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review:confederation
social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| British North America | The colonies owned by BNA. |
| Confederation | When a group of colonies unite into one larger union. |
| American Civil War | The northern states fighting the southern states. |
| Manifest Destiny | The American felt they were entitled to all of Canada. |
| Fenian Raids | Irish American troops, they harassed and attacked BNA colonies. |
| Preference | Before 1846 British colonies enjoined a special trading relationship with Britain. |
| Reciprocity treaty | Is an agreement between countries allowing trade in certain goods without tariffs or taxes. |
| Grand Trunk Railway | Was the most ambitious railway project. It was to be an all British route linking Canada West with the Atlantic ocean at Halifax. |
| Little Englanders | A small but vocal group in England. |
| Political Deadlock | Is a situation where competing political parties have equal representation in the political system making it impossible for decisions to be made. |
| Representation by Population | people having seats in the Assembly on the basisis of population. |
| John A. Macdonald | Prime Minister of Canada 1860 |
| Coalition | Joining of different political parties |
| charlottetown confrence | 1864, |