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Canada
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| A political division, similar to a state | Province |
| Political independence | Autonomy |
| French-speaking | Francophone |
| A predominantly French-speaking province of eastern Canada | Quebec |
| 1774 Act of Parliament permitting the citizens of Quebec to retain their French language and Catholic faith | Quebec Act |
| A special vote on a specific issue | Referendum |
| War that was fought between 1756-1763 and involved the French and the British battling each other in North America | Seven Years’ War / French and Indian War |
| The right to self-rule | Sovereignty |
| A person who represents the Monarch of Britain in the Canadian government | Governor-General |
| electrical power produced from the movement of water | hydroelectricity |
| scientific term for rainfall, snow, or hail | precipitation |
| cutting down and completely removing all trees in a given area | clear-cutting |
| the transfer of work/production from one country to another where the cost of labor/manufacturing is cheaper | outsourcing |
| an alternative fossil fuel derived from fossilized organic material found in sedimentary rock | Shale Oil |
| the level of wealth and material comfort available to a people | Standard of Living |
| Free Trade Agreement among Canada, the United States, and Mexico | USMCA |
| focusing on a narrow range of products/services that can be produced most efficiently and cost-effectively | Specialization |
| trade in which both partners freely agree to and benefit from the exchange of goods/services | Voluntary Trade |