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7. Canadian Identity- Quebec and First Nations Chapter 8
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10th Grade
09/03/2016

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Official languages Act
Definition
act that made Canada completely bilingual
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Sovereignty Association Referendum
Definition
1980 referendum that asked Quebecers if they wanted to negotiate partial independence from Canada
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Constitution act
Definition
1982 Act that made Canada completely independent from Britain and added the Charter of rights and freedoms
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Meech lake accord
Definition
1987 conference to try to bring Quebec into the consitution; was voted down
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Charlottetown accord
Definition
1992 referendum on the constitution voted down by the citizens of Canada
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Charlottetown accord
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1992 referendum on the constitution voted down by the citizens of Canada
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Bill 101
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act that made French the only official language of Quebec
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Quiet Revolution
Definition
time of modernization and positive change i Quebec
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Fleur de lis
Definition
flag of quebec
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Pierre Trudeau
Definition
Prime minister who patriated the constitution and brought the charter of rights and freedoms
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Rene Levesque
Definition
leader of the Parti Quebecois who refused to sign the Constitution Act and brought in Bill 101
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Lucien Bouchard
Definition
first leader of the Bloc Quebecois
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James Cross
Definition
British trade commissioner kidnapped by the FLQ
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Pierre Laporte
Definition
Quebec cabinet minister kidnapped and killed by the FLQ
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FLQ
Definition
Quebec separatist group that used terrorist tactics to promote their cause
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specific claims
Definition
aboriginal land claims where treaties were signed and broken
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comprehensive claims
Definition
aboriginal land claims where treaties were never signed
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Oka
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town involved in a dispute with the Mohawks over a golf course
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Mohawks
Definition
First Nations group that barricaded the road through their reserve in conflict with city officials and police
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Maitres chez nous
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campaign slogan of Liberals in 1962
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War Measures Act
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act brought in by Trudeau to deal with FLQ violence
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Elijah Harper
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Manitoba First Nations MLA who fought against Meech Lake Accord
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October Crisis
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time of kidnapping and terrorist activities in Quebec
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Nunavut
Definition
Canada's third territory; officially created in 1999
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Red Ensign
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one of the flags used in Canada (along with the Union Jack) before the Maple Leaf was introduced
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