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39 Cards in this Set
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emigration |
the leaving of one's home country for a new land or counry |
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slighting |
hurtful |
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republican |
someone who does not accept that countries should have monarchs |
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inducement |
good reason |
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execrable messes |
bad meals eaten in a "mess hall" or community eating area |
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Babel |
a reference to the biblical tower of Babel, built by builders who spoke many different languages |
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uncouth dialect |
improper speech |
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vociferation |
yelling |
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melancholy |
deep sadness |
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dexterously |
skilfully |
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gratuitous |
unnecessary |
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untenable tenement |
a house that is unfit for living in |
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New Englanders |
the settlers of the Thirteen Colonies |
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United Empire Loyalist |
one who is faithful, or loyal, to Britain |
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Upper Canada |
"up" the St. Lawrence River; part of present-day Ontario |
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Lower Canada |
"down" the St. Lawrence River; part of present-day Quebec |
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land speculator |
one who buys and sells land with the expectation of profit |
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land claim |
a legal claim to one's original territory |
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biological weopon |
a weapon that attacks humans by making them ill |
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tar and feather |
to smear with hot tar and roll in feathers |
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repeal |
to take back |
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Patriot |
a supporter of the American Revolution
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Sons of Liberty |
bullies who intimidated those who supported the king |
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potash |
wood ashes used as a fertilizer in farming |
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thresher |
a machine used for processing wheat |
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Mohawk nation |
One of the Six Nations |
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ambassador |
an official delegate of one natin to the government of another natin |
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Six Nations |
the Iroquois confederacy of six first nations groupsl |
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scalplock |
a small lock of a person's hair |
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Anglican Church |
Church of England in Canada |
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to veto |
To stop or prevent |
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cargo |
goods brought by ship |
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steerage |
the section of a passenger ship with the worst accommodation |
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cholera |
an infectious disease that causes terrible stomach cramps |
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passage |
money for the voyage on a ship |
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annex |
to take over for oneself |
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Highland Clearances |
Scottish landlords forced their tenants to leave their farms so they could use the land to raise sheep |
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barn raising |
the building of a barn by the whole community getting together to help |
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rear-guard |
soldiers placed to protect the rear of the fighting force |
