3.13 Rebellions of 1837-38 – 🍁The Canadian Experience

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#1. What led to the armed rebellions of 1837-38 in Upper and Lower Canada?

Slow industrialization

Low employment rate

Slow progress towards full democracy

High taxes

#2. What did Lord Durham mean by his suggestion of a “responsible government” when reporting on the armed rebellion of 1837-38?

Ministers of the Crown should take their responsibility towards Britain seriously

Ministers of the Crown must have the support of a majority of the elected representatives in order to govern

Ministers of the Crown be held responsible for the armed rebellion of 1837-38

Ministers of the Crown be responsible in terms of their government spending

#3. Who did the British government send to report back on the armed rebellions of 1837-38?

Major-General Robert Ross

Duke of Wellington

Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine

Lord Durham, and English reformer

#4. During the armed rebellions of 1837-38, some reformers in Upper and Lower Canada believed that Canada should adopt American republican values or try to join the US.

True

False

#5. Who defeated the rebels in the armed rebellions of 1837-38 in Upper and Lower Canada?

Canadian volunteers

British Troops

British troops and Canadian volunteers

US troops

#6. What happened to many rebels after the failure of the rebellions in 1837-38?

They were hanged or exiled

They were reformed

They were jailed for a year

They were recruited by the British Army

#7. Which former member of the voluntary government militia in Upper Canada later became one of the Fathers of Confederation?

Sir Etienne-Paschal Taché

Sir John A. Macdonald

Lord Durham

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

#8. Lord Durham understood that the French Canadians sought to uphold the distinct identity of French Canada.

False

True

#9. What controversial recommendation did Lord Durham make in his report on the armed rebellions of 1837-38 that demonstrated his complete lack of understanding of French Canadians?

The quickest way for the Canadiens to achieve progress was to assimilate into English-speaking Protestant culture

The quickest way for the Canadiens to achieve progress was to learn English

All Canadians should embrace Catholic culture

The quickest way for the Canadiens to achieve progress was to establish French as the sole official language

#10. Which reformers went on to become Fathers of the Confederation?

Select all that apply:

Sir John A. Macdonald

Sir Etienne-Paschal Taché

Lord Durham

Sir George-Étienne Cartier

#11. Sir John A. MacDonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister, was a former member of the voluntary government militia in Upper Canada and a Father of the Confederation.

False

True

#12. None of the rebels who were exiled after the failure of the armed rebellions of 1837-38 returned to Canada.

False

True

#13. Where did the armed rebellions of 1837-38 occur?

In Montreal

In Quebec City

In the area outside Montreal and in Toronto

Outside Toronto

#14. What was Lord Durham’s recommendation to the British government in his report on the armed rebellions of 1837-38?

Upper Canada and Lower Canada be separated

Lower Canada be part of quebec

Upper and Lower Canada be merged and given a responsible government

Upper Canada be merged with Ontario

#15. Why did the armed rebellions of 1837-38 in Upper and Lower Canada fail?

Insufficient funding

No unity among leaders of the rebellion

Infighting among the rebels

Insufficient public support

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