1. September 29, 2014  Bell work: Look over the Australian slang worksheet.  Try talking to the person next to you using these slang words.

2. Chapter 14 Section 2 The Dominions

3. Introduction  Britain most powerful country in the world in mid 1800s.  Political changes  Canada, Australia, and New Zealand sought self-gov’t.

4. Canada  Mid 1800s-Canada consisted of number of British colonies.  Colonial pop.  French  British  Loyalist-Americans loyal to G.B. during American Rev.

5. Canada cont…  1763-French and Indian War  British gained control of Quebec  Conflict between French and British pop.  Constitutional Act of 1791-divided Quebec into two colonies:  Lower Canada-French speaking  Upper Canada-English

6. Canadian Self-Gov’t  1838-Lord Durham goes to Canada  Durham urged parliament to allow self- gov’t to Canada.  1867-Parliament passed British North America Act  Est. Canada as a dominion-self-governing territory owing allegiance to the British King or queen.

7. Canadian Self-Gov’t cont…  The British North America Act joined:  Ontario (upper Canada)  Quebec (Lower Canada)  Nova Scotia  New Brunswick Confederation called the Dominion of Canada.

8. Canadian Self-Govt. cont…  1 st Canadian prime minister  John A. Macdonald-Scottish-born lawyer.

10. Expanding Canadian Territory  Dominion of Canada consisted of four provinces in the southeast  From Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean 1869-dominion acquired Northwest Territory.

12. Expanding Canadian Territory cont..  Violence between traders and Native Americans in Northwest Territory.  Northwest Mounted Police-Canadian law enforcement.  Canada adds more territory  By 1905-expanded to its present day size.

13. Australia and New Zealand  British colonies-Australia and New Zealand seek self-gov’t.  Australia  Prisoner’s colony  Overcrowded British jails

14. Australia  1860-gold rush lured immigrants  Pop. Reached 1 mil.  Transporting prisoners to Australia abolished.  Aborigines-original people of Australia  Killed many  Occupied their land

16. Australia cont…  Late 1800s-Australia made up of six British colonies  New South Wales  Victoria  Queensland  Tasmania  Western Australia  South Australia

17. Australia cont…  1901-Parliament made Australia a dominion  Included the colonies  Plus a region known as the Northern Territory

18. New Zealand  1770-James Cook’s expedition (1 st European to settle in New Zealand)  Whaling stations and timber drew settlers in 1790s.  Foreigners bring problems to the Maori people (original inhabitants)  Disease-caused a 50% reduction in pop. In 20 years.  firearms

19. New Zealand  An effort to provide law for the Maori and the settlers.  British naval officers and Maori chiefs conclude the:  Treaty of Waitangi in 1840-protected Maori rights, and property rights while Maori give Brits sovereignty over New Zealand.

20. New Zealand cont…  1840-1 st British settlements at Wellington and Wanganui.  Economies based on wool exports.  Gold increased New Zealand’s pop. 1852-New Zealand receives a constitution from G.B. becomes a self-governing colony 1907-New Zealand becomes a dominion.