Social Studies test 2
The ability to speak two different languages fluently.
Bilingualism
The french speaking inhabitants of new France.
Canadiens
A person whose first language is english.
Anglophone
A person whose first language is French.
Francophone
Colonists in what is today the united states who remained loyal to great Britain.
Loyalists
A language recognized and used by the government.
Official language
A Quebec nationalist party founded in 1968.
Parti Quebecois
A policy that proposes that Quebec should be an independant country with strong economic ties to Canada.
Sovereignity Association
A vote of which the people of a country approve or reject a law proposed by the government.
Referendum
The first governer of New British colony of Quebec.
Governer James Murray
Advised the passing of Quebec act in 1774.
Sir Guy Carelton
5 Main points of the quebec act
Quebecs border was expanded far to the west. No land was taken from the French. Roman catholics were free to practise their religion and hold public office. French civil law was retained. No elected assembly was created.
Governer General of British North America after the rebellions of 1837-1838. Recommended uniting upper and lower Canada as a way of assimilating the Francophone population.
Lord Durham
Confederation of Canada: Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
1867 Confederation BNA Act
Founder of Manitoba, leader of the Metis people. Led the Red River Resistance and the North West Rebellion.
Louis Riel
A series of actions taken by Metis People to protect their land, culture and rights from the Canadian government.
Metis Resistance
The premier of Manitoba during The Manitoba Schools Question.
Thomas Greenway
Known for his efforts to protect french speaking catholics in Manitoba. Advocated for French and catholic schools. Stood against the suppression of french as an official language and abolishion of catholic schools in Manitoba.
Archbishop Tache