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85 Cards in this Set
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The Metis
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Native and European (French)
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The Family Compact
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Were Upper Canada's government (English)
- Only did things to benefit themselves and their friends |
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The Chateau Clique
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Lower Canada Government
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The Underground Railroad
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Black escaping America
- Escaping the racism and hatred in the United States |
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Robert Gourlay
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Refromer (Scotish) "Wrote the List of Gievances" (Serveyed Canada and was shocked at the discontent of Canadians and drew up the list of grievances)
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William Lyon Mackenzie
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Reformer (was elected a lot) Published article in the Colonial Advocate, a newspaper
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Louis Joseph Papineau
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Lawyer, Leader of the Reformers in Lower Canada
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Mary O'Brien
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Knew Upper Canada government officials
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Describe the political and social structures of Upper Canada in the early nineteenth century?
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Oligarchy (rich rulling poor), Aristracy, Limited Democracy
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The American Civil War
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The war against the North and South of the United States
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John Graves Simcoe
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First Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada and helped in introducing institutions such as the courts, trial by jury, English common law, freehold land tenure, and for abolishing slavery in Upper Canada long before it was abolished in the British Empire as a whole.
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Josiah Henson
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Was a slave that escaped the US and came to Upper Canada
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Mary Ann Shadd
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Was born a free black person. She oppened a school for black children.
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Egerton Ryerson and Robert Baldwin
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Ryerson exposed the control of clergy reserves and the education system. Baldwin was a political partner with Louis Lafontaine and lead the first responsible ministry in Canada.
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The Rebellions of 1837
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Was a rebellion of both upper and lower Canada to get rid of the family comparct and the chateau clique.
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Lord Durham
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Was governer and chief of the Canada's. Aristocrat and reformer politicion. He wrote the Durham report which stated that the Canada's be joined together and that they are give responsible gov.
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Sir Francis Bond Head
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Lt. Governer of Upper Canada during the Rebellions of 1837.
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Louis Lafontaine
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Supported Papineau and the Parti Canadien. First elected to the Legislative Assembly. Was a reformer.
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Lord Sydenham
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Was a British politician and the first Governor of the united Province of Canada.
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Sir John A. Macdonald
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First priminster of Canada and a dominent figure in Confrederation
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Emily Stowe
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Was an activist for womens rights and sufferage. She was the first women doctor to practice in Canada.
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Lord Elgin
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Was the Governor General of the province of Canada. High commisioner in opening trade in China and Japan.
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George Etienne Cartier
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Leader of the Parti Bleu in Canada East. Known as the father and confederation.
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George Brown
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Founder and editor of the Toronto Globe, he was a reformist and one of the fathers of confederation. Leader of the parti grit
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Joseph Howe
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Elected into the legislative assembly as a liberal reformer. Helped Nova Scotia become the first responsible government.
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Alexander Galt
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English Canadian Politician and a father of confederation.
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Samuel Tilley
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A politician and a father of confederation as well as a pharmasist.
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Charles Tupper
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Was a father of confederation. Was a premier of Nova Scotia and lead it to confederation. Also became Priminster of Canada.
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The Fenians
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Were irish nationlists in the US.
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A.A. Dorion
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Reformer and leading member of the parti rouge. Was elected into the legislative assembly and was a supporter of Panineau.
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D'Arcy McGee
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An irish nationlist and a father of confederation.
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HBC
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Controlled the fur trade in most of Canada. Was given Ruperts land.
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North West Company
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It was a fur trading company that competed with the HBC. Because of comflict between them they eventually merged.
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Lord Selkirk
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Encourage settlement in the Red river colony and Canada
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Miles Macdonell
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First governor of the red river colony
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Duncan Cameron
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Canadian fur trader and in charge of the red river department. He stired up the metis and lead a number of raids agains the HBC red river colony
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Colin Robertson
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Elected in the legislative assembly and was a fur trader as well as political figure
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Robert Semple
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Governor of the HBC.
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Cuthbert Grant
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Metis leader and in charge of the defence of the red river settlement.
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Battle of Seven Oaks
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The HBC stole pemmican from the metis. This caused a battle called the battle of seven oaks. The metis beat semple and his men.
