Canada empire depth topic 3

what was the canada split into

Upper

Lower

Who was in upper canada

Majority british loyalists who fled america after the war

Who was in lower canada?

Most french candians

allowed to practice catholism

what was the family compact?

upper canada

group of powerful men

controlled a lot of things,business,politics and religious affairs

Chateau Clique?

Lower canada

Governors selected loyalist british business to the executive council

controlled land,patronage and revenues

what was pragmatic acomodation?

guarantees rights of roman catholics

what did america do in 1812

america delcared war on britian and launched an invasion of upper canada

what are whigs?

liberals

Prime minister earl grey

What was the 1832 great reform act?

Increased electorate=18% of male population

Howick act 1831?

transfered control of crown revenenues to the legislative assimblies instead of the brirtish gov

Robert baldwin?

Upper candadian lawyer

Member of the executive council

William Mackenzie?

Upper

advocated responsable government

radical views-

What was responsable governemnt?

executive branch (government) must answer to the legislature (parliament)

Loius-joseph papineau

leading voice of the reformist patriote movement

was part of the legislative assembly

problems in upper canada

economic depressiom

large levels of immigartion

problems in lower canada?

Econimic problems

immigartion

cholera

who was sir john colborne?

upper canada lietenant governor

lead forces against the rebels

the gosford commison

1835-36

lord melborne

investigated canadian affairs

russel revolutions?

10 resolutions

these rejected all the demands of the patriotes had

split in the lower canada movement

nelson represented the radical patriotes

papineau represented the moderates,boycotts and taxed products

the only battle the radicals won?

battle of st denis 1837

upper canada revolts

volunteers were prosmised land after the victory

mackenzie prepared a draft constitiution- modelled on the US

montgomerys tavern?

rebels gathered at tavern

was then captured by british reinforcements on dec 7 1837

navy island?

mackenzie fled to the us

called it “provisional government for upper canada”

the caroline affai 1837?

almost caused a war between US and britian

Lord durhams nickname?

“Radical jack” or jog along jack

lord durham?

extremely weathly and a part of the whigs

did not want the role

charles buller?

one of the advisors

sympathetic to the canadians

responsable for advising the fate of prisoners

what was lord durhams role?

High commissioner to canada

Wakefield?

sentenced to three years imprisonment

did a lot of the work but was unnoticed

why was the durham report so controversial?

it was a controversial report becuase it was so progressive

what did it say about government

recommended responsible government like westminster

about race struggle?

the french canadians were inferior to english and have to be assimilated

two canadas?

should unionise both canadas

although this would make the english stronger