trade | raids | political issues |
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What is free trade
Trade without duties/ tariffs
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What is fenians
an irish organization that used armed rebellion in attempt of independence from Britain.
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What is equal representation
each region has the same number of elected representatives
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What are Corn-laws
British laws that governed the import & export of grain in Britain cereal grains were called corn.
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What is manifest destiny
The belief the US had a duty to take over the land of NA.
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What is representation by population
the number of elected representatives is determined
by the size of the population in the region represented |
What is inter colonial trade
to trade within two or more colonies.
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what happened to the irish-canadian politician
was killed because he opposed the Fenian raids publicly, in Ottawa
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What is a riding
the area represented by an elected official
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What is reciprocity
an exchange of privileges or favours as a basis for relation between 2 countries.
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What is the reason Fenians hated (venged) Britain
Britain had treated Ireland very badly and brought misery to its people.
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What is proportional representation
a voting system in which a political party gets the same proportion of seats in government as the
the proportion of votes it received |
What is exploit
to take advantage of someone or something for one’s benefit
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What is the reason north USA invaded BNA
war between north and south USA created tension which lead to raids in BNA
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What is referendum
a vote by the citizens on a proposed government action
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