Vocabulary Flashcards

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Amnesty

A

an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses

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2
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Assimilate

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when an individual or minority group loses its original culture when
absorbed into the dominant culture

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3
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Bilingual

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Canada is a bilingual country with two official languages: French & English

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4
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Collective identity

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rights that protect the language and culture of groups within society

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5
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Internment

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imprisoned in camps

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6
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Manitoba Act

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In 1870 Canadian Parliament made Manitoba the 5th province of Canada

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7
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National Policy

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the government policy (by Macdonald) to promote Canadian industry, a transcontinental railway and to encourage people to settle in the west

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8
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Recruit

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to enlist someone or seek them out to join your group

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9
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Reserve

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land set aside for indigenous tribes to live on and practice their way of life

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10
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Residential school

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a type of boarding school that indigenous children were sent to in order to make them assimilate to the European ways

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11
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Resistance

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the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument

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12
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Rural

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relating to the countryside or agriculture; areas of low population density

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13
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Suffrage

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The right to vote

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14
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Treaty

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a signed agreement between two nations

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15
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Urban

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an area of high population density; a city

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