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George Simpson
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Head of HBC. He was incharge of all HBC operations in North America. He made the forts of HBC into tip top shape
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The Orange Order
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Was a protestant organization that had members in Canada. Vilont anti French, anti Metis and Anti Catholic movement.
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Louis Riel
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Was a Canadian Politician that fought for the metis rights and freedoms. He drew up two complaints for the metis to the Canadian government.
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Thomas Scott
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Lead by the Wolseley division to quell the metis. He was executed by Riel.
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Colonel Wolseley
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The English speaking troops under Col. Wolseley's command in effect laid a reign of terror on Metis families in the Red River.
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Gabriel Dumont
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Commanded the metis in the North West Rebellion. He was the leader of the Metis. Played a big role in the bringing back of Riel.
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North West Mounted Police
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It was the police force of Canada.
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Lawrence Clark
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Chief factor for fort carlton.
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Hugh Allan
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Major investor in the Pacific Railway.
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W. Simpson
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Assigned to negotiate treaties with the natives.
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Alexander Mackenzie
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Primeminster. Liberal
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Sanford Fleming
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Created stantard time.
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CPR Syndicate
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Planning and funding of the CPR and their routes.
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William Van Horne
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Leader of the CPR project.
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Chief Crowfoot
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Involved in the seven treaties and involved in the North west rebellion.
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John McLoughlin
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HBC adminerstrator. Second in command of HBC next to Simpson.
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James Douglas
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He was Chief factor of fort Vancouver.
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Amelia Douglas
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Vancouver Islands governer.
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Colonel Richard Moody
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Arrived in westminister in the barrard inlet.
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Billy Barker
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Sailer that struct gold and named the town barkerville.
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Frederick Seymour
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Took over as governer the 2 colonies. He replaced Amelia Douglas.
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Arthur Kennedy
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Governer of Vancouver for a time.
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Anthony Musgrave
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When F Seymour died, he took over as governer.
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Gassy Jack
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Founder of Gas town
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Dave Oppenheimer
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He wanted Governer Amelia Douglas to create the Caribou road.
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Wilfrid Laurier
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Leader of the liberals. French-Canadian. His time in office is known as the Laurier Boom.
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South African War
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Was the war against the South African farmers called the Boers and the British. The British asked her colonies to come help and supply men for the war. Canada sent 7300 volunteers.
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The Naval Crisis
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The British wanted Canada to support the building of their ship the Dreadnought which stirred up the French and English. England gave Canada two ships, the Rainbow and the Niobe.
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Robert Borden
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Conservative leader, imperialist, called the Canadian navy a "tin-pot" navy.
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Clifford Sifton
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Laurier Minister of Interior, in charge of Immagration. Encouraged eastern europeans to the praries.
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William Mackenzie and Donald Mann
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Government wanted them to extend their prairie lines through Yellowhead Pass and down the Thompson River to Kamploops to Vancouver.
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Frank Oliver
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Replaced Sifton as Minister of Interior. He agreed that Canada should reduce the number of immigrants.
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James Dunsmuir
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He was the owner of Dunsmuir Coal. Dunsmuir sold his mines to Mackenzie and Mann, the railway entrepreneurs. Became premier of BC and resigned later on because of his dislike of politics. Later became Lt. Gov. of BC.
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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Led the Royal Commission to investigate the Vancouver riots and the damage caused. These riots happened because people were angered by asian immagration.
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Nellie McClung
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Promoted women's suffrage and prohibition.
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Lady Aberdeen
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Scottish Author and advocate of Womens interests
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Guglielmo Marconi
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Italien Inventor. Best known for his radio telegraph. Won the nobel prize in physics in 1909.
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Tom Longboat
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Was a mohawk. Was a fast runner.
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Pauline Johnson
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A polular Canadian writer and performer.
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Emily Carr
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Was a Canadian artist and writer who was inspired by the Natives in the Pacific North West Coast.
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Forestry Act
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Created forest reserves for timber harvesting
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Forest Practices Act
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This created strict regulations when it came to haversting and replanting
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MacMillan Bloedel
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1998 it announced a phase out of clear cut logging and restrictions on harvesting old growth forests over the next 5 years in favour of selective logging.
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MacDonald Dettwiler
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Canadian aerospace, information services and products company.
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Ballard Power Systems
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Is a company that designs, develops, and manufactures zero emission proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells.
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