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Free trade
Trade between diferent countries without taxes or restrictions
seigneurs
a land owener who owed large areas of land and lent small parcels to farmers for there use
assimilate
to bring into conformity or adapt to the customs and attitudes of a group
nationalism
a desire for people sharing a common culture, language, and history to form an independent nation
abolitionist (ab-o-lish-in-ist)
a person who wants and works to end (abolish) slavery
Métis
an Aboriginal person descended from a First Nations mother and a father of European desent
Aboriginal title
the legal recognition that a particular territory belongs to a specific First Nations group
What is British North Amercia known as today.
British North America is known as Canada today.