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WHAT IS THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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A parliamentary Fashion on the British system of representative elected by the people

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WHAT IS THE NORTH AMERICAN ACT

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The North American act is built on the 72 resolution worked out at the Quebec conference

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WHAT IS CONSTITUTION

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Constitution is something that sets out the rules laws and practises for how our country will run

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WHAT IS DOMINION

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New territory

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WHAT IS THE GOLD RUSH

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Gold rush is when people discover Gold and go to the place to mine for gold.

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What is planning

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A method miners use to find gold

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WHAT IS THE CARABO ROAD

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The Caribou Road is a waggon Road headed to London Fraser River to Bakerville this cost trouble with the Aboriginal people because people were ignoring their claims

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WHAT IS A TREATY

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A tree is up peace agreement between the two parties

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WHAT IS RUPERTS LAND

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A vast Western area of Canada that at the time was governed by the Hudson babe company for 150 years

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WHAT IS RED RIVER COLONY

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Avast Western area owned by Hudson babe for 150 yards covers what is now Manitoba

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OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT

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The act that made french and English official languages of Canada

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WHAT IS SEPARATISM

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When Quebec wanted to separate

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WHAT IS ALIENATION

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Some regions are feeling isolated because there ideas were rejected

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WHAT IS CONFEDERATION

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The union of colonies under a central government

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WHAT ARE TORIES

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A member of the conservative party in Britain or British North America 

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WHAT ARE CLEAR GRITS

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A member of the reformer party in British North America

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WHAT IS THE QUEBEC CONFERENCE

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Second attempt at making provinces and territory join confederation

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72 RESOLUTIONS

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A group of rules promises that would be taken into effect federation constructed during the events of the Quebec common

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WHAT IS POLITICAL DEADLOCK

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When government parties agree with each other and work against each other

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WHAT IS COALITION GOVERNMENT

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Government consisting of more than one political party working together

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WHAT ARE FENIANS

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A group of Irish people who fought against England because they didn’t like that England has control over Ireland

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WHAT IS FREE TRADE

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Agreement in which goods can be passed freely between nations without taxes

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