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22 Cards in this Set
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Define: Crown |
A symbolic term referring to the monarch of a country |
King or queen |
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Define: nobility |
Members of the highest class of society |
Rich people |
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Define: external trade |
Trade with countries and colonies outside of BMA |
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Duties and tariffs |
Taxes on imported goods |
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Manifest destiny |
The belief that the USA had a duty to take over North America |
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Representation by population |
The number of elected representatives is determined by the size of the population |
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Political deadlock |
A situation where progress can't be made because the parties can't agree |
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Who was evolved in the Charlotte town conference? |
Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Nova Scotia |
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Why did they meet for the Charlotte town conference? |
To discus a Maritime Union but John MacDonald convinced them to join a larger Union |
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Confederation |
The union and provinces and territories forming Canada |
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Who is in favour of rep by Pop? East or west? |
Canada west because they have a larger population |
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Who is in favour of equal rep? East or west? |
Canada east because they have a smaller population |
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Why did transporting difficulties between the colonies encourage them to form a larger unit? |
-Trading and importing goods -Few Transportation systems (lakes and rivers) |
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Why did Britain beginning to withdraw its troops from BNA encourage BNA to form a larger unit? |
-Britain had troops stationed all over the world - joining colonies would allow them to better defend themselves |
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How did the colonies resembling modern-day Europe encourage BNA to form a larger unit? |
-colonies could be close together but still be independent - working together gave them an advantage |
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How would the completion of an international railway system in BNA help to increase internal trading between colonies? |
Goods could be transported across the country EX: Nova Scotia fish could be shipped to Toronto for sale |
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Why do you think manifest destiny frightened many BNA citizens? |
-Differences in government and morals and beliefs Ex: Slavery - they felt very strongly about their land |
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How did BNA stop manifest destiny from happening? |
They stopped it by becoming a single country |
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4 provinces created on July.1st.1867? |
Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia
Oliver Questioned Nana's notes |
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Define: House of Commons |
The elected lower house of the parliament of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Canada |
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Define: senate |
An assembly or council of citizens having the highest functions in a government |
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4 features of Canada's new government |
-federal system -Bilingual features - Balance of rep by pop and equal rep - equal elected and appointed representatives Farts bounce back equally |
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