Unit 2 Land and Government between 18141940 Social Studies 10 A Divided Canada Upper Canada In 1814 95000 people Consisted of primarily English speaking Canadians British loyalists from British colonies England United States Ireland Scotland ID: 362968
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Social and Political Structure in the Canada’s
Unit
2:
Land and Government between 1814-1940
Social Studies 10 Slide2
A Divided Canada
Upper Canada
In 1814: 95,000 people
Consisted of primarily English speaking Canadians
British loyalists from British colonies: England, United States, Ireland, Scotland
Lower Canada
In 1814: 335,000 people
Consisted of primarily French speaking CanadiansSlide3
Social Structure
People tried to escape class system that was prevalent in England but this didn’t happen.
Community leaders were British loyalists, pensioned army officers or gentry (upper class) who owned large estates and had
tenant farmers- people who farmed the land. Slide4
Family Compact
Large plots of good land owned by a group of men: family compact:
held power through legislative assembly and could veto laws that didn’t meet their needs.
controlled by business, politics, and religious affairs.
ignored colonists complaints surrounding
land speculation and clergy reserves.Slide5
Chateaux Clique
Equivalent to the Family Compact in Upper Canada.
Controlled government and business.
Consisted of English merchants and former British officers supported by
seigniorial families. Slide6
Legislative AssemblySlide7
Political Structure
The government did not represent a democracy.
In pairs answer the following questions:
What is a democracy?
What is a responsible government?What is a representative government?
Upper and Lower Canada did not reflect either- why?
You can use your text Ch:2 pgs. 21-26 and Horizons pg. 65)Slide8
Why reform?
Large estates controlled by aristocrats because they would best represent British rule and law.
Family Compact and Chateau Clique not representative of the people and made up the Legislative Assembly.
Class system
unfair land policies and bad governance.
Clergy and Crown reserves is land unoccupied that tied up farmland and difficult to move around.
Discrimination against French.