the act of union 1840- where it all begins

Question 1

why did durham suggest to unite the 2 Canadas?

Answer 1

he believed it would solve the conflict between the French and the English because the English would be the majority in the legislative assembly and the French would then assimilate.

Question 2

why was upper Canada in enormous debt?

Answer 2

because of Canal and road construction

Question 3

who was only able to benefit from custom duties?

Answer 3

lower Canada

Question 4

a union would promote which type of trade?

Answer 4

domestic

Question 5

after the act of union, what was the legislative assembly like?

Answer 5

there was only 1 legislative assembly with upper and lower Canada. each region had 42 members

Question 6

what did lord durham suggest?

Answer 6

a responsible government

Question 7

what is a responsible government?

Answer 7

a government in which members of the executive council are chosen by the majority party in the legislative assembly

Question 8

did London accept repsponsible government?

Answer 8

nooooooo

Question 9

what did the governor and and legislative council have power to do?

Answer 9

they could block bills adopted by the legislative assembly

Question 10

how did England still have control over the territory?

Answer 10

because the governor and legislative council were chosen by the British so they still had the most power in the colony

Question 11

how come the French canadiens were still the minority in the legislative assembly?

Answer 11

because some of the reps from the old lower canada were English

Question 12

what was the official language of canada?

Answer 12

English

Question 13

after the act of union, politicians were divided in which political groups?

Answer 13

reformers and conservatives

Question 14

what is protectionism?

Answer 14

an economic policy insituted by the government in order to protect the economy of a country from foreign competition

Question 15

why did some British people not like protectionism?

Answer 15

because this policy forced British merchants to pay too much for resources that they could get somewhere else

Question 16

what was abolished?

Answer 16

protectionism, the corn laws

Question 17

why was abolishing protectionism bad for the colonies?

Answer 17

now they had to compete with foreign markets to sell their stuff to the British

Question 18

by ending the protectionist policy, its colonies became more…

Answer 18

autonomous economically

Question 19

who won the majority of the seats in 1848?

Answer 19

the Baldwin Lafontaine alliance

Question 20

what is ministerial responsibility?

Answer 20

the members of the executive council are chosen from the majority party in the legislative assembly

Question 21

if a member of the executive council lost support from the legislative assembly, what did they have to do?

Answer 21

that member had to resign

Question 22

how were members of the legislative council appointed?

Answer 22

from the governor and the executive council would give recommendations

Question 23

how come the parliament system was still not democratic?

Answer 23

because the governor still had the power to veto

Question 24

through the Baldwin Lafontaine alliance, what were French reformers able to do?

Answer 24

reestablish French as the language of the legislative assembly

Question 25

in 1849, the reformn alliance passed laws which were to the advantage of the French canadiens. what were they?

Answer 25

amnesty was granted to the patriots (its a pardon)

law that helped victims of the rebellions. they would receive a sum of money