The Rebellions of 1837-1838 Flashcards

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What is Elite?

  • A system in which people appointed pot must “be responsible to” have support of the elected repersentives and in this way be responsible to the people.
  • Seen to be extreme or revolutionary.
  • A small select of powerful people.
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A small select of powerful people.

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What is Democratic Government?

  • The elite in Upper Canada
  • The rebels who had fed the US to organize groups invade Lower/Upper Canada. Upper Canada was called Hunters Lodges.
  • A system of government in which the people choose their own representatives by voting in an election.
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A system of government in which the people choose their own representatives by voting in an election.

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What is Family Compact?

  • The elite in Upper Canada
  • The elite in Lower Canada
  • Pardon or forgiveness granted to a group of people for politics offences.
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The elite in Upper Canada

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Whats Responsible Government?

  • The elite in Upper Canada
  • A system in which people appointed pot must “be responsible to” have support of the elected repersentives and in this way be responsible to the people
  • A small select of powerful people.
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A system in which people appointed pot must “be responsible to” have support of the elected repersentives and in this way be responsible to the people

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Whats Hunters Lodges?
-The rebels who had fed the US to organize groups invade Lower/Upper Canada. Upper Canada was called Hunters Lodges.
– A cause for complaint
-A system of government in which the people choose their own representatives by voting in an election.

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The rebels who had fed the US to organize groups invade Lower/Upper Canada. Upper Canada was called Hunters Lodges.

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Whats Amnesty?

  • Seen to be extreme or revolutionary.
  • The elite in Upper Canada
  • Pardon or forgiveness granted to a group of people for politics offences.
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Pardon or forgiveness granted to a group of people for politics offences.

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Whats Radical?

  • Seen to be extreme or revolutionary.
  • The elite in Lower Canada
  • A small select of powerful people.
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Seen to be extreme or revolutionary.

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Whats Chateau Clique?

  • The elite in Lower Canada
  • A cause for complaint
  • A system of government in which the people choose their own representatives by voting in an election.
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The elite in Lower Canada

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Whats Grivence?

  • A system of government in which the people choose their own representatives by voting in an election.
  • A cause for complaint
  • Making bills become legal
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A cause for complaint

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True or False?

The Governor appoints the Legislative Council.

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False the Governor appoints the Legisenant Governor.

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True or False?

Voters elect the Legislative Assembly.

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True

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True or False?

The Executive Council controls the Legislative Council

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True

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True or False?
There is a political arrier that seprates the voters and Legislative Assembly from the Executive Council, Legislative Council and Governors.

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True

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True or False?

Voters elcted repreesentaives from the Executive Council?

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False the elect the Legislative Assembly.

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True or False?

The lieutenant governor appointed the executive council and the Legislative Council.

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True

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True or False?

When there was a bill that passed the legisative assembly and the governor didnt like it, they got fired.

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Fasle, the governor would simply tell the to vote against it and it wouldnt be a bill.

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True or False?
When the Legisative assembly didnt like the bill that the legislative council passed, it could be voted againt the bill. But the governor could ask the Legislative council to pass an Order of Council. This made a bill into a law.

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True