Social Final Flashcards
American Revolution
History teller- 3 American men when large scissors cutting a large rope with the British flag on the end
Meaning- the American Revolution ( the war of Independence) was the struggle of the 13 colonies to cut their ties with Britain. The British government tax the American colonies to help pay for the expensive wars. Do due tie taxes, along with a few other events began to upset the people living in the 13 colonies.
Loyalist leave
History teller- people in carriages leaving down a sort Road with people holding signs that say “loyalists leave before I tar and feather ya”
Meaning- it’s the 13 colonies decided they wanted to rule themselves and be completely cut off from Britain. People who supported this rebellion recalled patriots. Those that wanted to stay loyal to Britain did not support the event rebellion and they were called loyalists. Many Loyless left the 13 colonies in trouble to the British colonies in Nova Scotia and Quebec the revive role of approximately 40,000 loyalists into Canada had impacts on the first nations, French and British early living in those area’s.
Laws grieve
history teller- I judge with a British guy in a French guy hanging off of him and the judge is crying.
Meaning- many loyalist felt that since they remain loyal to Britain, Britain owed them something. They petitioned the government for more British laws and customs rather than the French ones put in place during the quebec act of 1774. Now a British had a problem because it need to keep these new loyalist happy, along with the French, British and first Nations peoples.
Searching the west/ building a nation
Searching the west- FN people on a coneo with a English man in a west
Building a nation- a column with a train wrapped around it
To make everyone happy the government decided to divide the settlements of Nova Scotia to Sobro new colonies, New Brunswick, Cape Breton Island and St. John island.
Split Canada: Ontario- upper Qubec- lower
History teller- mother Britain with an axe cutting Canada in half
Meaning- in 1791 the government then pass the constitutional act of 1791 which divided go back into upper and lower Canada. lower Canada (mostly French Catholic settlers) was Rea formed the arrangements under the quebec act of 1774. Upper Canada ( mostly English protestant settlers) was given British civil and Manal law. Each colony was given an elected assembly for representative government.
U.S attacks Canada reacts
History teller- American person being swarmed by bees that have the French British and first nation flags on them.
Meaning- The war of 1812. Because of the grievances do US had against Britain, they declared war against him. Great Britain was busy in Europe with the Napollonius wars. Britain had shut down trade between the US and French and had even started boring American ships looking for British deserters. Jury Italian eight, the US declared war on Britishs nearest piece of land, Canada. The Americans invaded expecting the colonists to join them in their fight against British rule. Instead, the colonists, French, British, first nations and loyalists all fought back
Civil rebellions
History teller- Mother Britain spanking French and British
Meaning-Between 1815 and 1850, waves of immigrants from Britain began to arrive in British North America. They came for a better life, more employment, and to escape famine and disease (potato famine in Ireland). The arrival of these immigrants caused a demographic change in Upper and Lower Canada. Up until now Canadiens
had made up the majority of the population in Lower Canada. By the 1850‛s there were more British people than French. Once again the people in Lower and Upper
Canada were unhappy. They wanted more control over the decisions that were made in their colonies. The ‘reformers‛ wanted a government that really represented
them. The French (Lower Canada) “Chateau Clique” was opposed by the “Parti Patriote” led by Louis Joseph Papineau. The English (Upper Canada) “Family
Compact” was opposed by the “Reformers” led by William Lyon Mackenzie. Both groups sent complaints to Britain regarding the Canadian system, and all complaints
were rejected. This rejection caused civil rebellions to break out against the British Military. These rebellious battles were squashed in 1837, and the leaders
fled to the U.S. or were punished. However, Britain sent Lord Durham to check out the situation and based on his recommendations in his report, Britain passed the
Act of Union in 1841. The Act of Union combined Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada, and created in its place Canada East and Canada West with
equal number of seats in each elected assembly, a legislative council appointed by the governor and made English the official language of the government.
Confederation - 4 makes a nation / 1867
Conderefation- 4 makes a nation - a goose with 4 babys in a pouch
eighteen Sixty seven- 1867 on it
In 1867, the first four provinces came together and joined to create Canada;
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. They came together in hopes of
solving several issues, some of them being the fear of American annexation, trade
challenges and individual and regional rights (Canadiens).
