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Industrial revolution

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Why did the Irish leave to upper Canada?

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Irish potato famine

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In upper Canada, what were the jobs the immigrants were doing?

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Labour work: servant, railway, forestry, canals

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In lower Canada how much did the population boom from 1806-1841?

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25000-717000

65
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What were the three major groups in lower Canada?

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French speaking Habitants
English speaking merchants
French speaking professional men

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Why did the immigration happen in Lower Canada?

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  • very high birth rate among French-speakers

- land set aside for English settlers

67
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What was the life like of the Habitants in Lower Canada?

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Worked farms
Paid rent
Grew wheat (inexpensive)=extreme poverty
As farms dwindled young people left to work elsewhere

68
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What was the life like of an English merchant in lower Canada?

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Rich
Powerful
Profited from the export of furs, timber and wheat

69
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What was the life like of the Professional Men

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Educated
Lawyers
Doctors
Leaders

70
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Who elects the Legislative Assembly?

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The people

71
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How many people are in the government of the Legislative Assembly?

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2 from Canada West and 2 from Canada East

72
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Who appoints the Executive Council?

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The Legislative Assembly

73
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What does the Executive Council do? And what is another name for it?

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“The Cabinet”

  • must be responsible to the Legislative Assembly or resign
  • makes and developed all laws and plans for everyone
74
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Who has direct influence on the governor?

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The Executive Council

75
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Who appoints the Legislative Council?

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The governor-friends of his who has a job for life

76
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Who appoints the governor?

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The crown who listens to the British government

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