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Emigrant

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A person who leaves their native country to establish a home and citizenship in another country (emigrant and immigrant describes the same person at different points in the process of moving between countries)

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Demographic Change

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Change in the characteristics of a population

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Unemployment

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Having no work

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Famine

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A shortage of food leading to stravation for many people

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Cholera

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A contagious diseasethat causes intestinal problems and dehydration

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Quarantine

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A place where people with a contagious disease are required to stay, to separate them from heathy people and to prevent the spread of disease

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Reformer

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Someone who seeks change-or reform-established rules and arrangements in society

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Immigrant

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A person intending to establish a home and citizenship in a country that’s not their native

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Colonial governemnt

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A government in Beliste in a colony and controlled by imperial power, such as Britain

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Advise

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to give advice

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Democracy

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A system of government in which citizens elect those who ruled them

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Crop failure

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Damage or elimination of a Food crop, such as wheat, because of drought, insects damage or some other natural causes

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Boycott

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To refuse something as a way to create pressure for change

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Arms

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Weapons

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Amnesty

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A pardon

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Assimilate

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To become part of a different culture group

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Coalition

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An alliance among different groups

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Demographics

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Data about the characteristics of a population such as number, origin and age

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Anglophone

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A person whose first language is English

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Conquest

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The British take over of new France in 1763, under which new France became the British colony of quebec

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Insurrection

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An attempt to overthrow on embellished government

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Francophone

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A persons whose first language is French

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Republic

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A system of government that does not have a monarch (usually a democracy)

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Epidemic

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Infection of a large population by disease

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Outspoken

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Expressing an opinion clearly and directly

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Rebellion

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A challenge to the authorities of a recognized government

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Oppression

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Unjust or unfair use of power

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Tyranny of the majority

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In a tyranny, One person or group of people hold power in a society and use power for their own interests the phrase draws a parallel between power held by a tyranny and power held by a majority in a democracy

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Royal commission

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On official investigation embellished by the government

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Self-government

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Government that does not answer to an imperial power

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Who migrated in the great migration?

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People from England and Ireland

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Why did people migrate on the the great migration

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People left for encomic reason in Britain and a femine in Ireland

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Who had power in British North America?

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Birthing North America had colonial government

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Who had power in democracy?

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In a democracy voters elect people who will hold power

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What is the the difference and similarities between

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Colonial
•assembly only advised the council
• Councils-appointed by governor
-made decisions about colony's affairs 
-advised the governor 
• Governor of Colony gave directions to councils

Both
• voters had same power/authorities
•Governor of colony were both appointed by Britain
•Assembly were elected by voters

Democratic
• assembly elected members of the councils
•Councils
- members controlled by assembly
-made legislation
- responsible for all local affairs
- elected by assembly
•Governor of Colony
- represented the Britians responsibility for some colonial matters such as defence
-could not appoint members of the council or override the decisions of voters

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Who was Thomas Jefferson and how did he impact Canada?

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  • wrote the American Declaration of Independence
  • believed everyone was equal
  • Laws should be put to vote
  • Established democracy in U.S

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