Chapters 4-7 Trade, War, Peace, Creating Canada Flashcards
Mi’kma’ki
The homeland of the Mi’kmaq
p.142
“The Mi’kmaq called their homeland Mi’kma’ki”
colonization
the process of one country establishing domination over a territory in another country or region
p.143
“The Mi’kmaq fought British colonization of their homeland for almost forty years.”
deport
to send out of the country
p.148
“When the Acadians refused, Britain decided to deport them.”
Great Deportation
The removal of 11000 Acadians from Acadia by Britain, starting in 1755. Britain took the Acadians’ land, homes and other possessions.
p.149
“Between 1755 and 1763, during the Great Deportation, Briatin captured and shipped eleven thousand Acadians to the Thirteen Colonies, to England and to France.”
prejudice
a negative generalization about a group of people based on un-informed judgements
p. 152
“The Great Deportation is an example from Canada’s past of how conflict can draw out prejudices towards other people.”
Treaty of Paris
The 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the Seven Years War in which France gave up nearly all its claims in North America in favour of Guadeloupe.
p. 155
“The war ended in 1763, when France signed a treaty with Britain - the Treaty of Paris.”
decisive
producing lasting change
p. 157
“But how decisive was the battle really?”
retaliate
to get revenge
p. 158
“France negotiated guarantees in the treaty that Britain would not retaliate against French allies, and that would allow the Catholic people of New France to practise their religion.”
assimilate
to become part of a different cultural group
p.162
“It could pressure the Canadiens to assimilate by restricting the use of their language, and abolishing French laws and institutions.”
bicultural
giving official recognition to two cultures
p. 162
“It could establish a bicultural society that valued and accepted Canadiens.”
tithe
a payment to support a church, based on one-tenth of a person’s income
p. 163
“This was the body of law that established the taxes - tithes - that supported the Catholic church.” speaking about abolishing French civil law