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15 Cards in this Set
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Oregon Territory
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An area in the Pacific Northwest occupied by both British and American colonists, also called the Columbia District by the British.
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Sanctity
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Considered sacred.
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Aboriginal Title
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The claim by Aboriginal peoples that they have ownership of the land because they were the first to occupy it.
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Gold Rush
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A period of intense migration of people to an area where gold has been discovered.
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Prospecting
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Searching for gold.
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Stake a claim.
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Declare mining rights in a specific area.
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Annexation
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The act of adding another territory to one's own.
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Flume
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An artificial water channel.
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Autocrat |
A person who rules like a dictator.
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Confederationist
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Someone in favour of joining confederation.
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Anti-Confederationist
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Someone opposed to joining Confederation.
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Annexationist
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Someone in favour of annexation with the United States.
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Co-opt
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To win over or to bring someone into a group by capitalizing on their strengths, even if they disagree with the group.
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Dry
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Forbidding the selling or drinking of alcohol.
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Kanaka
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A person of Hawaiian descent who immigrated to BC to work, many were contracted to work with the HBC.
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