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19 Cards in this Set
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Provisional government |
A temporary government formed by the Métis people |
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Manitoba act |
The act that determined the terms under which Manitoba joined Canada |
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Amnesty |
A pardon and freedom from persecution |
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Extinguish |
To cause to disappear or end |
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Aboriginal title |
Means the claim that First Nations people have the land based on the fact that they have always lived there |
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Scrip |
A certificate that gives a person the right to own a price of land |
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Canadian Pacific Railway |
A transcontinental railway built from one side of Canada to the other 1881-1885 |
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North-west Mounted Police |
Military style police created in order to establish law and order in Canada’s Northwest Territories |
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Establish a claim |
To prove a right to own or do something |
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“Canadian party” |
English speaking people from Ontario in Red River who felt Manitoba (Red River) should be taken over by Canada |
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Orange Order |
A Protestant organization that was strongly anti-Catholic and anti-French |
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Boundary |
A border that divides two lands or countries |
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Comite National Des Métis |
A committee formed by the Métis to discuss strategies for dealing with the Canadians |
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Transfer of power |
A change of control from one individual or country to another |
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Delegation |
A group of people who represent a company, country, or other large group |
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To be forewarned |
To be told about something unpleasant before it happens |
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Adjutant |
An army officer |
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Red River Expeditionary Force |
A military force set to Red River |
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Reconciliation |
Restoring good relations by repairing the damage done |
