Social Finals Review!!! Flashcards

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Culture

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A persons way of life or way of being shared by others

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Haudenosaunne way of life?

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  • They were farmers (farmed 3 sisters) they also hunted, fished, and gathered berries and roots
  • They had the 7th generation rule
  • Had the Iroquois confederacy
  • Involved in central council
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Anishinabe way of life?

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•They had 7 main values
-Love
-Respect
-Bravery
-Honesty
-Humility
-Truth
-Wisdom
•Were farmers (Farmed rice) and hunter gatherers
•Used the clan system (Each clan had different animal names)
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Mi’kmaq

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  • Had a close relationship with Mother Earth
  • Were hunter gatherers
  • were involved with the grand council
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5
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What does come consensus mean?

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An agreement reached by a group as a whole

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Role of women in Haudenosaunee society

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Known as the clan mother
Head of each longhouse
Their longhouses were Matrilineal

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7
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Role of women in Anishinabe society

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Harvested wild rice
Were equal partners in the harvest
Hunted smaller animals

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Role of women in Mi’kmaq society

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They were responsible for ensuring that the family had all they needed
Voiced their opinions in all matters

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9
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Mi’kmaq seasonal cycle

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They moved according to food and weather

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10
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Problems New France faced

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Did not have enough fresh fruit and vegetables
Winter was harsh
Relied on New France too much
Could only work in fur trade
Only able to trade with France
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11
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Who are the voyagers?

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They were traders who paddled on long journeys into the wilderness to trade furs with First Nations

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Role of Catholic Church in New France

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The missionaries ran hospitals, schools and took car of the poor

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13
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What is imperialism?

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A country extending it control over other countries often using economic or military means

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14
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What is mercantilism?

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A economic system that allowed a county to become rich by selling the resources taken from its colonies

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15
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What is active citizenship?

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Doing things in you community for the benefit of others

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16
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What was the trade relationship between First Nations and Europeans?

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Each group had something each other wanted. And it wasn’t like any group was cheating them out anyways. It was fine

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17
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Why did Britain and France expand in North America?

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  • Competition
  • Religion
  • Economics
  • Curiosity
  • Quality of life
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18
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What was the relationship between the First Nations and British?

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The British did not take the time to know them. All they wanted was their resources

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Explain the relationship between First Nations and French

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The French built a relationship with the First Nations by getting to know them doing exchange programs ect.

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20
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What was the most effective action of the British government when establishing Halifax?

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They built a military fort and tighten its sovereignty over Nova Scotia and turn it into an English speaking colony

21
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Why was the Hudson’s bay so important to Britain?

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  • It was close to an abundant supply of fur
  • Many rivers flowed into the Hudson’s bay and provided good transportation routes
  • Large supply ships could deliver heavy supplies directly to British forts
22
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What are tax?

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A contribution to the government for goods and service

23
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What is economy?

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The way in which people meet their basic needs

24
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What was the difference between Nor’westers

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Hudson's bay

•More efficient
•Very easy to get to
•Many routes
•Close to an abundant supply of furs
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25
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Why did the First Nations way of life change?

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Because of the strong European

26
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Explain the Quebec act of 1774

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Britain wanted to turn Quebec into a British colony. But they had developed such a strong sense of identity, instead of assimilating them they decided to recognize their rights.

27
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What is the seigneurial system?

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The king gave seigneur’s large tracts of land. In return they had to find a colonist to settle in the land. The habitant then rented strips of land to farm.

28
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Why was the royal proclamation created?

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The British didn’t want to evict the Canadiens from their homes so instead they decided to assimilate them

29
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Why were Louisbourg and Quebec so important to Britain?

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It was their 2 main centers of power and it blocked Quebec, their next target

30
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What happened on the battle of the plains of Abraham?

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The British were attacking Louisbourg and they decided to come from behind during the night. And when the French woke up they attacked. It was the bloodiest battle ever fought on Canadian soil

31
Q

What is a superpower?

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A country that is more powerful than almost all other countries

32
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What happened in Acadia and what did it later become named?

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Louisbourg was given back to the French while Acadia was given to the British where they later renamed in Nova Scotia

33
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What ended the conflict between French and English?

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The treaty of Paris

34
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What happened during the war of 1812?

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Britain and the United States were not getting along. They burned down each others government buildings and many First Nations people died

35
Q

What is political deadlock?

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A situation where no progress can be made

36
Q

Why did the population in the 13 colonies grow rapidly?

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They had different goals
The climate was mild
Many different job opportunities 
Settlers of many faiths could settle there
Trade with other countries
37
Q

What is confederation?

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The Union of Canada’s Canada’s colonies

38
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Who joined confederation?

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All the provinces

39
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What are the responsibilities for the federal government?

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Post office
Sense the post office trade and commerce weights and measures currency and quoin edge taxation navigation fisheries copyright banking first Nations criminal law naturalization marriage and divorce residual powers the power to cancel any provincial laws that went beyond the bounds of provincial power

40
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What are some provincial powers?

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Property and civil rights
education 
local works 
highways 
hospitals 
Municipalities 
patties courts provincial them local police
41
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What are the shared powers of the government?

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Agriculture

immigration

42
Q

Why was the Manitoba act created?

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It was made to please both sides of the red river crisis

43
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What were the impacts of the red river resistance?

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The hudsons bay company took over their rival, the Nor’westers

44
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What were the impacts of the red river resistance?

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The buffalo began to die out and many Metis migrated west to follow the buffalo

45
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What caused the second Metis uprising?

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Manitoba didn’t solve all their problems. The English speaking newcomers wanted to turn it into a colony similar to Ontario

46
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What were the issues before creating Saskatchewan and Alberta?

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Wether to allow French in schools and wether to make one province or 2

47
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Why did Prince Edward Island want to join confederation?

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The railway would provide many jobs
Most people rented land from absentee land owners
They could make trade deals
Britain didn’t want them or need them anymore

48
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Why did Newfoundland join confederation?

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They had an economic disaster