WAR AND BRITISH CONQUEST

Mi'kma'ki

the homeland of the Mi'kmaq people; also known as Acadia

deport

expel from a country

Great Deportation

the removal of eleven thousand Acadians from Acadia by Britain, starting in 1755

grievous

causing sorrow or pain

strategic position

a good or useful place in a battle or a war

prejudice

A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority

Maritimes

Canadian provinces Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and P.E.I

officially bilingual

having rights in law that establish equality between two languages

genocide

systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

ethnic cleansing

the mass expulsion or killing of members of an unwanted ethnic or religious group in a society

siege

the surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender

decisive

settling an issue; producing a definite result.

Treaty of Paris

(1898) treaty that ended the Spanish American war. Provided that Cuba be free from Spain.

retaliate

to take revenge

whiskey traders

people who traded alcohol with First Nations, which disrupted First Nations societies

recover

to get better

secure

to gain control of

scenario

A sequence of events that is imagined, assumed, or suggested

assimilate

to absorb fully; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully

bicultural

having an identity that includes aspects of two different cultures

elected assembly

representatives elected by voters. In British colonies, elected assemblies could advise, but not direct, the governors and councils appointed by Britain

tithe

Church tax

proclamation

a public announcement of great importance

Republic

A form of government in which citizens choose their leaders by voting

rebellion

a fight against a government

oath

a solemn promise

United Empire Loyalists

American colonists loyal to Great Britain who relocated to Canada after the American Revolution

Patriot

American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won

Canadiens

French descendants of the original settlers of New France

Acadian

A Francophone citizen of Acadia

Fort Louisburg

1758 historic site of a battle during the struggle for Nova Scotia with the French.