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| Question | Answer |
| Canadian Sheild | Oldest landform in Canada; a geographic location that covers the majority of Canada. |
| Oligarchy | A small group of people in control of a country or organization, such as the Family Compact |
| Manifest Destiny | The belief that the United States should own/be comprised of all of North America |
| HBC | Hudson's Bay Company: A fur trade company with the "stay by the bay" policy. Founded in 1670 |
| Metis | First Nations/French people |
| NWMP | Northwest Mounted Police: Created in 1869 after the whiskey traders became more and more of a problem, and became more relevant after the Cypress Hills Massacre. |
| CPR | Canadian Pacific Railway: The railway that connected Canada from coast to coast. Finished in 1885. |
| Open Door Policy | An immigration policy that puts no restrictions on who can immigrate |
| Head tax | A tax paid only by Chinese immigrants to Canada; originally $50 in 1885, was raised to $100 in 1900, and then once more in 1903 to $500. |
| Rocky Mountains | Canada's youngest mountain range |
| Family Compact | A small group of people that controlled Upper Canada's government |
| Canadiens | French Canadians |
| Responsible Government | A government made of officials voted in by the public |
| NWC | Northwest Company- HBC's main rival founded in 1783 |
| Merger | The action of joining companies together, resulting in many job losses |
| Treaties | A formally concluded agreement between countries |
| Last Best West | Canada's slogan to draw in immigrants |
| Confederation | The joining of separate colonies to form one large country |
| Rebellions of 1837 | A series of rebellions in both Upper and Lower Canada, both caused by the want for political reform. |
| Act of Union | Act that was passed in 1840 that united the colonies of Upper and Lower Canada into a single country |
| Rebellion Losses Bill | A bill promising compensation to people of Canada East that suffered damage during the Rebellions of 1837 |
| American Civil War | A war in which the industrialized North fought the agricultual South |
| British North America Act | A series of acts that were crucial to the constitution of Canada |
| Creation of the NWMP | 1873- Was created with the worry that the presence of whiskey traders would lead to the loss of land |
| The Creation of The CPR | Was crucial to Canada's development to transport trades and help extend the country from coast to coast |
| Manitoba Schools Act | Recognized French as a national language and eliminated government funding from Catholic schools |
| Great Migration | A period of high immigration rates from 1815 to 1850 |
| Durham Report | An important document in Canada's history written by Lord Durham that recommended that Upper and Lower Canada, as well as all of the colonies of British North America join together and be given responsible government. |
| Confederation Conferences | Conferences that were held to form the confederation of Canada. They were held in London, Quebec, and Charlottetown. |
| Red River Resistance | A group of Metis formed by Louis Riel to fight against the selling of Rupert's Land by the Hudson's Bay Company. |
| The National Dream | To have a country from coast to coast |
| Northwest Rebellion | A series of battles in 1885 between the Metis and Canadian forces, brought about by Metis in attempt to gain recognition about their land rights |
| Naval Service Act 1910 | Made the first Canadian navy |
| Lord Durham | Governer-in-chief of the Canadas who wrote Durham's Report |
| Papineau | Leader of the Rebellion of Lower Canada in 1837 |
| William Lyon Mackenzie | Leader of the rebellion of Upper Canada in 1837 |
| The Great Coalition | A grand coalition of political parties that brought Canada together |
| Lord Selkirk | A liberal democrat and the creator of the Selkirk Settlement |
| Wilfred Laurier | 7th prime minister of Canada and a great believer of compromise between the French and English and created the Naval Service Act of 1910 |
| John A Macdonald | FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA |
| Louis Riel | Leader of the Northwest Rebellions and "father" to Manitoba |
| William Van Horne | Ran the CPR as vice president, president, and chairman of the board from 1885-1910 |
| Clifford Sifton | Laurier's Minister of the Interior and was a powerful force behind the great migration |
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