from 1791 to 1841, the official name of the province lying west of the Ottawa River and north of Lakes Ontario and Erie.
Go to full entry >the land grant of 200 hundred acres to which all Loyalists on the U.E. list were entitled, including the rights of sons and daughters of grantees to claim that grant at a later date.
Go to full entry >the official register of those persons entitled to be called United Empire Loyalists.
Go to full entry >one of a large number of persons loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, many of whom came to the eastern provinces of Canada as settlers during the Revolution and for some years afterwards.
Go to full entry >1 the land grant of 200 hundred acres to which all Loyalists on the U.E. list were entitled, including the rights of sons and daughters of grantees to claim that grant at a later date.
Expand + | Go to full entry >one of a large number of persons loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, many of whom came to the eastern provinces of Canada as settlers during the Revolution and for some years afterwards.
Go to full entry >United Farmers of Alberta. one of several political groups growing out of farmers' organizations at the provincial level.
Go to full entry >n. in Quebec, from 1870 to 1900, a member of an extreme right wing of the Conservative Party, a militant group of French-speaking and Catholic Quebecois whose political aims embodied religion and nationalism.
Go to full entry >n. in Quebec, from 1870 to 1900, a member of an extreme right wing of the Conservative Party, a militant group of French-speaking and Catholic Quebecois whose political aims embodied religion and nationalism.
Go to full entry >n. the shrubs and small trees forming the low growth of a wooded area.
Go to full entry >n. the action or process of removing underbrush, as in clearing land.
Go to full entry >a system set up by abolitionists in the United States to conduct Negro slaves to freedom, one of its branches leading into Canada.
Go to full entry >a system set up by abolitionists in the United States to conduct Negro slaves to freedom, one of its branches leading into Canada.
Go to full entry >n. the general area lying between Northern Labrador and Hudson Bay; specifically, the peninsula lying between the Bay and Ungava Bay.
Go to full entry >n. the policy or action of completely merging the traditional navy, army, and air force into one combined force having a unified command and common uniform, rank structure, and pay rates.
Go to full entry >1 n. the uniting of Upper and Lower Canada, finally effected by the Union Act.
Expand + | Go to full entry >the act of the British Parliament uniting Upper and Lower Canada into United Canada, passed July 23, 1840 and effective February 5, 1841.
Go to full entry >a bill for the uniting of Upper Canada and Lower Canada, first drawn up in 1822 and eventually passed in 1840 as the Union Act.
Go to full entry >in Quebec, a provincial political party, long under the leadership of Maurice Duplessis, 1890-1959, and identified with conservative French-Canadian nationalism.
Go to full entry >1 n. a person in favor of union among the provinces of British North America, especially of Upper and Lower Canada.
Expand + | Go to full entry >the political union of Upper and Lower Canada, lasting from 1841 to 1867. See also United Province.
Go to full entry >1 the United Church of Canada, a Protestant church formed in 1924-1925 of Methodists, Presbyterians, and Congregationalists.
Expand + | Go to full entry >n. one of a large number of persons loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, many of whom came to the eastern provinces of Canada as settlers during the Revolution and for some years afterwards.
Go to full entry >one of a large number of persons loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, many of whom came to the eastern provinces of Canada as settlers during the Revolution and for some years afterwards.
Go to full entry >the land grant of 200 hundred acres to which all Loyalists on the U.E. list were entitled, including the rights of sons and daughters of grantees to claim that grant at a later date.
Go to full entry >one of several political groups growing out of farmers' organizations at the provincial level.
Go to full entry >the political union of Upper and Lower Canada, lasting from 1841 to 1867.
Go to full entry >a fresh-water food fish, Stenodus mackenzii, native to the rivers and lakes of the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, having pinkish flesh when prime and averaging about twelve pounds, though occasionally running as high as forty.
Go to full entry >adj. pertaining to lands which had not been taken up or on which land duties and payments had not been completed.
Go to full entry >a fund established by a provincial government for the purpose of settling claims against uninsured drivers.
Go to full entry >n. the vast region north and west of Lake Superior, as known by the fur traders and explorers.
Go to full entry >a clumsy, flat-bottomed boat about 19 feet long between tapered ends, propelled by oars, crewed by six men, and capable of carrying about 4,000 pounds of cargo. This prototype for the York boat was widely used throughout the northwest until recent years.
Go to full entry >an Indian, especially a Cree, from the interior, as opposed to those in the vicinity of the Hudson's Bay posts.
Go to full entry >n. an Indian, especially a Cree, from the interior, as opposed to those in the vicinity of the Hudson's Bay posts.
Go to full entry >1a from 1791 to 1841, the official name of the province lying west of the Ottawa River and north of Lakes Ontario and Erie.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1 the vast region north and west of Lake Superior, as known by the fur traders and explorers.
Expand + | Go to full entry >1 from 1791 to 1841, the official name of the province lying west of the Ottawa River and north of Lakes Ontario and Erie.
Expand + | Go to full entry >the part of a town on high ground some distance from the waterfront, usually residential in character.
Go to full entry >adj. of or having to do with Upper Canada or Upper Canadians. See note at Upper-Canada.
Go to full entry >the abortive rebellion of 1837-38 in Upper Canada, undertaken by extremist radicals under the leadership of William Lyon Mackenzie.
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