Unit 4: Canada and Multinationalism

Question 1

War of 1812

Answer 1

The US declared war on Britain and Canada was brought to the front line to support and help Britain. The war was caused mainly by trade disputes.

Question 2

Confederation

Answer 2

Any league or union of people or bodies of people. Generally confined to a permanent union of sovereign states for common purposes.

Question 3

Federalism

Answer 3

Mode of political organization where separate states come together based on a similar political system that allows each to maintain its own integrity.

Question 4

Settlement of the West

Answer 4

Canada started to settle in the west for the purposes of transportation, homesteads, and work. All of this contributed to an immigration boom.

Question 5

Charlottetown Accord

Answer 5

It attempted to resolve long standing disputes around the division of powers between federal and provincial jurisdictions.

Question 6

Meech Lake

Answer 6

Meech Lake accord was recognition of Quebecs distinct character. It was intended to persuade the government of Quebec to endorse the 1982 constitutional amendments.

Question 7

Referendum

Answer 7

A direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue.

Question 8

Equalization Payments

Answer 8

Cash payments made in some federal systems of government from the federal government to sub national governments with the objective of offsetting differences in available revenue.

Question 9

Regionalism

Answer 9

The practice of regional rather than central systems of administration or economic, cultural, or political affiliation.

Question 10

Bilingualism

Answer 10

Someone’s ability to be able to communicate in two languages.

Question 11

Francophone

Answer 11

French speakers in Canada

Question 12

Anglophone

Answer 12

English speakers in Canada

Question 13

Multiculturalism

Answer 13

A belief, doctrine, or policy that embraces the idea of ethnic or cultural diversity and promoted a culturally pluralistic society.

Question 14

Diversity

Answer 14

A range of people with various racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds.

Question 15

Cultural Pluralism

Answer 15

A belief or doctrine that holds that collectives should be encouraged to affirm and promote to their unique cultural identity in a diverse society.

Question 16

First Nation

Answer 16

Indigenous people in Canada who are not Inuit or Métis.

Question 17

Métis

Answer 17

An indigenous person with a half white and half first nation background.

Question 18

Inuit

Answer 18

A group of indigenous people inhabiting the Arctic circle and subarctic regions.

Question 19

Assembly of the First Nations

Answer 19

Is an association of the leaders of First Nation governments.

Question 20

Alienation

Answer 20

The experience of feeling left out or being on the outside.

Question 21

Reconciliation

Answer 21

An act of resolving differences and repairing relationships that enables people to come to terms with past injustices and to coexist in peace.

Question 22

Nunavut

Answer 22

A territory in Canada, partly in the Arctic Circle, which is inhabited by the Inuit.