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Chapter 21
Lesson #3, Lesson #4, and Lesson #5 (pp. 526-537)
Word | Definition |
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provinces | a part of Canada somewhat like a state in the United States |
legislative | lawmaking |
canyon | a valley with steep sides cut into the earth's surface by the moving water of a river |
crest | the highest point |
prime minister | head of government in a parliamentary system whose duties are similiar to those of the President of the United States |
negotiation | the process of arriving at a solution acceptable to all parties |
transcontinental | stretching across a continent |
homesteaders | a person who buys land in a wilderness area, builds a home, and starts farming on that land. (Governments provided cheap or free land to homesteaders) |