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20 Cards in this Set
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Upper Canada, North or South |
South |
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1756-63 French-Indian |
Quebec taken from French |
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1774 Quebec Act |
-British left things as they were - French Civil law maintained - Rights of the Catholic Church were respected -Catholics were allowed to take part in government -Boundaries of Quebec extended to the Ohio |
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Captain Cook |
Guy who mapped St. Lawrence |
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American Loyalists |
Americans who were loyal to the king. In 1783. Because of this the British take big interest in this province. |
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New Brunswick |
38k loyalists settled there, 2k in quebec, 6k in upper Canada to be joined by 8k |
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Nova Scotia |
Most blacks were here. In 1791, most blacks in NS went back to Africa and established Sierra Leone |
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Canada Act 1791, Constitutional Act |
- Established two separate provinces - Upper Canada was to be protestant, British, Protestant -Lower Canada was to be French, Civil Law -Introduction in both provinces of representative govt -Crown kept 1/7 of land in Upper - Other 1/7 to Anglicans -Catholicism in Lower Canada |
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Representative Government |
Executive Council advises him (his Cabinet) -Legislative Council (elected by Govt) "House of Lords" -Assembly - Exec and judicial officials could be elected to Assembly "House of Commons" |
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Benefits of living in lower/upper Canada |
British paid for p..., light taxation, had controlled elections |
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War of 1812 |
Between US and Britain. Big for Canada, British had to spend money for military over there. Had to invest. Canada was given big boost |
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British government immigration schemes for 10 years |
-State aided immigration to upper Canada - Wanted to greet British people into proper Canada - Many immigrants came with money to Canada -Both provinces, oligarchies had developed, did not have to take notice of assemblies |
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What was the Upper Canada Oligarchy |
"The Family Compact" |
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The Lower Canada Oligarchy |
"Chateau Clique" -was British, English speaking -Most critics were united by hate of these oligarchies |
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London came in favor of the settlers if.. |
If held land or pledged allegiance to the crown- got the right to vote. |
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William Lyon Mackenzie |
Emerges as a critic in Upper Canada -Did not like how settlers intended not to be Anglicans -78k Irish 41k English 41k scotts from fro 1816-1842 -Lost seat in UC in 1836 election -turned him into rebel Launches rebellion against British rule - minority -transported to Australia |
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Joseph Papineau |
Leader of critics in Lower Canada - Agriculture in Canada not that good, no good ideas about commerce. -Population hardly expanded - Economic boom caused upper Canada to boom, lower Canada feared Anglicization so did not boom. Montreal was the only city that did -Anglican Church = poor landowners -launches rebellion in LC same time as Mackenzie in UC but was also not well supported -transported to Australia |
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1836 Upper Canada Election |
Mackenzie lost his seat - rebellions and defeat -Govt supported by Anglicans catholics and Presbyterians did not like Methodists |
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Lord Durham |
-Sent out a fact finding mission in 1838 to try to figure out why rebellions were happening in two provinces, report is seen as the magna carta of the british empire. Pivotal moment -Blamed french -wanted provinces united as well - Proper self government 1847- violence broke out again in UC -Nova Scotia was first to get self government, united province of Canada in 1848 |
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Earl Grey |
Got ball rolling - Nova scoatia first part to get self-government UPOC second -British backing down- learned lesson from American Revolution - They wanted to get away from 1791 Act -They would not leave British Empire because 1. Protection from Americans/American Revolution 2. Economic ties |
