socials second test

Who was Tecumseh?

A Shawnee leader who formed an Indigenous confederacy and allied with the British during the War of 1812.

What was the American Revolution?

A war from 1775–1783 in which the Thirteen Colonies fought Britain for independence.

What was the Boston Tea Party?

A protest in 1773 where colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor to oppose taxation.

What did “taxation without representation” mean?

Colonists were taxed by Britain but had no representatives in British Parliament.

What was the Tea Act?

A British law that gave the East India Company control over tea sales in the colonies.

What was the Royal Proclamation of 1763?

A British law that limited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

 What were the Thirteen Colonies?

Britain’s colonies on the east coast of North America that later became the United States.

What were the Appalachian Mountains?

A mountain range in eastern North America that marked the settlement boundary in 1763.

What was the Quebec Act of 1774?

A British law that allowed French civil law and Catholic religion in Quebec.

 What was the Constitutional Act of 1791?

A law that divided Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada.

What was Lower Canada?

The French-speaking colony along the St. Lawrence River, now southern Quebec.

Who were the Loyalists?

Colonists who stayed loyal to Britain during the American Revolution.

 Who were the Black Loyalists?

Enslaved Africans who supported Britain and were promised freedom after the American Revolution.

What was the War of 1812?

A war fought between Britain and the United States from 1812–1815.

What was the War of 1812?

A war fought between Britain and the United States from 1812–1815.

What was the Battle of Quebec?

Back: A battle in 1775 where British forces defended Quebec from American invasion.

What happened at the Battle of Chateauguay?

Canadian and Indigenous forces defeated an American invasion force in 1813.

What was the Treaty of Ghent?

The treaty signed in 1814 that ended the War of 1812.

Who was Joseph Brant?

A Mohawk leader who supported the British during the American Revolution.

What was the Iroquois Confederacy?

An alliance of Indigenous nations in northeastern North America.

What is martial law?

Temporary military control during emergencies when normal laws are suspended.

What is responsible government?

A system where the government must answer to elected representatives.

What were the Rebellions of 1837?

Uprisings in Upper and Lower Canada against unfair colonial governments

Who was William Lyon Mackenzie?

A reform leader who helped lead the rebellion in Upper Canada in 1837.

Who was Louis-Joseph Papineau?

Back: A reform leader who led the rebellion in Lower Canada in 1837.

What was the Chateau Clique?

A small group of wealthy elites who controlled politics in Lower Canada.

What was the Family Compact?

A powerful group of elites who controlled politics in Upper Canada.

What is civil law?

Laws dealing with private rights and disputes between people.

What is criminal law?

Laws dealing with crimes and punishments

What was Tecumseh’s Confederacy?

Back: An alliance of Indigenous nations created by Tecumseh to resist American expansion.

Who was Benedict Arnold?

An American general who planned an attack on Quebec during the American Revolution and later became a traitor to the American cause.

Who was Laura Secord?

A Canadian heroine who warned British forces about an American attack during the War of 1812.

Who was Guy Carleton?

The British governor who successfully defended Quebec from American invasion in 1775.

Who was Richard Montgomery?

An American general who died during the failed attack on Quebec in 1775.

Who was Tenskwatawa?

Tecumseh’s brother, also called “The Prophet,” who encouraged Indigenous resistance to American expansion.

 What was the Battle of York?

A War of 1812 battle in 1813 where American forces attacked and burned York, now Toronto.

What was the Battle of Tippecanoe?

A battle in 1811 between American soldiers and Indigenous warriors led by Tenskwataw

What was the Battle of Montgomery’s Tavern?

A battle during the Rebellions of 1837 where government troops defeated Mackenzie’s rebels.

What was the Capture of Detroit?

An early British victory in the War of 1812 where Detroit was captured from the Americans.

What was the Stamp Act?

A British law that taxed printed materials in the colonies, causing major protests.

What was British North America?

The British colonies in North America before Canada became a country.

What were Clergy Reserves?

Large areas of land set aside for the Protestant clergy in Upper Canada.

 What was an elected assembly?

A group of representatives chosen by voters to help make laws.

What was impressment?

The British practice of forcing people into military service, especially sailors.

 What was land speculation?

Buying land cheaply in hopes of selling it later for profit.

What was the Legislative Assembly?

The elected part of the colonial government responsible for making laws.

Who are the Mohawk?

One of the nations in the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy.

What is a monopoly?

Complete control over the sale or trade of a product or service.

What was New England?

The northeastern region of the Thirteen Colonies in what is now the United States.

What was the Ohio River Valley?

An important area claimed by both Britain and France before the American Revolution.

Who were the Parti patriote?

A reform group in Lower Canada that pushed for political change before the Rebellions of 1837.

What was the Plains of Abraham?

The site near Quebec City where Britain defeated France in 1759.

Who were privateers?

Private ships allowed by the government to attack enemy ships during war.

What was the Proclamation Line?

The boundary created by Britain in 1763 to limit settlement west of the Appalachians.

 What was the Province of Quebec?

The British colony created after France lost New France in 1763.

What does repeal mean?

To officially cancel or remove a law.

What was the seigneurial system?

A French land system where tenants farmed land owned by seigneurs.