Colonial Government and the Need for Reform. 1837 Rebellions.
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Voters/People
• Who got the vote?
• male, white, landowning
• What was the voting process like?
• open. public. almost a spectacle –– what are some of the effects of this?
Legislative Assembly
•Draft laws, make proposals to the councils and Governor.
•projects they were interested in:
•roads
•schools
Executive and Legislative Councils• what is the term you use, when a small
group of influential people dominate or rule a government?
• What were the names of the particular group in Upper Canada running the show? And what were their goals, what did they want?
• Veto power.
• Appointed positions.
Governor
•British, therefore a foreigner
•what might be some of the implications of the Governor, not being from Canada?
Colonial Government and Need for Reform
1.What is representative government?
2.What is responsible government?
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