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SS10 Ch3 Final Exam Review
SS10 Ch3 Final Exam Review
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Social Studies
10th Grade
06/11/2015

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Anglican
Definition
The official church in colonial Canada (Upper Canada) in the early 1800.
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optimistic
Definition
A word which is used to describe the typical feeling of the Victorian Era.
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bacteria, infection, anesthesia
Definition
In the 19th century many people died after receiving medical treatment because nobody knew anything about:
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women
Definition
In the 19th century many people thought that education and job training was unnecessary for this group of people.
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movies, radio, and television
Definition
Forms of popular entertainment today that did not exist in the 19th century.
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railway
Definition
In the 19th century a form of transportation in Canada that made travel much faster and easier.
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Aboriginal
Definition
The purpose of the Gradual Civilization Act in 1857 made this group of peoples citizens of Britain and allowed governments to ignore previously made agreements.
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Aboriginals
Definition
In the 19th century the British Empire considered this group of people "wild children" because they thought them uncivilized and childlike.
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assimilation
Definition
This was the primary aim of the government toward Aboriginal people.
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Corn
Definition
Laws which protected agriculture in the British Empire, led to the Potato Famine in Ireland, and caused economic depression in Canada.
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veto
Definition
The reason Lord Elgin passed the Rebellion Losses Bill was because he felt the governor has no right to ______ a bill that had been passed by the elected Assembly.
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Manifest Destiny
Definition
Idea that the United States should rule all of North America.
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representation by population
Definition
a form of proportional representation in government, whereby areas with higher populations have more elected officials in government.
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John A. Macdonald
Definition
The leader of the Tories in Canada West.
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Double Majority
Definition
A bill would only become law if there was a majority in both Canada East and Canada West.
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Monarch
Definition
Under the British North America Act, the Head of state in Canada.
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Confederation
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The Fenian Raids convinced many colonists that the American threat was real and that this union was necessary.
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federal
Definition
Under the British North American Act the currency, fisheries, and postal services are responsibilities of this level of government.
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provincial
Definition
Under the British North American Act business licenses, education and the incorporation of companies are all responsibilities of this level of government.
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taxation
Definition
A responsibility that is shared by the federal and provincial governments.
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