Chapter 6: Becoming Canada (rebellion, War Of 1812, Migration

Question 1

Personal identity

Answer 1

A complex combination of characteristics that together describe a unique person.

Question 2

Superficial characteristics

Answer 2

A noticeable rather than meaningful feature.

Question 3

Traitors

Answer 3

One who betrays one’s country, a cause, or a trust.

Question 4

Refugees

Answer 4

A person who flees to a country because he or she can no longer live in safety in his or her own country because of war, torture, famine, or persecution.

Question 5

United Empire Loyalists

Answer 5

An inhabitant of the 13 Colonies who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution and fled to the British North American colonies after 1776.

Question 6

Discrimination

Answer 6

Unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice.

Question 7

Underground Railroad

Answer 7

A secret network that transported enslaved African American escapees to the British colonies where they could be free.

Question 8

Deadlock

Answer 8

A situation where no progress can be made

Question 9

Immigrants

Answer 9

A person who moves to a new country.

Question 10

Quarantine station

Answer 10

A building or area where people suspected of carrying a contagious illness are kept so that they will not infect a population.

Question 11

Legislative assembly

Answer 11

A government group elected by voters in British North America or in a province of Canada.

Question 12

Chateau Clique

Answer 12

Anglophone friends and relatives of the governor of Lower Canada who were also Executive or Legislative Council members.

Question 13

Family Compact

Answer 13

Anglophone friends and relatives of the governor of Upper Canada who became Executive or Legislative Council members.

Question 14

Reformers

Answer 14

A group of radicals in Upper Canada who wanted governmental reform leading up to the rebellions of 1837.

Question 15

Secret ballot

Answer 15

A method used in elections whereby an individual citizen’s vote is kept confidential.

Question 16

Polling stations

Answer 16

Location where people vote in an election.

Question 17

Bribery

Answer 17

A way for politicians to influence voters by making promises or paying money.

Question 18

Patriotes

Answer 18

A group of Canadian radicals led by Louis-Joseph Papineau who wanted governmental reform leading up to the rebellions of 1837.

Question 19

92 Resolutions

Answer 19

A widely supported document prepared by the Patriots in 1834 calling for sweeping governmental reforms.

Question 20

Seventh Report on Grievances

Answer 20

A document prepared by Reformers led by William Lyon Mackenzie in Upper Canada in 1834 requesting governmental reforms from the British.

Question 21

Responsible government