EXAM: ECONOMY & DEVELOPMENT, 1500-2013

(1) After-school tutorial:
-this Thursday, April 11, D417, 4:00-5:30 (remember there's a dance!)

(2) Exam: 
Day 1, Tuesday, April 16:
-period 1: Blue-02
-period 3: Repeaters
-period 4: Red-01

Day 2, Wednesday, April 17:
-period 3, Orange-06

(3) Format and topics:
There are 21 short answer questions, all based on documents. There are many documents to read through. Make sure you arrive in class as early as possible so that you can work without stress. The exam covers 500 years of economic development in Quebec:

• Aboriginal Economy, circa 1500 (Iroq, Alg, Inuit... subsistence...)

• New France, 1608-1760 (mercantilism, fur-based economy, agriculture, weak development)

• Under the British, 1760-1867 (continuity after 1760... furs, agriculture... timber... early industrialisation)

• Contemporary Canada, Confederation to NAFTA, 1867-2013

Remember the formula for success:
-Start studying TODAY!
-ORGANISE your notes from 1500 to present
-read over your notes, ask yourself questions
-focus on vocab and difficult concepts... think BIG picture, understand time periods (eg. characteristics of the Quiet Revolution)
-take a look at the summary of the ECON chapter
-make a timeline (ABOR--NEW FRANCE--BRITISH--CANADA)
-add information to timeline
-sleep well and eat a healthy breakfast

During the exam:
-bring water; pencil, highlighters
-make a timeline
-manipulate documents and categorise; highlight important words, dates, concepts
-make sure you know what the question is asking
-do not rush
-go over your answers; leave NOTHING blank