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Explain the Bering Straight Theory |
Its the theory on how first nations came to live in north america from siberia when there was a land bridge 11,000 to 17,000 years ago due to drops in sea levels |
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What were norsemen looking for when exploring? |
Farmland |
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What even started John Cabots exploring? |
He got expelled from cod fisheries |
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What island did Cabot discover which belongs to France? |
Cape Breton |
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Where was columbus trying to sail to when he ran into North America? |
Asia/ East indies |
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What are columbus' (3) ships called? |
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria |
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What was the name given to the first settlements in Montreal and Quebec |
Stadacona and hochelega |
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Define Mercantilism |
The economic policy that says governments control of trade |
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Define Imperial |
The creation/maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationship |
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Define Protectionism |
its the restraining trade between states through methods such as tarrifs on imported goods, restrictive quotas, and a variety of govt regulations |
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Names given to the war of conquest |
Seven Years war, French Indian war, british conquest, war for empire |
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What was the major resources europeans were looking for in North America |
Fur!!!! |
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What product was being made back in england which caused a wise in demand for the resources |
Felt Hats |
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Europeans worldview |
The land was to be used for resources and colonization |
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FN world view |
No one owns the land, resources shared amongst everyone, what was taken was given back, Power and wealth comes from giving stuff away |
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Seigneur System |
The seigneur divided the land further among his tenants, known habitants, who cleared the land, built houses and other buildings, and farmed the land. The habitants paid taxes to the seigneur, and were usually required to work for their seigneur. Land owned by the King
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Who founded Quebec in 1602? |
Samual Champlain |
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What was a coureur de bois? |
runner of the woods. lived and learned with the huron |
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What was the licensed name of the coureur de bois |
voyagues |
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What year was the HBC formed? |
1670 |
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What conflict caused a decline in the fur trade? |
7 years war |
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Which company was formed as the competition to HBC? |
North west company |
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What are 2 characteristics of The HBC? |
-No guns or alcohol -NO Negotions |
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2 characteristics if the Nwc? |
-Guns and Alcohol -Negotiations |
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Where is the only original standing Hudson Bay Company store still in use? |
Winnipeg |
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Who was the first Govenor of Quebec |
James Murray |
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Who was the general for the british army? |
James wolfe |
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Who was the general for the french army? |
Marquis de montcalm |
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In 1763, what treaty designated New France as the British colony of Quebec? |
Treaty of paris |
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What was the goal of the royal proclamation? |
Assimilate the french |
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What do the terms anglophone and francophone? |
Anglophone means english speaking people francophone means french people |
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What are the two main goals of the quebec act? |
-Assimilate the french -Give freedom of religion |
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What cause the american revolution? |
They were seeking independence from Britain. *break up letter* |
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What was the name of the two colonies whe quebec was divided from the constitutional act in 1791. |
Upper and lower canada |
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What was lord Durhams view on it? |
He wanted to join |
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who was the family compact? |
Elite |
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Define rep by pop |
its how many seats a province get in the HOC by their population |
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3 provisions of the 1841 act of union |
Permanant civil list Suspension of certain french churches Collation of debt |
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What are 2 reasons george ettienne cartier supported confederation? |
It garunteed the french langauge and religion in writing |
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What was the 1867 confederation called? |
BNA Act |
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What year did sask join confederation |
1905 |
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What was the last territory to join confederation |
Nunavut |
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Who was the first prime minister of canada |
Sir john a Macdonald |
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List 3 characteristics of party nationale under duplessis |
Refused federal programming corrupt took bribes Business over worker |
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What does Le ciel est bleu, I'enfer est rouge mean. |
It means that they would be in hell if liberal went into power |
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Name one major event propeled quebec into the world stage |
World expo |
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What is the war measures act |
it suspends civil rights |
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Who is robert bourasssa? |
was a politician in qubec, served as premier of quebec in two different terms |
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Pierre trudeau saying "Just watch me" |
The interveiwer asked him on how much fire power he would use in the crisis |
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What does the acronym for Flq stand for? |
Fronte de liberation du Quebec |
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Whos was rene levesque? |
Was the leader of the parti quebecois |
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Explain Bill 101 |
To make french an official language of Quebec |
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What was the basis of 1980 Quebec Referendum? |
Asking people of quebec if politicians should negotiate Quebec soveriegnty |
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Who was involved in the kitchen accord |
Jean Chretien, Roy romanov, Roy Maclaren |
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What is the not withstanding clause |
Provinces could "opt out" of federal programming |
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What was the night that the gang of 8 debated on constitutional changes and did not let the Quebec premier and his party know |
Night of long knives |
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What were the five demands Quebec had of robert bourassa? |
-Distinct Society -Money for programming -three supreme court judges -constitutional veto increase provincial power |
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Why is the meech lake accord often called fait accompli? |
The quebec citizens had no say |
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What is the basis for the 1995 quebec referendum |
Quebec Sovereignty |
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What were the results of referendum? |
50.6 for no and 49.4 for yes |
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What are the greatest contributions of rene levesque? |
Bill 101 Parti Quebecois Negotiating distinct society |
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What is the term given to the 3 men who negotiated constitutional changes and a notwithstanding clause from the gang of 8 |
Kitchen accord |
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When trudeua went to the supreme court of canada, he was seeking the right to what |
Patriate the constitutional and add charter of rights of freedoms |
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The supreme court ruled that in order for the federal govt to make changes t provincial pwer they would need what? |
Provincial assent |
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What was the name given to the gang of 8 meeting? |
The night of long knives |
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Who did not sign to change the constitution and the introduction of the charter of rights and freedoms? |
Rene Levesque |
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What was the name given to the act created by senators jean chretiens govt, granting quebec a distinst society , veto powers to western provinces and federal govt labour relations? |
Clarity act |
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What are 2 characteristics of the union nationale under duplessis? |
Refused federal programmingcorrupt took bribesBusiness over worker
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Explain union nationale quote |
it means quebec would go to hell if the liberals go into power |
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What was the major event put quebec on the worlds stage? |
world expo |
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What are the 2 major events which happened during 1968 watershed in Canadian and american society? |
-Election of trudeau -American civil rights movement -assination of MLK and john kennedy -apollo 8 -beatles |
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What are the 3 fundamentak french language rights instituted by bill 101 |
-Right to speak french in debates -school/training in french -Rights of workers |
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Why do the people of quebec call the meech lake accord the fait accompli |
Because the quebec govt gave the citizens no say |
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What were the results of the 1995 referendum? |
50.6 for no and 49.4 for yes
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