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S.S Final

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THE UNITED STATES BREAK AWAY   THE UNITED STATES BREAK AWAY  
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Where were the people tired of "Taxation without Representation" from britian?   The Thirteen Colonies  
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What was the war called?   The American War of Independence  
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What were the people called that wanted to remain under British rule?   Loyalists  
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What colony did they move into?   Nova Scotia  
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When they got a new colony for themselves, what was it called?   It was called New Brunswick  
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Who were the Black Loyalists?   They were slaves that were bribed with "Freedom and a Farm" but they were given poor farmland that the BNA citizens didn't want.  
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Where did the Black Loyalists move?   Sierra Leone  
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What First Nation group fought with BNA? Why did they do this?   The Haudenosaunee fought with BNA and they did this so that they would be included in the land treaties. They were granted Grand River through this  
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Who was the Haudenosaunee leader?   Thayendanegea  
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What group of people didn't fight in the American War of Independence because of there religion?   German Mennonites  
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What two countries were fighting against each other in the War of 1812   BNA and U.S  
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Where was the parliament building that was burnt down by U.S troops?   York (modern day Toronto)  
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What did our people burn down?   We burnt down the U.S's presidential mansion  
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Who joined BNA in the war? Did they do it really to help?   Chief Tecumsah joined the fight only to improve his peoples situation.  
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What was the majority of the people migrating?   They were mostly english speaking.  
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Why did this make the French worried?   The amount go English people was increasing and the number of French people was declining  
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What caused the Great Migration in the 1800's?   The industrial revolution.  
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What was another factor in the Great Migration?   A potato famine in Ireland  
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What was brought to BNA with the Great Migration that resulted in a lot of deaths   a cholera epidemic  
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What obstacle was Quebec facing at this time?   Crop Failures!!!  
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Someone was frustrated with the government of upper and lower canada. Who and when?   Papineau was in the 1830's  
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Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?   Sir John A. MacDonald  
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Who were the other 3 confederation leaders?   - Brown -Cartier - Tachè  
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The first 4 provinces of Canada were:   - Ontario - Quebec - New Brunswick - Nova Scotia  
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What government system did Canada put it place so that there were things that only had to do with a province or the entire country.   Provincial government and Federal government  
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Since Ontario and Quebec had the same number of seats in parliament, voting would be very difficult because political dead locks happened often. How did confederation fix this?   They made sure the number of votes each side got corresponded to there population of that province  
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Why did Quebec want to join confederation?   To protect there religion and language  
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Canada got rid of the seigneurial system. This meant what?   That a French Canadian citizen could own land and not have to pay rent to a landlord  
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Define coalition. How does it tie in to confederation?   Coalition is when a group of people or different parties come together and share the same idea or goal. That is exactly what happened to form confederation.  
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What were the 2 main european nationalities that were represented through confederation   French an English  
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What were the Maritimes bribed to join confederation?   - Payed off debt - Roads, railways and bridges - Income from trade  
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What was PEI bribed?   Farmland and a year round ferry service  
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Why were the Maritimes afraid to join confederation?   Since they had a small population, they didn't want to loose there independence. Also, taxes would be increased.  
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What was the last province to join confederation?   Newfoundland  
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What was the Metis way of life centred around?   Buffalo  
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Who was the most famous Metis leader? What 3 languages did he speak?   Louis Riel spoke English, French and Cree  
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Where did the Metis people originally live?   Red River  
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Why did the Canada want to buy Rupert's Land and the Northwest Territories so fast?   They were afraid that the U.S might take it first  
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The Canadian Government bought Rupert's Land from the HBC and started sending surveyors to mark out land tracts. Why was this a problem for the Metis?   They were already living there and the surveyors acted as if they didn't even exist  
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Where did the Metis take a stand?   At Fort Garry  
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What type of government did they set up there?   A provisional government  
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Who did they elect there president?   Louis Riel  
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What did the Metis and Canadian government negotiate?   They negotiated the Manitoba Act.  
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What did this act state? What were some of the unfair catches?   It made the province of Manitoba for the Metis people. And only Metis people could vote if they lived in Manitoba most of the year which would be very difficult if they were to still hunt buffalo.  
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Since this was a push factor, many of the Metis people moved where?   West or to Montana  
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What were the Metis people given to exchange for land?   Scrips  
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Where did the Metis go to rebuild there communities and farms?   An area in Rupert's Land called South Branch  
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In what specific area did the 2nd Metis uprising take place?   Batoche  
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What was the first Metis uprising where nobody died?   The Red River Rebellion  
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What was the second Metis uprising where there was actual fighting an people died?   The South Branch Uprising  
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Currently, which place in Canada has the highest number of Metis people?   Alberta  
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What was created to make sure the settlement of the west happened peacefully?   The Northwest Mounted Police  
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In what year did the Manitoba Act change? Why did it change?   in 1890 it changed because the 50% of French Canadians in Manitoba had dropped to 10%!  
