socailll Flashcards
who are the loyalists
united empire loyalists are individuals who remained loyal to britain when the thirteen colonies fought of independence during the WOI
describe the war of independence
a war between the thirteen colonies and the british empire from 1776 until 1783. the thirteen colonies won
what’s a representative government
a government where citizens elect representatives to an assembly and the assembly speaks for citizens
what is upper canada
created by the constitution act of 1791 in which upper canada established british civil and criminal law
what is lower canada
created by the constitution act of 1791 in which lower canada had british criminal law and french civil law
describe the war of 1812
a war between the US and britain as the Americans invaded british north america and fought against the british, canadiens and F/N
who is tecumseh
a leader of the shawnee F/N who organized F/N to support the british against the americans in the war of 1812
who is hannah ingraham
member of a loyalist family that started a new life in the area that eventually became new brunswick
who is david george
began life as a slave in the thirteen colonies and later became a black loyalist who settled in nova scotia after being promised freedom and farm
who is joseph bryant (thayendanegea)
member if the haudensaunee who migrated during the loyalist migration. he is famous for refusing to kneel before the king
who is hans winger
was a pastor who petitioned the british government to excuse the german mennonites from fighting in the war for religious reasons
why did loyalists leave the thirteen colonies and migrate north into british north america
they left because they did not support the thirteen colonies breaking away from british rule. many loyalists left the thirteen colonies because the threat of violence
how did the loyalist migration affect british north america
it increased the british population in north america and this threatened the french and F/N who didn’t have a history of positive relationships with the british. eventually the british government created an upper and lower canada to satisfy these demands
what is a monarchy
a monarchy has a king or queen that rules the nation
how did the war of 1812 contribute to defining canada’s political boundaries
it established the boundary between canada and the US that we still respect today
who did the constitutional act of 1791 affect british north america
it divided british north america into an upper and lower canada. upper canada established british civil and criminal law while lower canada had british criminal law but kept french civil law. it also established “representative government” in upper and lower canada
tarring and feathering was a practice used by ___________ to punish traitors who were not loyal to them
british
this same practice was used by _____________ to ______________ who _______________________________________________
patriots, punish british loyalists, did not support the thirteen colonies in their desire to be independent of britain
patriots were those who ______________________________________________________
supporter the rebellion against britain in the war of independence in the thirteen colonies
the loyalist endured ____________ when they first moved to ______________ as ______________ from the ______________
hardships, new brunswick, refugees, thirteen colonies
the american war of independence divided the _____________ confederacy
haudensaunee
the mohawk, cayuga, seneca and onondaga fought with _____________. the oneida and tuscarora ____________________.
the british, sided with the americans or remained neutral