Sir John A. Mcdonald / Sea to Sea
Both- have sir. john A. Mcdonald on it
The BNA (British North America) Act was key to the development of Confederation. It was created by John A. Macdonald and George Etienne Cartier in hopes of reassuring the provinces that Confederation would be the best decision for each of them and the strengthening of Canada. The BNA Act outlined the roles of the Federal government while maintaining individual provincial control over their affairs. The act guaranteed the new government of Canada would pay for a railway linking the Maritimes with central Canada. John A. Macdonald had a vision of Canada being connected from sea to sea with the railway. He became our first Prime Minister, with Manitoba joining in 1870, B.C. joining in 1871, PEI joining in 1873 and finally Alberta & Saskatchewan in 1905 and NFLD in 1949.
Louis Riel - Defender
History Teller - Louis Riel with steam out of his ears
Meaning-The Hudson Bay Company sold Rupert‛s Land to the Canadian Government. The
government neglected the rights and opinions of the Metis and First Nations
peoples living in the Red River area. They even sent surveyors in to begin to section
off the land to sell to new settlers coming into the country, sometimes going
straight through the land the Metis were living on as if they weren‛t even there.
The Metis people rebelled against this. They wanted recognition of their
entitlement to the land. A ‘Provisional Government‛ was set up and a list of rights
sent to the Canadian government. The Metis elected Louis Riel, a well-educated
Metis man, to be their leader of their “Provisional Government.” Eventually soldiers
came to end the resistance and Riel fled to the U.S.
Manitoba Made - Three okayed
History Teller - 4 on the ground and 4 being flown in by a geese
Meaning-The government was forced
to listen to the people of Red River and in the end created the province of
Manitoba in 1870. However, it was the size of a ‘postage stamp.‛
Quelled Riel
Louis Riel with a rope around is neck
Meaning-Many Metis moved
from the Red River area, to the South Branch communities and started over.
Eventually they began to have the same problems as Red River. The government
was sending land speculators to market the land along the route they thought the
B.C. railway would go. The buffalo had begun to decline and they knew this would
continue with the settlers pushing west. They sent petitions to the government but
were ignored. Gabriel Dumont went to seek the help of Louis Riel once again. Riel
returned and when the Metis declared their provisional government at Batoche the
government sent 600 troops. The Battle of Batoche lasted three days. Riel gave
himself up to the Canadian troops along with Poundmaker and Big Bear. They were
all charged with treason and found guilty but only Louis Riel was hung. English
speaking people in Ontario were still angry over the death of Thomas Scott, of
which they held Riel responsible for during the first uprising. Perhaps Macdonald
hung Riel in an attempt to keep these people happy before his upcoming election
campaign. Riel‛s jury only included English-speaking Canadians.
Seven Treaties
History Teller - Canadian men on one side and the FN on the other neigoting the treaties
Meaning -Canada‛s government wanted to expand west for three main reasons. To secure the
land and prevent an American takeover, for farmland for the people in Ontario who
wanted more expansion and to build a railway to B.C. The first thing they had to do
was negotiate the treaties with the First Nations. The Royal Proclamation of 1763
required these negotiations before expansion could occur. The intention of the
treaties from the government‛s perspective was to assimilate the First Nations
people to become more British. The intention of the treaties from the First
Nations perspective was to adapt for survival of their culture.
Northwest Mounted Police
History Teller - A NWMP on a horse dumping out alchole
Meaning -The N.W.M.P. were
founded to establish peace & order in the west. The first headquarters was in Fort
MacLeod in 1873.
sea to sea
History Teller - Sir. JOhn A. Macdonald pointing to sea to sea
Meaning -They developed a trust with the First Nations that helped keep
peace as the railway advanced and settlers arrived. John A. Macdonald‛s National
Policy won him the election in 1878. It promised 3 things: to promote Canadian
Industry, to finish the railway and to settle the west. Canada‛s government
recruited many men from China to help build the railway. This brought many
immigrants to Canada. Between 1885 and 1920, more than 82,000 Chinese
emigrated to Canada despite having to pay a “head tax.” The Chinese workers
contributed greatly to the building of the railroad. The last spike was hammered in
on Nov.7, 1885.
