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First Nations group who were hunters & fishermen -became small-scale farmers |
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| -someone who lived during the reign of Queen Victoria |
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-formely Upper Canada -became Ontario |
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| -free trade agreement between Canada & the United States |
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-signed London, England -Canada's 1st constitution |
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| -system where the mother country buys natural resources from the colony and then sells back manufactured goods |
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| representation by population |
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| -principle that said every elected MP should represent the same number of constituents |
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| Irish people living in the United States who attacked Canada to get back at Britain |
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| -elected govt. that can be voted out of power |
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-governor who brought in responsible govt. -had to sign the Rebellion Losses Bill. |
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| -roads, traffic lights, sewers, electricity etc. |
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| -agreement between Britain & Canada whereby Britain promised to buy Canadian grain at guaranteed prices |
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| -First Nations group who were longterm farmers along the Grand River |
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provincial government [image] |
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| -had responsibility for schools, hospitals & timber |
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Rebellion Losses Bill [image] |
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-gave compensation to anyone (including the rebels) who suffered property damage during the 1837 rebellions -led to a major riot |
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federal government [image] |
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| -had responsibility for defence, post office, currency & navigation |
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| a person who moves to a new country |
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-formerly Lower Canada -became Quebec |
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| -group of Macdonald, Cartier, and Brown who worked together for Confederation |
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-an economic down turn -unemployment rises, profits fall |
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| -principle that said there must be a 50% or more vote in both Canada East & Canada West before a bill can pass |
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| First Nations group who were angry about miners tresspassing on their land |
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| -the joining of several colonies to farm a new country |
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| -American belief that they would one day rule all North America |
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