First Nations
What is lacrosse?
This political state occurs when neither side can procure a majority and therefore no bills may be passed.
What is political deadlock?
The political strategy that entails that the amount of seats given to each province in the House of Commons will vary by the size of the population of said province.
What is Representation by Population?
Geographical subdivisions within a country; also knows as states.
What are provinces?
To give something in exchange for something else.
What is "trade?"
The term for people of both French and aboriginal descent.
What are "métis?"
Also known as the Constitution Act, it was the act that originally formed the Dominion of Canada in 1867.
What is the British North America Act?
George Brown was the leader of this political party.
What are the Clear Grits?
A country, state, or other large land area that is controlled by a different country.
What is a colony?
The total number of inhabitants of a certain area of land.
What is a population?
A traditional house used by the natives of the plains.
What is a teepee?
An alliance of a number of groups. May be formed between political parties, countries, or other.
What is confederation?
Someone who has made a career directly involved with politics.
What is a politician?
The last province to join Canada in 1949.
What is Newfoundland?
What is "emigrate?"
The animal which was called "Ableegumooch" by the Wabanaki people.
What is the rabbit?
The belief that existed during the 1800s that said that the spread of the United States through the Americas was right and unavoidable.
What is Manifest Destiny?
A member of a 19th century Irish revolutionary group.
What is a Fenian?
The two modern provinces that were originally found in Canada East and Canada West.
What are Ontario and Québec?
An American group of people who supported the British during the American Revolution.
What are the Tories?
The tall wooden poles that native peoples carved to symbolize their family history or something else.
What are totems?
The original three provinces that joined the Dominion of Canada.
What are the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick?
An alliance, often between political parties, for action. It is also often temporary.
What is a coalition?
The largest Canadian province.
What is Québec?
A disagreement between two or more individuals or larger groups. Can also be a violent interaction.
What is a conflict?