10.2 Self Rule for British Colonies

Buy land, settle

After their release, the newly freed prisoners could ________- and ______

Dominion

As a ______, Canada was self-governoing in domestic affairs but still remained part of the British Empire

Self-governing

As a dominion, Canada was _________ in domestic affairs but still remained part of the British Empire

Political reforms

Australia and New Zealand pioneered a number of ____________-----------

Fungus, potatoes

In 1845-1848, a plant _____ ruined nearly all of Ireland's ___________

Independence, home rule

Some Irish people wanted ________ for Ireland, but more preferred _________

Ireland

What country was joined to Britain in 1801?

Aborgines

people who migrated to Australia from Asia at least 40,000 years ago. The original settlers of Australia. had complex religious belief and social structures

Secret, Australian ballot

the _______ or ________________ was first used in Australia in the 1850s

Maori, disease, weapons

1845-1872: The colonial government fought the ___ in a series of wars. Reduced by ______- and outmatched by British _________, the Maori were driven into a remote part of the country

James Cook

British sea captain who claimed New Zealand and part of Australia for Great Britain

Central government

By the mid 1800s, many Canadians believed that Canada needed a ___________--------

Native Americans

Canada was originally home to _________

Dominions

In the early 1900s, both Australia and New Zealand became _______

The Great Famine

Ireland's shortage of potatoes in 1845-1848

Irish Free State

Southern Ireland became a dominion, after finally gaining home rule, called the ______

France

The first country to colonize Canada was ______

Catholic Empancipation Act of 1829

What act did Connell persuade Parliament to pass in 1829?

Rebellions

What broke out in the late 1830s in both Upper and Lower Canada

World War I

What broke out just a month before the home rule bill for southern Ireland?

Britain, Canada, Australia

About 1.5 million people fled to either ____, _____ or _______ during Ireland's Great Famine

Starvation, disease

About a million Irish people died from _____ and ______ over the next few years

US Loyalists, British

After Britain took control of Canada, more colonists came to Canada. Some were _______ from the American Revolution, and some were ______

Sheep, wool, weather

Australian settler experimented with breeds of ___ until he found one that produced high quality _____, and thrived in the country's warm, dry _______

Convicted criminals

Britain first began colonizing Australia with ___________

Annex

British decided to _____ New Zealand in 1839

Roman Catholic, Protestant

Differences between the mostly _______ French and the mostly _______ English speakers caused conflict in Canada

Providence of Canada, immigration

Durham's first reform was that the two parts should be united to be the ________, and British _______ would be encouraged

Colonists, govern

Durham's second reform was that ________ should be able to ______- themselves

Landowners, rent, debt,

During Ireland's Great Famine, the government enforced the demands of the English _______ that the Irish peasants pay their ____. many fell in ______

Self-governing, parliamentary

During the 1850s, the colonies in both Australia and New Zealand became _____ and created _______ forms of govt.

Canada, Australia, New Zealand

During the early nineteenth century, Britain oversaw the settlement and economic development of these three regions that had come under its domination in the eighteenth century.

Leaders

Easter Rising was put down by British troops and its __________ executed

Pope, Ireland, English king

English expansion into ________ (ignore) grew when the ______ granted control of ______ to the _______

John MacDonald

First prime minister of Canada

Easter Rising, Dublin

Frustrated over the delay in gaining independence (because of WWI), nationalists had the ________ in _____

French and Indian War

Great Britiain took control of Canada after the ____

Month

How long before the home rule bill for Ireland would take place did WWI break out?

Cheap land, gold rush

Immigration in Australia grew because of ______ and then skyrocketed after a _______

Upper Canada, Lower Canada

In 1791, the British Parliament divided Canada into the _________ (now Ontario), with mostly English people and _______- (now Quebec), with mostly French people.

Missionary, Australia

In 1814, ________ groups began arriving from _____ to convert the Maori to Christanity

Treaty, British rule

In 1840, the Maori accepted a ______ in which the Marori accepted ________ in exchange for land rights

Commonwealth of Australia

In 1901, the Australian colonies were unted under a federal constitution as the __________

Home rule, southern

In 1914, Parliament enacted a ____ bill for _____ Ireland.

