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Gr 6 History CCU 3F
Abeka New World History Chapter 3 Checkup F
Term | Definition |
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Northwest Passage | the imaginary water route through North America to Asia |
New France | land claimed by France in the New World, including Canada |
Hudson's Bay Company | Canada's oldest business |
French and Indian War | war fought between France and England over land rights in North America; England won most of the land |
Loyalists | colonists who did not join in the American War for Independence; many moved to Canada |
Acadians | French settlers who would not pledge their loyalty to the British and were driven from their homes |
CN Tower | Canada National Tower; world's second tallest freestanding structure |
Klondike Gold Rush | occurred in the Yukon Territory in 1987 after gold was discovered there |
Dempster Highway | the only public highway above the Arctic Circle that is open year-round |
Canadarm | robotic arm designed by Canadian scientists for the U.S. space shuttle Challenger in 1981 |
prime minister | leader of the nation of Canada |
governor general | the personal representative of the British monarch |
Mounties | nickname for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |