Chapter 3 Vocab Flashcards

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Victorian

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

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middle class

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a social class that had very wealthy members without aristocratic heritage

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materialistic

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

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huckster

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

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whist

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a card game for four players divided into two teams

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infrastructure

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

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reserves

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land set aside by governments for the use of First Nations

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assimilate

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

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enfranchisement

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

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Elders

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people respected for their wisdom and understanding of traditional knowledge

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bias

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

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mercantilism

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

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Corn Laws

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

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tariff

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

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economic depression

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a period of low economic activity marked by high unemployment

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Rebellion Losses Bill

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

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federation

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

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annex

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

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Manifest Destiny

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

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American Civil War

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(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

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whip

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

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coalition

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

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corruption

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

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representation by population

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

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