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24 Cards in this Set
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The right to reflect legislation and prevent it from passing |
Veto |
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Fur traders employed by the NWC |
Nor’Wester |
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A temporary alliance between political parties |
Coalition |
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Employees of HBC, stationed at the shore of Hudson Bay |
Baymen |
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The community of French Canadians living in Quebec |
Acadians |
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A nation of people of both First Nation and European ancestry |
Metis |
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System in which a gov’t is accountable to an electorate through regular elections |
Responsible Government |
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FN People working in the fur trade; settled near HBC posts |
Homeguard |
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The absorption of a minority group into a majority group |
Assimilation |
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The adoption of values, beliefs, and behaviours from another culture as result of contact |
Acculturation |
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People who refuse for ethical reasons to engage in state supported actions such as war |
Conscientious Objectors |
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French fur traders licensed by the French Gov’t |
Voyageurs |
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Large tracts of land given to the Anglican Church by the Canadian giv’t |
Clergy Reserves |
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Radical reformers in the rebellion in Lower Canada |
Patriotes |
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A term used to describe the children of FN women and British Employees of HBC |
Country Born |
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The forced service of American Sailors into the British Navy |
Impressment |
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A political system in which power is held by a small number of people |
Oligarchy |
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Residents of the 13 colonies who remained loyal to Britain |
Loyalists |
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1: The two fur trading companies were? |
Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company |
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2: Who told the British of a planned attack from the Americans? |
Laura Secord was the one who had told the British of the attack. |
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3: Who organized the Native Tribes into an alliance against the Americans |
Tecumseh was the person who had organized the tribes into an alliance. |
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4: What explorer learned to make pemmican? |
Peter Pond was the explorer that learned to make Pemmican |
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5: Who was the chief surveyor for the NWC? |
David Thompson was appointed for Chief Surveyor in the NWC. |
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6: Name four provinces found in Rupert’s land monopoly |
Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Nunavut. |
