Chapter 5 Vocab Flashcards
Scrip
a piece of paper that could be used to certify possession of land or be exchanged for money
North West Mounted Police
Canada’s national police force, now called the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Indian Act
an act created to regulate the lives of the First Nations Of Canada
Métis Bill of Rights
a bill that outlined grievances of the Métis and others in the NW Territories
Canadian Pacific Railway
Canada’s first transcontinental highway
Northwest Uprising
a series of battles in 1885 between the Métis and the Canadian forces, brought about by the Métis attempts to gain recognition of their land rights
National Policy
a mainly economic program introduced by the Macdonald government in 1879
militia
civilians with military training who are called to service in times of war or unrest
magistrate
an officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law
knave
an untrustworthy person
plunder
to rob someone of goods or valuables by force
paramilitary
a force that operates like the army but is not part of it
threshing
the process of separating grain from stalks or husks, the steam-power d threshing machine saved time and labour
paternalistic
an attitude based on a family hierarchy: the “father” makes decisions on behalf of the “children”
ward
a minor under the care of a guardian
asylum
a hospital that treats people with mental illnesses
Gatling gun
a large, rapid-fire weapon with multiple rotating barrels, cranked by hand
squat
to settle on unoccupied land without legal title and without paying rent
incentive
something that encourages action or greater effort
impropriety
improper activity or conduct
secede
to formally withdraw from an alliance or a federal union
syndicate
a group of people who combine their resources to conduct a business together
