Canadian History 11 

Background notes, maps & diagrams, class activities, web quests, etc.

Use these links for quick reference:

Introduction:

• Canadian History 11 - unit focus questions
• Assignment Expectations
• Canadian Identity - digital collage
• Sources of Historical Information
• Canada's Digital Collections : Canadian History A-Z

Unit I - Globalization 

Ch. 1 The Peopling of the Americas

• Peopling the Earth 100 000 - 10 000 years ago
• First People in the Americas - National Geographic
• First Nations creation stories
• Four Directions Teachings - Canada's First Nations
• Glooscap
• Map of Beringia
• First Nations Migration Theories
• Peace Amongst the Iroquois
• Kahnawake Charter
• Map of North America prior to contact
• Map of The First People in Atlantic Canada
• Research Assignment
• Research Assignment #2

Ch. 2 Contact and Colonization

• Analyzing bias in sources
• Assignment #2
• Notes on the Vikings
• Who Wants to be a Viking
• Viking Quest BBC
• The Reformation (ppt)
• The Reformation in Europe (map)
• The Atlantic Slave Trade (ppt)
• Assignment- Geography is the place where History happens
• Assignment -Key Concepts and People related to Contact and Colonization
• The route of Jacques Cartier in North America (map from National Library of Canada)
• Focus on the Innu of Labrador
• Two Views of Education
• The Impact of Contact - WEBQUEST
• Where food crops originated

Ch. 3 Global Influences and the Development of Canada

• New France Research Assignment
• The Thirteen Colonies
• Research Assignment
• Historical Map of Canada - Interactive from Canadian Geographic
• Maps of Canada - pre confederation (ppt)
• Reflection on changes to North America between 1604-1783
• Assignment-Timeline
• The Maroons
• The Underground Railroad
• The Anti-Slavery Movement
• British Possessions in North America 1829
• 19th century computer scramble

Ch. 4 The First World War : Shaping Canada's Identity

• Map of World Population 1900
• Background Causes of World War I (Inspiration)
• Questions - Canada's role in WW I
• Background notes for the First World War
• The First World War in Canada (ppt)
• Over the Top (life in the trenches) - Canadian War Museum
• Internment Camps in Canada 1914-1920
• Maps of Europe and Africa 1914/1924
• First World War political cartoon analysis
• The First World War webquest
• The Treaty of Versailles

Ch. 5 The Second World War : Total War returns

• Anti-Semitic laws in Nazi Germany 1933-45
• Political Cartoon Analysis
• The Holocaust (ppt)
• The World at War 1939-45 (ppt)
• Canada and the Second World War
• Second World War image analysis
• Casualties from the Second World War
• The World Wars Through Canadian Eyes  -Courage Remembered

Ch. 6 Canada in the Global Community

• The United Nations (ppt)
• Canada and the Cold War (ppt)
• Canada and the Cold War
• Igor Gouzenko: Soviet spy in Canada
• Background notes on Canada's Humanitarian Roles
• Background notes - Traditional and Emerging Global Relationships
• Canada in the global community
• Interdependence

Unit II-Development

Ch. 7 Aboriginal Economies

• Aboriginal Economies Prior to Contact

Ch. 8 Heartland, Hinterland and the Staple Trade

• Mercantilism and Staple Resources Webquest

• Ukrainians in western Canada (ppt)

• Heartland-Hinterland (Inspiration)

• Review Questions-Heartland, Hinterland, and Staple Trade

Ch. 9 The National Policy

• Political Cartoon  - The National Policy

• John A Macdonald -campaign for National Policy of "protective tariffs"(Toronto-1878)

• Route map of the CPR

• The Canadian Economy 1867-1911

• Review Questions-The National Policy

Ch. 10 The Evolution of the Canadian Economy

• Free Trade

• Free Trade political cartoon

Ch. 11 Future Issues and Challenges in the Canadian Economy

• The Future Challenge to Water

Unit III - Governance

Ch. 12 Government Structures in First Nations Societies

• Peace Amongst the Iroquois
• Kahnawake Charter

Ch. 13 The Evolution of Government

• Absolutism in New France
• The Seigneurial System

Ch. 14 The Road To Confederation

• Canada's National Capital - Ottawa
• A Brief Overview on Government in Canada (ppt)
• Structure of the Government of Canada

Ch. 15 The Evolution of Canadian Federalism

• The federal government
• Democracy 250

Ch. 16 The Development of Political Parties

Ch. 17 The Canadian Constitution

• The Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Unit IV - Sovereignty

Ch. 18 Global Struggles for Sovereignty

Ch. 19 Sovereignty: Conflict and Compromise

Ch. 20 Aboriginal Sovereignty: The Struggle

• First Nations & Aboriginal Self Government (background & questions-Canada's School Net)
• The Numbered Treaties 1867-1923

Ch. 21 The Emergence of Quebec Nationalism

• The Origin of Sovereignty in Quebec web quest (ppt)
• The FLQ crisis (ppt)

Ch. 22 The Struggle for Canadian Sovereignty

Unit Review

• Sovereignty Quiz

Unit V - Justice

Ch. 23 Canada's Legal System

Ch. 24 Land, Culture and Displacement

• Land, Culture and Displacement
• The Acadians - web quest

Ch. 25 Canada's Immigration Policies

• Citizenship - Rights and Responsibilities
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Ch. 27 Rights and Freedoms

• Citizenship - Rights and Responsibilities

Independent Study

• Independent Study - Instructions
• Writing Thesis Statements and Research Papers
• Evaluating websites - checklist
• Conducting a Historical Inquiry

* This page of web links has been developed to correspond with the layout and design of Canada's History - Voices and Visions : Susan Lebel and Jeff Orr - Gage Learning 2003 , and the Canadian History 11 curriculum for the Department of Education, Province of Nova Scotia. This site also embraces the principles and approaches of global education. A global principles checklist has been provided for access to some of the links pedagogical and curricular foundations. This site contains information and images from other sources. A great deal of effort has gone into ensuring that the original sources or web locations for information found here have been cited for further reference. If you have further questions or comments please direct them to :

Barrett Khan:  bkhan@staff.ednet.ns.ca

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