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| The government in Upper and Lower Canada was run by small groups of powerful men called an: |
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| Type of government that can be replaced or voted out if they fail to please the people. |
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| Type of government made up of officials elected to office by the people who make laws on their behalf. |
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| Laws passed by this group in Upper and Lower Canada could be vetoed by both the governor and the two appointed councils. |
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| Crown & clergy reserves, land speculations, road building |
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| Three major concerns for the ordinary citizens of Upper Canada. |
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| This land agent was arrested and exiled out of the colony after he surveyed farmers, drew up a list of grievances and a petition demanding change. |
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| This radical reformer was an argumentative man who strongly criticized government, published the Colonial Advocate, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1828. |
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| In the 1830s voting was not by secret ballot and was very: |
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| True or False In the 1830s all male citizens were able to vote. |
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| A problem which existed in Lower Canada but not in Upper Canada was a split between these two groups of people. |
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| The wealthy elite who controlled Lower Canada mostly made up of English-speaking merchants. |
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| French Canadians in Lower Canada feared the British might bring in more of these immigrants into their colony. |
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| Lower Canada is part of this province in Canada. |
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| Farmers in this colony were faced with less arable land, soil that was less fertile, and were only able to grow enough crops to feed their families. |
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| discrimination, taxes, government representation |
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| Issues that concerned the reformers in Lower Canada. |
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| True or False Leaders of the reform movement in Lower Canada were French. |
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| In 1822 when the government attempted to unite Upper and Lower Canada, the French felt like it was an attack on French society and ____________. |
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| As a result of the British government rejecting a petition from the Lower Canada reformers they decided to: |
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