Struggle For Responsible Government

Question 1

What are Whigs?

Answer 1

Liberal Political Theorists

that were the champions of the middle class(merchants and industrialists)

Question 2

What is the term used to describe those who began the first wave of immigration?

Answer 2

Late Loyalists

Question 3

When was the first wave of immigrants?

Answer 3

1791-1812

Question 4

What happened during the Great Migration?

Answer 4

Europeans moved to North America because of the changes to the Industrial Revolution.

Question 5

What is a Representative Government?

Answer 5

A government where people have very little power.

Question 6

What are the components of parliamentary government?

Answer 6

Judicial
Executive
Legislative

Question 7

What is a responsible government?

Answer 7

A government that forces the executive council to elected people.

Question 8

What was the name for land that was set aside for protestant clergy?

Answer 8

Clergy Reserves

Question 9

Which group of families had all the political power in upper Canada?

Answer 9

The Family Compact

Question 10

What region were the Family Compact of?

Answer 10

Anglican

Question 11

What was the name of those who opposed to the Family Compact?

Answer 11

Reformers

Question 12

Who were the Radicals?

Answer 12

More violent reformers.

Question 13

Who was the leader of the radicals?

Answer 13

William Lyon Mackenzie

Question 14

What is the name of the newspaper man that want to end British rule in North America?

Answer 14

William Lyon Mackenzie

Question 15

What oligarchy controlled all the political power in lower Canada?

Answer 15

The Chateau Clique

Question 16

Who were backwards idiots?

Answer 16

The French

Question 17

Who lead the reformers movement in Lower Canada?

Answer 17

Louis Joseph Papineau

Question 18

What was the name of the reformer group that Papineau lead?

Answer 18

Parti Canada

Question 19

Who were Patriots?

Answer 19

A radical reform group

Question 20

Which rebellion happened first the lower Canada rebellion or the upper Canada rebellion?

Answer 20

Lower Canada rebellion

Question 21

Leader of Lower Canada

Answer 21

Papineau

Question 22

Leader of Upper Canada

Answer 22

Mackenzie

Question 23

In the 1840s what colony was not part of Canada?

Answer 23

The 13th Colonies

Question 24

Lord Durham aka?

Answer 24

Jack Lampton

Question 25

What was the act that tried to unite UC and LC?

Answer 25

The act of union

Question 26

What was the name of the new governor?

Answer 26

Sydenham

Question 27

Who achieved Nova Scotia’s responsible government?

Answer 27

Joseph Howe

Question 28

Canada ‘s responsible government was achieved by who?

Answer 28

Lord Elgin

Question 29

Why was the Rebellion loses bill such a big deal?

Answer 29

It went against previous ideals.

Question 30

What did Robert Baldwin desire?

Answer 30

A responsible government in UC.

Question 31

What reform alliance led to a responsible government ?

Answer 31

One between Baldwin and Lafontaine.

Question 32

What did the reciprocity agreement do?

Answer 32

Act as a trade agreement between USA and Canada.

Question 33

Who was the leader of the Clear Grits?

Answer 33

George Brown

Question 34

What was the name of people who had no political ties?

Answer 34

Loose Fish

Question 35

What broke the deadlock?

Answer 35

The great coalition

Question 36

Who are the four most important members of the great coalition?

Answer 36

Brown
MacDonald
Cartier
Galt