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42 Cards in this Set
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Political characteristics of Canada (3)
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constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy, federal state.
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The sources of Canadian law
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laws passed by Parliament and provincial legislatures; English common law; civil code of France; unwritten constitution from GB
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Magna Carta (date, other name)
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1215. the Great Charter of Freedoms.
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Freedoms
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-conscience and religion
-thought, belief, opinion, expression, et les autres synonymes -peaceful assembly -association |
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habeas corpus
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the right to challenge unlawful detention by state
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Constitution of Canada amended in
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1982
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Important rights
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-mobility rights
-aboriginal people's rights -official language rights and minority language educaional rights -multiculturalism |
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responsibilities
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-obeying the law
-taking responsibility for oneself and one's family -serving on a jury -voting in elections -helpingothers in the community -protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment |
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rule of law
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individuals + governments are regulated by laws and not by arbitrary actions. No person or group is above the law.
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BNA act
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1867
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BNA key phrase
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peace, order & good government
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Aboriginal territorial rights - name, date, who
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Royal Proclamation, 1763, King George III
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esidential school dates
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1800 - 1980
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Ottawa's formal apology for residential schools
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2008
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Aboriginal peoples comprend:
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Indian, Inuit, métis
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Inuit: language, location
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Inuktitut, Arctic
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Métis: language, location
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Michif dialect, Prairie provinces
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Anglophones, francophoes - numbers
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18 million, 7 million.
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The only officially bilingual province
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NB
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Who r Acadians?
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the descendents of French colonists who began settling in what are now the Maritime provinces
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"The Great Upheval".
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1755-1763, during the war between Britain and France, more than 2/3 of Acadians were deported from their home.
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The House of Commons recognized Québécois as a nation within Canada
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2006
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Since 1970s, most immigrants have come from...
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Asian countries
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l'Anse aux Meadows - what's the deal?
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World heritage site. The vikings from Iceland colonized Greenland il y a 1000 ans.
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The first to draw a map of Canada's east coast + date
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John Cabot, 1497
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Jacques Cartier
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1534-1542, 3 voyages across the Atlantic, claiming the land for King Francis I of France.
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Why "Canada"?
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Cartier heard Iroquians say "kanata", "village", and by 1550s that's what started appearing on maps.
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First European settlement
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1604, French explorers Pierre de Monts, Samuel de Champlain, Maine & Nova Scotia.
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QC city: who, when
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1608, Champlain
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Who did the French ally against?
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Iroquois
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Exclusive trading rights 4 HBC : who, when
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Charles II, 1670
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coureurs des bois
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voyageurs, beaver killers
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Plains of Abraham - where, when, what, who.
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France & Britain battled over control of North America,Brits defeated French, 1759, QC city. Wolfe vs. de Montcalm.
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Quebec Act
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1774, British parliament, religious freedom 4 catholics
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US formed date
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1776
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what r loyalists loyal 2?
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The Crown.
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American Revolution
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1776, Loyalists fled to NSC and QC
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loyalist mohawk indian leader
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Joseph Brant
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Freetown
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Sierra Leone, a Britis colony of freed slaves, est. 1972.
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First representatove assembly
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Halifax, NSC, 1758, followed by PEI & NB
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Constitutional Act
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1791, divided into: Upper - Ontario - Loyalist, protestant, English - speaking; lower - QC - catholic, French. Legislative assemblies elected by ppl. Atlantic colonies + Canada = BNA.
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First movement to abolish slavery.
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1700
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