Chapter 3 Vocab

Question 1

Victorian

Answer 1

of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria, or someone who shares the values of that period

Question 2

middle class

Answer 2

a social class that had very wealthy members without aristocratic heritage

Question 3

materialistic

Answer 3

valuing material possessions and physical comfort above everything else, money-oriented

Question 4

huckster

Answer 4

a person who usually uses aggressive selling tactics to make a profit

Question 5

whist

Answer 5

a card game for four players divided into two teams

Question 6

infrastructure

Answer 6

the roads, canals, sewers, public services, and transportation networks that allow a community to function

Question 7

reserves

Answer 7

land set aside by governments for the use of First Nations

Question 8

assimilate

Answer 8

to join another culture and to give up one’s own language and traditions

Question 9

enfranchisement

Answer 9

granting someone the rights and protection of a citizen or a particular country

Question 10

Elders

Answer 10

people respected for their wisdom and understanding of traditional knowledge

Question 11

bias

Answer 11

strongly favoring a point of view to the point of misrepresenting other views

Question 12

mercantilism

Answer 12

an economic system based on colonialism, in which the home country uses raw goods imported from the colonies to manufacture goods

Question 13

Corn Laws

Answer 13

laws which protected agriculture in the British Empire by limiting the import of grain from other countries

Question 14

tariff

Answer 14

a duty or charge that must be paid on an imported item

Question 15

economic depression

Answer 15

a period of low economic activity marked by high unemployment

Question 16

Rebellion Losses Bill

Answer 16

a bill promising compensation to people of Canada East who suffered property damage during the Rebellions of 1837

Question 17

federation

Answer 17

a union of provinces, each of which keeps certain powers but gives up other powers to a central, national government

Question 18

annex

Answer 18

to take over a territory and add it to the territory of another country

Question 19

Manifest Destiny

Answer 19

an American idea that it was the fate of the U.S. to control all of North America

Question 20

American Civil War

Answer 20

(also called the war between the states) a war that began in 1861 and ended in 1865, the industrialized North fought the agricultural South, a divisive issue was slavery, which the South supported

Question 21

whip

Answer 21

a person who is responsible for ensuring discipline and solidarity within a political party

Question 22

coalition

Answer 22

in politics, when one or more political parties or interest groups work together to achieve a common goal

Question 23

corruption

Answer 23

in politics, taking bribes or using one’s influence to gain an unfair advantage

Question 24

representation by population

Answer 24

a form of proportional representation in government, areas with higher populations have more elected officials in government

Question 25

reciprocity

Answer 25

an agreement that provided for free trade between the U.S. and British Colonies