Social Study 11 Ch. 1 Vocab

Social Studies 11 Chapter One: Counterpoints 02/09/2014 “A Different Canada” Social Studies 11

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Vocabulary
1. Wilfred Laurier – leader of the Liberals in 1896, becomes prime minister.
2. Suffragists – people who advocated that women should have the right to vote. For example, Nellie McClung was a well-known suffragist who fought for women rights.
3. Queen Victoria/Victorian England – Queen Victoria was the British monarch from 1837 – 1901. The name Victorian England came from Queen Victoria.
4. Nellie McClung – the suffragist who gathers together with other women, campaigned for women’s rights.
5. Alaskan “panhandle” – a strip of land running down the Pacific Coast between B.C and Alaska.
6. Imperialists – English-speaking Canadian that were proud to be British subjects, and expanding the British Empire.
7. Canadiens – French-speaking Canadians that does not share the enthusiasm for the British Empire.
8. Nationalists – French-Canadians who believes that Canada should be more independent from Britain. Ex. Henri Bourassa
9. Ethnocentric – A group of Canadians believing their own race or group was superior.
10. Head tax – The money that every Chinese immigrant had to pay to be able to immigrate.
11. Reserves – designated areas of land for Aboriginal people by 1880s.
12. Residential schools – school for Aboriginal children run by the churches by 1900s
13. Assimilation – It refers to the federal government that intended to make aboriginal people abandon their traditional culture and become part of European way of life.
14. Trade union – a group of workers who unite to achieve common goals in discussions with owners and management of businesses and industries.
15. Recession – a decline in the economy, resulting in lower level of employment and production.
16. Primary source – primary source is the first-hand documents or original documents. Ex. Diary of Ann Frank
17. Secondary source – secondary source are usually few steps away from primary source. Ex. Textbooks
18. Bias – Bias is writing from a person’s point of view, and the person’s opinion towards an article or event.