FRANCOPHONE - a person whose first language is French, ANGLOPHONE - a person whose first language is English, COLONIZATION - the process of one country establishing domination over a territory in another country or region, DIGUE - is a barrier, usually made of earth, that separates land from water, LOUISBOURG - French military base, HALIFAX - British military base, DEPORT - to send out of a country, GREAT DEPORTATION - the removal of eleven thousand Acadians from Acadia by Britain, starting in 1755. Britain took the Acadians' land, homes and other possessions., STRATEGIC POSITION - a place whose physical location makes it important or valuable, often for military reasons, PREJUDICE - a negative generalization about a group of people based on uninformed judgements, MARITIMES - the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, BILINGUAL - having rights in law that establish equality between two languages, GENOCIDE - a policy to eliminate people of a particular cultural identity, ETHNIC CLEANSING - a policy to remove people of a particular cultural identit, TREATY OF PARIS - the 1763 agreement between Britain and France that ended the Seven Years' War, in which France gave up nearly all its claims in North America in favour of Guadeloupe, SIEGE - surrounding a fortified place to force its surrender, DECISIVE - producing lasting change, RETALIATE - to get revenge, WHISKY TRADERS - people who traded alcohol with First Nations, which disrupted First Nations societies, MINWEWEH - An Anishinabe leader known as "silver tongue" for persuasive speech, PONTIAC - a leader of the Odawa Nation; he organized an alliance of First Nations to oppose Britain's takeover, ASSIMILATE - to become part of a different cultural group, BICULTURAL - giving official recognition to two cultures, ELECTED ASSEMBLY - representatives elected by voters, they could advise, but not direct, the governors and councils appointed by Britain, TITHE - a payment to support a church, based on one-tenth of a person's income, WOLFE - British general, dies on the Plains of Abraham, MONTCALM - French Marquis, dies two days after the Plains of Abraham,

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