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| annexation | joining of one territory to a lager political entity. |
| bill | a proposed law that is presented to the Legislative Assembly to be debated and voted on. When it becomes law it's called an act. |
| Canada East | Former name for Quebec; also called Lower Canada. |
| Canada West | former name for Ontario; also called Upper Canada. |
| compulsory | required. |
| exile | to officially order someone to leave the country. |
| libel | a printed statement or picture that unjustly injures a person's reputation. |
| Manifesto | a public declaration of intetions by an important group of people. |
| oratory | the art of public speaking. |
| political party | a group of people with similar beliefs about government, who work together to get their candidates elected as representatives. |
| radical policy | plan for extreme changes. |
| reposible government | Members of the executive council (today known as the Cabinet) are chosen from the group with the most elected members in the Legislative Assembly (rather than by the governor). The government is the Cabinet. The Cabinet is thus responsible to the representatives of the voters for its conduct of public business. If the Cabinet loses the confidence of the majority of the Legislative Assembly, it must resign. The government can function only if it has the support of the legislature-it is responsible to the legislature. |
| slate | thin slice of bluish-grey rock on which children wrote. |
| universal | for everybody |
| rebellion | a group of people who ban together to fight for a cause |
| Durham Report | recommendations made byu Lord Durham included responsible government and creating the Province of Canada |
| Colonial Policy | when the British government no longer wanted to be involved in the internal politics of Canada |
| Rebellion Losses Bill | the first test of responsible government whose purpose was to pay back East Canada for the losses of the Rebeliion of 1837 |
| Act of union | made Upper and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada |
| Patriots | colonists who rebelled |
| Legislative Council | advised the governor and proposed laws |
| Executive Council | advised the governor and ran the government |
