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Edexcel History A-Level Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - Learning from past mistakes: Canada and the Durham Report, 1837–40 > The political nature and governmental system of Upper and Lower Canada and the perceived threat from the USA > Flashcards

The political nature and governmental system of Upper and Lower Canada and the perceived threat from the USA Flashcards

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Which part of Canada was predominantly dominated by a British population?

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Upper Canada

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Which company in 1825 was given a Royal Charter to aid in the colonisation and development of Upper Canada?

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The Canada Company

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Who appointed the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada?

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The British Government

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Which body within the administration of Upper Canada was also able to exercise executive power as well as the Lieutenant Governor?

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The appointed council (responsible to London too)

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What was the name given to the notable families who were able to maintain control of the Executive Council in Upper Canada?

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Family Compact

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How many representatives were there in the legislative assembly and appointed legislative council in Upper Canada?

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Legislative assembly=16 and the appointed legislative council= 7

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Which church did the Family Compact relate to due to their loyalist tradition?

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Anglican Church

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What was the land system in Upper Canada based on?

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British freehold tenure

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What proportion of land in Upper Canada was designated to be clergy reserves?

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1/7 (profits going to the Anglican church)

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Which other branches of Christianity were in Upper Canada besides Anglican?

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Protestant, Baptist, Congregationalist and Methodist

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What was the main form of revenue for the Upper Canada administration?

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Selling land through the Canada Company (used to pay salaries)

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What was the population of Upper Canada in 1835?

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350,000

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Due to the opposition towards the Family Compact in the 1820s, what did the people of Upper Canada call for?

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‘responsible and cheap government’

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Who in Upper Canada wrote to Lord Glenelg, the colonial secretary in 1836, suggesting constitutional reform in the shape of ‘responsible government’?

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Robert Baldwin

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Lower Canada’s population was mainly of which origin?

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French origin

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Which land system was used in Lower Canada?

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Seigneurial system (relationships between tenant and seigneur overseen by state to ensure payment of contracts)

17
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Until the mid-19th century, was percentage of rural population lived in seigneurial land?

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75%-80%

18
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What were the provisions of the Quebec Act in 1774?

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The free practise of Catholicism; use of French law for private law

19
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When was Lower Canada brought into being with the same political structure as Upper Canada as the result of this year’s constitution?

A

1791

20
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What was the Lower Canada equivalent of Upper Canada’s Family Compact?

A

Chateau Clique (British loyalists)

21
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When did London initially propose the idea of uniting Lower and Upper Canada?

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1822 (dropped after the trouble it generated due to it creating an English speaking majority)

22
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What was the name given to French speaking professionals in Lower Canada who sought political reform?

A

Patriotes

23
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Who was the Governor of Lower Canada between 1820 and 1828?

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Lord Dalhousie (a petition was signed by 87,000 for his resignation)

24
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Lord Dalhousie was eventually called back to London after he prorogued the elected assembly in which year because he refused to accept the patriote leader as speaker of the house after the patriotes refused the payment of salaries?

A

1827

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Why did the 1791 constitution for Lower Canada maintain the Quebec Act of 1774?

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To avoid the possibility of the Lower Canadian population revolting as a result of any attempts made by the USA to cause a revolution

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What power was given to the Legislative assemblies by the 1791 Constitution?

A

Financial autonomy

Edexcel History A-Level Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - Learning from past mistakes: Canada and the Durham Report, 1837–40 (3 decks)

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