Canadian History 11- Specific Curriculum Outcomes (SCO's)

Unit II  Development

How has the Canadian economy evolved in an attempt to meet the needs and wants of all Canada’s people?

  Students will be expected to: 

• investigate the economic systems of Aboriginal societies in North America

-         analyse the relationship between population density and geography

-         research the efficiencies of technological development

-         explain how trade promoted growth

-         investigate the relationship between “worldview” and economic decisions

• analyse the role played by the Staple Trader in the development of  (Colonial)  Canada

-         evaluate and compare the role played by the cod and fur trades in the development of Canada

-         analyse the effect of the timber and wheat trade in the economic expansion of  early 19^th century British North America

-         compare the role of staple trader ( primary industries ) in today’s economy to that of the colonial era

-         analyse the effects of Britain’s adoption of free trade in the 1840’s on BNA (e.g., Reciprocity Treaty of 1854)

• analyse the relationship between National Policy and the industrialism of Canada

-         outline the components and aims of the National Policy

-         explain why central Canada emerged as the heartland of the Canadian industrial economy

-         analyse the effects of the National Policy and the Hinterlands (the Maritimes, the North, and the West) and their peoples

-         analyse the impact of industrialism on Canada’s working class and assess society’s responses 

• analyse the role of the free trade debate/issue in Canada’s development

-         advance and support a hypothesis as to why free trade was a major issue between Confederation and WW II

-         explain how the Great Depression and WW II changed the role of governments in the economic and social life of the nation

-         advance and support a hypothesis as to why free trade emerged again as a major issue in the 1980’s

• analyse the economic needs and policies that impact on Canada’s current and future development

-         describe the current and speculation on the future impact of trade linkages on Canada ( e.g. NAFTA, FTAA, WTO )

-         examine current demographic patterns and their effects (e.g., immigration, migration, population growth, and age distribution)

-         demonstrate an awareness of the effects of disparities in the distribution of wealth in Canada (e.g., age, gender, race, region, social class)

-         explore the implications of industrial and technological development for Canadian society and cultures

-         explore the relationship between economic development and the state of the environment in Canada ( e.g. sustainable development )