PPT-Rebellions in Lower and Upper Canada

WGSS SS10 Mr Salter PreRebellion recap Upper Canada Family Compact Mainly English Run by British governor Land owned by wealthy and church Lower Canada Chateau clique Mainly French Run by British governor. 2015 TOURNAMENTS UPPER STATE LOWER STATE T L Hanna Wando T L Hanna Wando 2 - 1 6 - 5 Northwestern J L Mann South Aiken Wando 7 - 3 2 - 1 Of Upper and Lower Canada 1837. What we know already:. Residents of Upper and Lower Canada were dissatisfied with their governments in the early 1830s. Their governments were . undemocratic. (decisions were not fairly made through elections) because the officials came from only a small group of the . What was life like in the early 1800s?. Upper Canada. The Canadian Shield. The Canadian Shield (pictured in shades of red) is Canada’s largest physiographic area.. The rocks are exposed or are covered by soils, peat, sand, gravel, clay and debris from the glacial activity in the past.. Unit . 2: . Land and Government between 1814-1940. Social Studies 10 . 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 . Upper and Lower Canada. Aftermath and Unification. The Same Yet Different. One major difference in the reforms of Upper and Lower Canada is that Lower Canada was fighting for language and cultural rights. Social Issues . Throughout the 1830's the social and economic conditions grew worse in Lower Canada. There were:. food shortages due to poor harvests and drastic drops in wheat . production. thousands of newly arrived British . The Population of Lower and Upper Canada. Population of Lower Canada (1814). 335,000 people. Population of Upper Canada (1814). 95,000 people. *http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/98-187-x/4064809-eng.htm. Social Structure of Lower and Upper Canada. SS9 – April 4. Punishing the Rebels. After the rebellions were . defeated, . the . leaders . were treated. harshly. ; the British hoped that quick and . severe . punishment would . deter . (stop) future rebellions. Canadian Government Today. Today, who chooses the people that form our government?. If the people don’t like what our government is doing, what can we do about it?. Ultimately, who is higher, the government or the people?. Canadian Government Today. Today, who chooses the people that form our government?. If the people don’t like what our government is doing, what can we do about it?. Ultimately, who is higher, the government or the people?. OR. A Galactic Rebellion. Video. How We Can use Star Wars to Remember the 1837 Rebellion. Surprisingly there are a lot of similarities!. The Rebels in Star Wars can be compared to the Patriotes and the Rebels in Upper and Lower Canada. . UPPER & LOWER CANADA. 1837 & 1838. Upper Canada. William Lyon Mackenzie. The Reformers. Vs. Family Compact. Lower Canada. Louis Joseph Papineau. The Patriots. Vs. Chateau Clique. Protesting against the Oligarchies control. Social Issues . Throughout the 1830's the social and economic conditions grew worse in Lower Canada. There were:. food shortages due to poor harvests and drastic drops in wheat . production. thousands of newly arrived British . Causes of the 1837 rebellions. Lower Canada = French = present day Quebec. Upper Canada = English = present day Ontario. What do we know about the people in these 2 colonies? . (think: last unit, gr. 9 . . .).