chapter 6
what is Discrimination
the unfair judgment or different treatment thingd likr thier ethnicity, age, gender, or disability.
when you can trade things out of your country with no restriction or tarifs
what is Pemmican
Pemmican is a traditional survival food made by Indigenous peoples. It is made of dried meat, fat, and sometimes dried berries.
what are natural resources
They are resources found out in nature. the most common example of this is wood
what is an Residential Schools
It was church run schools where some Indigenous children were forcefully taken from their families and forced to give up their language and culture.
What is an immigrant
someone who moves from one country to another and most of the time they thend stay there permanently
what is democracy
A system of government where all citizens have the power to make the decisions and vote on laws for themselves, rather than through elected representatives.
what is an Manitoba Act
it was the act that officially made Manitoba the fifth province of Canada. it also gave the Métis protection of land and language
what are Protective tariffs
Protective tariffs are taxes placed on imported things to make them more expensive than local things. it is also used to make people buy domestic products instead.
what does Assimilation mean
it is when one group of people adopt the culture, language, and way of life of another group, which is usually the majority
what is a reformer
somebody who work to improve the political system, society, government,
what is Manifest Destiny
when Americans thought it was their god given right to control all of the North American
what are reserves
it is the land set aside by the government for the use and benefit of only the First Nation
what are Treaties
they are agreement between 2 groups
what is an Referendum
when all the eligible citizens vote on an law or decision
what is Family Compact
when families who are wealthy control upper canadas goverment
what is Federalism
Federalism means the country is run by two levels of government, a national level and a provincial level that share power.
what are the Métis
The Métis people are people who have both Indigenous and European ancestry. most of them are both french and indigenous
what is a diverse economy
A diverse economy is an economy that is made up of many different types of jobs, so it doesn't rely on just one area like farming or mining
what is a prospector
people who searched for things like gold or silver, especially during gold rushes.
what is it called when people are in a place without other people who sometimes have the same disease to prevent the spread of that disease
this is an qurantine staion
what is called when you ship something from your country to another for money
what is it called when you move from one place to another.
this is mirgrated
what was a railway built in the late 1800s that connected Eastern Canada to the West? that also allowed goods and resources to move across the entire country.
that was the Transcontinental Railway
what is a school run by the Catholic Church that includes religious teaching while also teaching regular subjects?
a Catholic school