Chapter 9 vocab
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ciaramdoyle on February 2, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 province | government districts similar to states |
| parliament | a legislature lead by a prime minister or premier |
| consensus | general agreement |
| Calgary | most import city in Alberta |
| Winnipeg | capital of Manitoba |
| Windsor | a city in Ontario on Lake Eerie |
| Vancouver | major port in British Columbia where lumber is sent to Japan |
| Toronto | capital of Ontario |
| regionalism | a feeling of strong political and emotional loyalty to one's own region |
| separatism | belief that certain parts of a country should be independent |
| hinterland | a region that lies far away from major population centers; refers to anywhere in northern Canada |
| Ottawa | capital of Canada |
| N.A.F.T.A | "North American Free Trade Agreement"; eliminates tariffs between North America |
| 1867 | British government created Canada because they did not want to have to deal with another war |
| Northwest passage | A reason French want Canada |
| Convert natives to Catholicism | A reason French want Canada |
| looking for fishing and beaver furs | A reason French want Canada |
| Montreal | major port city on island in middle of St. Lawrence River |
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