Oct. 24-27: Complete Industrialisation; Essay evaluation & quiz

Tues: Purple & Red
-correct "First Phase of Industrialization" handout (4 questions)
-complete notes: transportation, working class issues, first labour unions
-textbook pp. 56-61; 66-71

Wed-Thurs: Evaluation

-one 3-paragraph essay (based on documents)

-5 questions (Metis, Numbered Treaties, Indian Act... 15 marks)

Friday:

-complete economic development & change

Oct. 16-20: Complete Indian Act-Assimilation - begin First Phase of Industrialization

Monday-Wed: Complete First Nations issues, end of the 19th century
-textbook, p. 88; p. 89-91 (RED group: correct Riel Fill-in-Blank & green booklet, p. 3)
-Notes: Numbered Treaties, Indian Act, 2nd Riel Rebellion & Riel's execution, early Indian Residential schools...
-cartoon analyis (Macdonald-Riel)

Five questions, to be handed in; 2 marks each: (p. 88; p. 89-91)
-Why did the Canadian government sign eleven Numbered Treaties with the First Nations in the West?
-List 4 things the government proposed to the FN in exchange for their land.
-Explain what were "Indian Residential Schools" - who ran them? what was their purpose? etc.
-What is a "Band Council"? What were its powers?
-What were the main political results of the Metis-Riel Rebellions? Why was Riel hanged?

Look at the list of 21 restrictions imposed on First Nations at some point in the 140 year history of the Indian Act. Click here.

Thurs-Friday:
-start industrialisation
-textbook, p. 56-67

Oct. 11-14: Metis Rebellions, Indian Act & Test

Reminder: Mid-unit test (see last week's blog for information).
Wed., Oct. 11 Day 1 (Blue, Red); Thurs., Day 2 (purple)

Tuesday:
Purple, Red
-Louis Riel and the Metis Rebellions

Wednesday & Thursday: test

Friday:
Indian Act, 1876

Blue group: below are our two class photos. Which do you prefer?

Test next week: Oct. 11 & 12

Mid-unit test: Wed., Oct. 11 Day 1 (Blue, Red); Thursday, Day 2 (purple)
Format: 
15 short answer questions; 43 marks
-short answers
-matching
-F.I.B.
-place events in order
-circle true statement
-identify historical figures

Time period:
1840-1867

Topics:
-Act of Union
-alliance & responsible government
-ministerial instability
-Great Coalition
-federal system
...

Study:
-notes, booklets
-textbook, p. 30-53

Canada's territorial expansion: 1905 map
(booklet 4, back page)

Sept. 25-29: Confederation!

Mon-Tues
-go over last week's practice essay (achieving responsible government)

-review the 1840-1867 period (historical facts: political, territorial, economic, socio-cultural)
-review: background reasons to Confederation & first two conferences that led to Confederation

-complete booklet 4: page 1 (read & complete table)

-complete the third conference (London, Eng.)

Wed-Thurs: The "Dominion of Canada"
-analyse three documents: background to Canada's confederation

-notes: Canada's territory (4 provinces) & its new constitution (British North America Act)
-the structure of federalism

Quiz: (topics: background to confederation...)
Friday: group 02 (blue), 03 (purple); Monday, group 01 (red)
Format: short answer questions & perhaps a map
-end of protectionism & Britain's switch to free trade (effects...)
-creation of native reserves
-Reciprocity Treaty, 1854-1866 and the end of this treaty

-George Brown and the Great Coalition, 1864
-Three conferences that led to Confederation

Sept. 18-21: United Canada in the 1850's

This week: You'll 💖  it!

Monday: British economic policies, 1764-1867
-review British protectionism & complete Britain's adoption of free trade in 1846 (change, effect on exports from Canada East)
-understand: Reciprocity Treaty, 1854: Can-US treaty
-read p. 42-43; complete booklet, pg. 4 ("Economic Changes")

PRACTICE ESSAY:
Topic: Baldwin, Lafontaine & achieving Responsible Government (easy! you know this stuff!)
-class work: analyse documents with partner
-Wednesday: we will write paragraph 1; you will then write the next two paragraphs (to be handed in)

Tuesday & Thursday:
-begin the background to Confederation, 1860's
-read textbook (p. 38-43); answer questions in pink booklet (#1-8)
-notes: coalition & conferences

Quiz: next Sept. 28 or 29?
-ministerial instability, British economic policies, "Indian" reserves

Sept. 11-15: Political & economic changes in United Canada, 1840's

This week:
-review: alliance of Reformers, achievement and functioning of responsible government
-complete: p. 3 & 4 (booklet 1)
-read textbook, p. 33-35; complete second booklet, questions 5-9

New Topic:  "Ministerial Instability".
-notes
-focus on key concept: "minority government"

Quiz: Thursday
-15 short answer questions: Durham, Act of Union, Responsible government (achievement & functioning)
-map: colonies, bodies of water, neighbours...
-2 bonus questions