SOCIAL STUDIES 10SOCIAL STUDIES 10BUILDING A NATIONBUILDING A NATION

POLITICAL PARTIESPOLITICAL PARTIES

AND DEADLOCKAND DEADLOCK

Remember that the Act Remember that the Act of Unionof Union

What was the Act of Union?What was the Act of Union?

It had united both Upper It had united both Upper and Lower Canadaand Lower Canada

Upper Canada = Canada WestUpper Canada = Canada West Lower Canada = Canada EastLower Canada = Canada East Granted Responsible Granted Responsible GovernmentGovernment

Was the Act of Union Was the Act of Union Successful?Successful?

Was the Act successful? Explain……Was the Act successful? Explain……

Not really, not one political Not really, not one political party could get support of party could get support of majority in Legislative Assemblymajority in Legislative Assembly

French Canadians = English had no French Canadians = English had no regard for French cultureregard for French culture

English Canadians = French trying English Canadians = French trying to run everything their wayto run everything their way

Formation of CoalitionsFormation of Coalitions

Coalition- party that wins seeks help Coalition- party that wins seeks help from other parties to form governmentfrom other parties to form government

Politicians in Canada had to build Politicians in Canada had to build coalitions to keep powercoalitions to keep power

Take a few minutes and write down Take a few minutes and write down whether/not you think coalition whether/not you think coalition governments worked/did not work in governments worked/did not work in the Canadas. Explain your answer..the Canadas. Explain your answer..

FrustrationFrustration Members of French Members of French and English and English provinces rarely provinces rarely agreed on an agreed on an issueissue

Good for French = Good for French = Bad for EnglishBad for English

Good for English Good for English = Bad for French= Bad for French

Frenchman

Englishman

Political PartiesPolitical Parties

Canada WestCanada West

Clear Grit PartyClear Grit Party

ToriesTories

Clear Grit PartyClear Grit Party RadicalRadical Defended English Defended English CDN interestsCDN interests

Leader-George Leader-George BrownBrown

Attacked Attacked corruption in corruption in governmentgovernment

Disliked Catholics Disliked Catholics and Frenchand French

Wanted province = Wanted province = democraticdemocratic

ToriesTories

Leader- John A Leader- John A MacdonaldMacdonald

Less Less democratic democratic than Gritsthan Grits

Believed in a Believed in a British style British style of government of government in Canadain Canada

Against changeAgainst change

Political PartiesPolitical Parties

Canada EastCanada East

Parti RougeParti Rouge

Parti BleuParti Bleu

Guess Who’s Back???

Papineau Returns from Exile in the United States

Canada East PartiesCanada East Parties Parti RougeParti Rouge RadicalRadical Leader- Louis Joseph Leader- Louis Joseph PapineauPapineau

Attracted habitants- Attracted habitants- French speaking French speaking farmers and French farmers and French businessmen Opposed businessmen Opposed English commercial English commercial interestsinterests

Favored American Favored American style govtstyle govt

Hated Act of UnionHated Act of Union

Parti BleuParti Bleu Leader = George Leader = George Etienne CartierEtienne Cartier

Most powerful group Most powerful group in Canada Eastin Canada East

Focus: economic Focus: economic development of Canada development of Canada EastEast

Defended French Defended French cultureculture

Favored cooperationFavored cooperation

Interview AssignmentInterview Assignment With a partner you are to create an With a partner you are to create an interview that you might have with one interview that you might have with one the leaders we have learnt aboutthe leaders we have learnt about

One of you can be the leader and the One of you can be the leader and the other the interviewer, or you both can other the interviewer, or you both can be leaders, interviewing each otherbe leaders, interviewing each other

Length of your interviews should be Length of your interviews should be one page double sidedone page double sided

Be sure to include relevant questions: Be sure to include relevant questions: Ask their thoughts on confederation, Ask their thoughts on confederation, other parties, other leaders, other parties, other leaders, different people in Canada, etc.different people in Canada, etc.