New Provinces and Changing Society

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Across
  1. 2. An agreement where each side gives up something to settle a disagreement.
  2. 7. Factories where workers have to work long hours in poor and unsafe conditions for low pay.
  3. 12. A piece of land given by the government to settlers to farm and live on.
  4. 15. Agreements made between the government and Indigenous peoples about land and rights.
  5. 16. The separation of people based on race, religion, or other differences.
  6. 18. Members of the Catholic Church, a major branch of Christianity.
  7. 19. The ability to speak two languages fluently.
  8. 23. Groups of workers who join together to ask for better pay and working conditions.
  9. 24. A group of Christians who belong to churches separate from the Catholic Church.
  10. 26. Farm machines used to separate grain from stalks and husks.
  11. 28. A group of elected officials who make laws for a province or country.
  12. 29. The leader of a province’s government in Canada.
  13. 30. Schools that are free and funded by the government.
Down
  1. 1. A type of wheat developed in Canada that grows well in the Prairies and ripens quickly.
  2. 3. Schools that are run privately and usually require payment from families.
  3. 4. The right to vote in elections.
  4. 5. The process of repairing relationships and making peace, especially between Indigenous peoples and the government.
  5. 6. A phrase used by the Canadian government to encourage people to settle in the western provinces.
  6. 8. People, often women, who fought for the right to vote.
  7. 9. Members of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, who kept law and order in western Canada.
  8. 10. The process where a country changes from farming to making goods in factories using machines.
  9. 11. Organizations or places that serve a community, like schools, churches, or hospitals.
  10. 13. Unfair treatment of people because of their race, gender, religion, or background.
  11. 14. Work done in factories, usually involving machines and assembly lines.
  12. 17. Efforts to improve society by changing laws or social practices.
  13. 20. The basic systems and structures needed for a community to work, like roads, bridges, and water systems.
  14. 21. The leader of the whole country’s government in Canada.
  15. 22. A fixed fee that some immigrants had to pay before entering Canada.
  16. 25. Farm vehicles that help with planting, harvesting, and other farm work.
  17. 27. When workers stop working to protest for better conditions or pay.