Definitions
Conservative
preferring what is safe and similar
"Canada has too much geography"
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Class
category of society
The colony with the greatest population in 1851
Canada West
Crown
symbol of monarchy
Capitalists
people who built and owned businesses
the voters in the 1850s Canadas were
male property owners
Census
Official count of the population
Republic
System of a government without a monarch in which all politicians are elected
in the 1850s, the travel from Halifax to Vancouver took
Months
The farmers of Prince Edward Island in the 1850s
owned their land, and were able to buy and sell land without any problems (chill people)
Political deadlock
unable to make progress because political parties cannot agree together
Nobility
highest level of British society
BC had many Americans and British people. They came to British Columbia because
of gold rushes
What was an important industry (business) in the Maritime colonies for fishing and overseas
Shipping