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In the early 20th century, what immigrants did Canada most desire?   People from Britian  
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Where did most of the people that came to canada come from?   Eastern Europe  
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Who started an advertising campaign to attract more people?   Clifford Sifton  
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Who were discouraged from coming?   French and Catholic people  
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What were the immigrants given for free? why did this boost the agriculture industry?   Immigrants were given free land and it helped with agriculture because they would farm!  
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Building the railway encouraged what?   Western migration  
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What issue did the Alberta and Saskatchewan act help?   It helped decide that school systems in the west would be offered in both French and English  
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Where did most Ukrainian settlers end up?   In Alberta and in Manitoba  
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Who did the majority of the work in the construction of the CPR   Chinese workers  
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After the CPR was built, what did the chinese people do in B.C?   They helped with the lumber and cannery industries  
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Why did the Canada set up a Head Tax for Asian immigrant?   To discourage them from coming,  
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During the western expansion, what was canadas main industry   Agriculture  
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Who was Canada's main trading partner?   the U.S  
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What does the US charge on all imported good?   A tariff. This make the US always better economically that canada  
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Why did Canada make Residential Schools for First Nations?   To assimilate them into European culture  
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Who was the last recognize First Nations right to land? When did this happen?   B.C. in 1998  
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Who is the First Nation politician in Canada?   Elijah Harper  
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Where could the Missisauga people no longer live because they were pushed off the land?   Indian Territory  
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When they decided that they would try farming, they asked for farm land from the government. What did the government give them?   A rocky island called Manitoulan Island that was terrible for farming  
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Since the Missisauga people had no place to farm, what did the Haudenosaunee do?   They decided to share there land that they had at Grand River  
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Who were not asked to participate in Confederation?   First Nations  
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List the provinces in Canada according to when they joined Confederation. (Not including the first 4)   Manitoba, BC, PEI, Alberta, Sample, Newfoundland  
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VOCAB!!!!!!!   VOCAB!!!!!!!!  
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What does it mean to be in debt?   to owe money!!!!  
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What is a refugee?   A person who seeks protection in another country to escape danger in their own country  
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What is a genealogist?   A person who researches family trees  
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Define lineage   ancestry or a family tee line  
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What is a petition?   To ask for something in a formal way  
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Define revolution   a rapid, often violent change in a system of government  
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What is a republic?   a system of government that does not have a monarch  
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What is a reserve?   an area of land set aside by treaty for the use of a first nations  
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Define assimilation   the process of becoming part of a different cultural group  
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What is demographic change?   change in the characteristics of a population  
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Define conquest   the british take over of New France in 1763 under which New France became the British colony of Quebec  
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what is a rebellion   a challenge to the authority of a recognized government  
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define insurrection   an attempt to overthrow an established government  
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What are arms?   Weapons!!!  
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Who are reformers?   someone who seeks to change established rule  
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What is colonial government?   a government established in a colony and controlled by an imperial power  
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What is a democracy   a system of government in which citizens elect those who rule them  
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What is an amnesty?   a pardon  
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what does it mean to boycott   to refuse something as a way to create pressure for change  
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what is tyranny of the majority?   in a tyranny, one person or group of people holds power in a society and uses that power for there interests. The phrase tyranny of the majority draws a parallel between power held by a tyrant and power held by a majority in a democracy  
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define crop failurs   damage or elimination of a food crop because of drought, insect damage or some other natural cause  
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What is cholera   a contagious disease that causes intestinal problems and dehydration  
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define outspoken   expressing an opinion clearly and directly  
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what is oppression   unjust or unfair use of power  
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define self government   government that does not answer to an imperial power  
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political deadlock (define)   the inability to decide on a course of action because of a disagreement among equally powerful decision makers  
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guarantee   a promise with legal backing  
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secure   to get, to make sure of  
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Constitution   the official set of rules about how a country in governed  
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jeopardize   to threaten  
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World War 2   a global war that took place between 1939 and 1945  
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annexation   takeover of a territory by another country  
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mercantilism   a regulated economic system that made a country rich from its colonies  
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tariff   an extra charge  
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public school   a school whose funds come from "Public Money"  
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Great Depression   the global economic slow down that occurred between 1929 and 1939  
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provisional government   a temporary government formed when no other authority can establish legitimate control  
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coerce   to force  
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confrere   colleague  
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compromise   a course of action that balances the conflicting priorities of many groups or sake holders  
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line drapers assistant   a shop clerk, someone hired to wait on customers  
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land speculators   people who buy up land with the intention of selling it to make a profit  
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freight   to transport  
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collective identity   the shared identity of a group of people, especially because of a shared language or culture  
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collective rights   rights that protect the language and culture of groups within society  
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