geography

• Montreal and Quebec were the main cities of that time.
• Poverty and disease were a growing issue in the cities.
• The Canadian Government did not care about rural areas of Lower Canada at that time.
• Lower Canada were suffering due to illness and poverty.
• What were the main cities of that time?

  Montreal and Quebec
• What was a growing issue in Lower Canada?

  poverty and illness
• The first Canadian steamship was built in 1809.
• When was the first Canadian steamship built?

  1809
• The British government encouraged its citizens to emigrate to British North America after the War of 1812.
• Where did the British Government encourage its citizen to emigrate to after the War of 1812?

  British North America
• The Journey from Great Britain to British North America Cargo shipping companies used their empty ships to transport immigrants.
• What did the Cargo shipping companies use to transport immigrants?

  empty cargo ships
• The cargo ships were not meant for human travel. Ships were cramped,  filthy, and rat-infested. People had to bring food and water on the ships
• Due to the cramped living conditions, infectious diseases like Typhus,  Cholera, and Dysentery spread very quickly among the passengers of the ships.
• What epidemic hit Lower Canada in 1832?

  Cholera
• In 1832, a Cholera epidemic hit Lower Canada, and the blame was placed on immigrants coming from these infected cargo ships. 
• Who did the people blame for the epidemic?

  Immigrants that came from the infected cargo ships
• Immigrants were dropped off at any port in British North America regardless of their final destination. From this port, they had to go to the land they wanted to live in themselves.
• Where did most of the immigrants that came from the cargo ship end up in?

  Quebec City
• Immigrants coming from the Cargo ships upset the French habitants in Quebec because they felt that these immigrants might stay in Lower Canada and disrupt their French Catholic lifestyle. 
• The massive influx of English-speaking immigrants to French-speaking Lower Canada created anger among the French population.
• Were the French happy about the immigrants?

  No
• The Constitution Act of 1791 created the government structure of Lower Canada. There were French and British conflicts in government.
• The elected officials were French, but the appointed officials who held all of the power were British, creating a major divide in the government due to their conflicting interests.
• Who was the elected official in the government of Lower Canada?

  French
• Who were the appointed officials that held all the power in the government of Lower Canada?

  British
• 2 major issues plagued both Upper Canada and Lower Canada. Which was the lack of voice in government and lack of economic growth.
• It was during 1837 when they fell into an economic depression.
• The rebellion war in Lower Canada was led by Louis-Joseph Papineau.
• The rebellion in Upper Canada was led by William Lyon Mackenzie.
• Life in the city was different than the country, but the settlers still had settlement issues to deal with.
• In the cities, just like the country, there was not a properly established sanitation system for garbage or wastewater.
•  People threw their garbage on the roads and in the bodies of water. These bodies of water were the same places where people accessed water for cooking, drinking, and bathing.
• It took until the 1840s for sewer systems to develop.