Chapter 1 Flashcards
Lower Canad
Maritime provinces, Quebec
Upper Canada
Ontario area
Loyalists
Americans who didn’t support the American revolution,remained loyal to Britain
Métis
Native and french ancestry
Monopoly
Exclusive ownership because of legal privilege
Mortgage
To use as security on a loan
Land speculators
Bought property and low prices, kept lots of the market to raise value, sold small bits at high prices
Absentee landlords
Given land by gov't Slow to start settling land with farmers Promised land for work, didn't keep Some did not populate (Nova Scotia) Caused land shortage
Republican
Democratic without a monarch as head of state
Deferential
Showing respect
The eastern townships
The region of south central Quebec between Montreal and Quebec City
Copy
The print part of a post or ad
Anglophone
English speaking
Coffin ship
A death ship. Many people died while traveling in steerage. The bodies were dumped overboard
Tenant farmer
A farmer who works the land owned by another