Causes of Discontent &

Elections
Social Studies 10
Ms. Garcha
Shape of the day!
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Questions
Review
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Questions about elections

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- I will be able to identify causes of discontent in Upper &
Lower Canada in regards to government complaints, land,
taxes, transportation, and culture
- I will know what to expect when they go to vote
- I will be able to identify the controversy around wearing a
face veil to a polling station
- I will be able to identify who was eligible to vote in Canada
during the 1800s
- I will be able to identify the problems with elections in the
1800s. Thus students will understand that elections were
corrupt as they were public and people were bribed and
threatened

Learning Intentions
Group Discussion Question:
From your understanding of
Representative & Responsible
government so far, would you
say the government setup in
both Upper & Lower Canada
are Representative and
Responsible? Why or why not?
Explain.
Representative Council
members are not
elected by majority of
citizens, they are
appointed by the
Governor
Responsible Council
members could do as
they pleased, ignore
what the majority
wanted and could not be
removed from councils
except by action of the
governor

Both colonies are not..

Think about a complaint
that you have right now
about transit, taxes, or
the government

Share it with a partner

What can you do about

your complaint?

What do you do when you have a

complaint?
P. 66 - 72 to take notes & create a chart
for Upper Canada & Lower Canada

1) Govt
2) Land
3) Transportation
4) Taxes
5) Culture
 Upper Canada Lower Canada
Government

Land

Transportation

Taxes

Culture
 Upper Canada Lower Canada
Government -Controlled by Family -Controlled by Chateau
Compact Clique
-Colonists had little -Colonists had little say
say
Land -Little farm land -Little farmland available
available to as most already settled
immigrants as by French immigrants in
wealthy speculated 17th century
land -English immigrants
-Shortage of land buying up remaining
drove prices up farmland leaving none
-Anglican church for French children
given much land
Transportation -Farmers wanted govt - Not as big issue as
to build roads so they roads already built when
could get crops to French immigrants
market settled
-Wealthy built canals
for their businesses
instead
 Upper Canada Lower Canada
Taxes -Farmers angry at - Farmers angry they
paying for canals were taxed but
they couldnt use businessmen werent
instead of roads they
needed

Culture - Not an issue as - French worried that

colony dominantly theyd lose their
English language, and
agricultural way of
life to
industrialization
What does voting look like now in BC?
What did elections look like back then in Upper &
Lower Canada?
Read P.67 & Answer:
1) Who was eligible to vote?
2) What did elections look
like? Were there secret
ballots?
3) What were the
consequences of elections?
Who Could Vote in
Upper & Lower
Canada?
Those who owned property
Males
What do elections look like?
Bribery for votes food, whiskey
No secret ballot
Identify who you are voting for by
standing on a stage & declaring it for
everyone to hear
What were the consequences?
Fights
Employers watched how
employees voted and could fire
them
1874 Secret Ballot
Eligibility Process Result

-Property -Bribery for -Fights

owners votes food, -Employers
-Males whiskey watched how
-No secret employees
ballot voted and
-Identify could then
choice one by fire
one on stage employees
-1874 Secret
ballot
 You have the rest of the class to work on..

Coming to Upper Canada Assignment

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If finished, work on Ch 2 vocab