Republic of Ireland

In 1949, the Irish Free State declared itself the independent __________

Royal governor, wealthy British

In both Upper Canada and Lower Canada, a _______- and a small group of _________ held most of the power

French resement

In lower Canada, reform protests were fueled by ________ towards British rule

Political, economic

In the early 1800s, middle class professionals in both colonies began to demand _______ and _____ reforms

Middle class professionals

In the early 1800s, middle class professionals in both colonies began to demand political and economic reform

Nationalists

Irish ________ won a victory in the elections for Parliament after WWI

Daniel O'Connell

Irish leader who persuaded Parliament to pass the Catholic Emancipation Act in 1829

Eamon De Valera

Irish nationalist that led Ireland to seek total independence from Britain

New Zealand, Australia

James Cook claimed ______ in 1769 and part of _____ in 1770 for Great Britain

Home rule

Local control over internal matters only

Buying lands, Join

MacDonald expanded Canada westward by __________ and convincing foreign territories to _____ the union

fur trappers, missionaries

Many early French colonists in Canada were ______ and _________

farming, hunting, fishing

Moari culture was based on _______, ______ and ________

Protestants, Ulster

Most Ireland _______ lived in the nothern part of Ireland, known as ___

White women

New Zealand was the first nation to give full voting rights to ______________

Dominion of Canada

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick joined the Province of Canada in 1867 to form the _______

Ireland's Protestants

One reason why Britian rejected home rule was concern for __________, who were a minority

Dominion

Southern Ireland became a ______, after finally gaining home rule, called the Irish Free State

St. Lawrence Valley

The French colonists who remained in Britain's Canada lived mostly in the lower _______

Protestant, English

The Irish resented the English presence, especially because of laws passed in the 1500s and 1600s which favored ________ religion and ________language

French, Britain, America

The _______ colonists were usually Roman Catholics, and the Protestant were usually from ______ or ______

Atlantic, Great Lakes

The new American and Britain colonists settled separately from the French along the ______ seaboard and the ____________

New Zealand

The only place Britain didn't take ownership of, but respected the rights of the people inhabited was __

Overcrowding, prisons

The penal colony was a solution to ________in prisons

Wool

The raising and exporting of _______ became Australia's biggest business

Colonies

The scattered settlements on Australia's east coast grew into ________

Nationalism, Parliament

Though being joined was a setback for Irish _______, this move gave Ireland representation in __________

Attend, underground

To protest delays in home rule, Irish nationalist Parliament members decided not to ___ Parliament. They formed an _____ Irish government and declared themselves independent.

Ontario, Quebec

Upper Canada is now ______ and Lower Canada is now _________

Great Britian

What country took control of Canada after the French and Indian War?

Transcontinental Railroad

What did Donald begin the construction of that was completed in 1885?

British Parliament

What divided Canada into Upper Canada and Lower Canada

Ulster (N. Ireland)

What part of Ireland remained a part of Great Britain?

uninhabitated

When Cook reached Australia, he considered the land __________

English landowners

Who profited during the Great Famine (higher food prices)?

Lord Durham

Who was sent by Parliament, reform-minded, to investigate the rebellions in the late 1830s?

Diseases

_________ brought by the Europeans killed Aborgines and Maori

Non-Europeans, democracy

___________ were excluded from ________ and prosperity

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick

____________ and _________ joined the Province of Canada in 1867 to form the Dominion of Canada

Penal colony

a colony to which convicts are sent as an alternative to prison, which Britain established in Australia

Moari

a member of a polynesion people who settled in New Zeland around A:D 800

Fished hunted and gathered

the Aborgines, the longest ongoing culture in the world, ______, ______ , and ______- food

Irish Republican Army

unofficial military force seeking independence for Ireland, staged a series of attacks against British officials in Ireland