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Chapter 8 Flashcards

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Political Deadlock

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When groups of equally powerful people can’t make a decision

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Guarantee

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Something that will definitely happen because it has legal backing

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Secure

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Lock up, hold, keep, will happen,

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Constitution

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The Country’s rules about the government

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Annexation

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When a country takes over a territory

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Mercantilism

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When a country becomes rich from its colonies

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Tariff

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An extra charge

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Jeopardize

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To put something in trouble

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Public School

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Money for the school is paid by the governments taxes

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Great depression

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When the whole world had an economic set back between 1929 to 1939

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World War II

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War with the world happening between 1939 to 1945

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Confederation issues 
(8 points)
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  • excludes the First Nations
  • depended on cooperation of leaders
  • political deadlocks
  • Some Canadien leaders saw confederation as a threat
  • Atlantic Colonies self governed and thought they would lose their independent character
  • small islands thought it would be expensive to join
  • afraid of American Annexation
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Who are the 4 key leaders in Confederation

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John A. Macdonald
George Etienne Cartier
George Brown
Etienne Paschal Tache

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John A. Macdonald

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Game time does first prime minister after confederation call mom came from Canada West and wanted to create a nation that stretched “sea to sea” while accommodating people to achieve agreement

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George Eitenne Cartier

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Came in from Canada east,, died five years after confederation supporting Catholics

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George Brown

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Canada West, founded Globe newspaper in Toronto, got shot

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Etienne Pashal Tache

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Canada east, part of the Graet Coalition, dies before final deal was struck

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BNA act

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John A. Macdonald and George Etienne Cartier wrote the act that established Confederation. Created a dominion of Canada, formed from the former colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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Steps to reading a political cartoon

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Look for labels in the caption: how the people are drawn/ symbols
Summarize situation in own words
Check the source: perspective/ the source it comes from

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How a railway helped

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  • joined provinces together
  • gave the ability to ship to each other when the rivers were frozen in the winter
  • quicker/easier travel

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