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| What was causing tensions in Canada in the 1790s? | Religious and cultural differences between the Roman Catholic French and Protestant English colonists. |
| The Durham Report | 1839, Lord Durham of England filed report of suggestions on how to resolve Canadian tenstions. 1) Reunite Upper and Lower Canada and 2) Allow colonists to govern themselves in domestic matters |
| Dominion | A territory that is self-governing in domestic affairs, but remains part of a larger empire |
| Maoris | A Polynesian people who settled New Zealand before the British came in 1769 |
| Aboriginies | The native people of Austrailia before the British came |
| What types of settlers were sent from Britain to Australia to colonize it? | Convicted criminals |
| Penal colony | A place where convicts are sent to serve their sentences as an alternative to prison (Australia) |
| When did Australia and New Zealand become dominions of England? | Early 1900s |
| Which was the first country to give full voting rights to women? | New Zealand 1893 |
| Catholic Emancipation Act | 1829 Restored many rights to Catholics in Ireland |
| What caused the death of 1/10 of Ireland's population in the mid 1800s? | A potato famine from a plant fungus |
| Home rule | Local control over internal matters |
| What was the result of the Irish famine of 1845? | A million people died (12%) and a million and a half left Ireland (18%) |
| What did the Irish want from the British in the early 1900s? | Some wanted complete independence and some wanted home rule. |
| Where is Ulster and why was it different from the rest of Ireland? | It is a province in the northern part of Ireland that is settled mostly by Protestants in a Catholic country. They favored staying a part of England while the Southern part mostly wanted independence. |
| Easter week 1916 | Irish nationalists lead a rebellion in Dublin, Ireland. It is put down by British troops and its leaders are executed. |
| Which countries struggled for independence from England during the 1800s and early 1900s? | Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland |
