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Unit 2: Settling/Colonizing Western Canada


Important Events and Issues

Settling the West
The National Policy 1879
Numbered Treaties 1871-1921
Increasing immigration
​Clifford Sifton


Metis lifestyle changes
Declining buffalo populations
Red River Rebellion 1869
Creation of Manitoba 1870
BC  joins confederation 1871

PEI joins confederation 1873
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Metis bill of rights of 1869
North-West Rebellion 1885
​Louis Riel
Gabriel Dumont




Aboriginal Peoples
The Gradual Civilization act of 1857
The Indian act of 1876

Status Indians' legal status
​BC Qualification of voters act 1872
St. Catherine's Milling case 1888
Mistahimaskwa (Big Bear)
Nahnebahwequay (Catherine Sutton)
Potlatch ban in BC 1885

Residential Schools 1880-1996
Duncan Cambell Scott
​Tom Longboat
​Pauline Johnson


Immigrants
Restrictions on Chinese immigration
Mutual aid societies
BC qualification of voters act
Chinese railway workers
Kwong Lee
The Orange Order
Chinese head tax
​'continuous journey' and the Komagata Maru incident
British home children
​Anti-Asian riots in Vancouver


Assessments

Support a POV on these questions

1. Louis Riel: Hero or Villain?
2. John A. Mac: Keep his name up or take it down?
​3. What should Canada's Immigration Policy be?
louis_riel_John A Mac.essay.pages
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rubric_for_riel_macdonald_history_essay.docx
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big_questions_for_macdonald_and_riel_essay.docx
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john_a_mac_native_starving.pdf
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john_a_made_mistakes.pdf
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louis_riel_was_no_hero.docx
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louis_riel_freedom_fighter.docx
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the_truth_about_louis_riel.docx
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Historical Compare and Contrast Essay

Assignment
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Resources
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Example outline for history compare and contrast (past and present) essay

Intro:
 
First paragraph: low pay
Topic sentence: Workers in both the late 1880s and today are receiving low pay. In the past, ……….. Today, the situation is not as bad but some workers…….

Second paragraph: Unsafe work conditions
Topic sentence: In the past, workers in Canada faced very unsafe work conditions. Today, conditions are not as bad but a number of unsafe conditions stand out. For example,…

Third paragraph: Discrimination
Topic sentence: In the past, women and non-white workers faced significant discrimination. While improvements have been made, discrimination still continues today.
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Conclusion:
Topic sentence: In the past, workers fought for their rights and improved their conditions. Today, workers have had some setbacks but continue to struggle.




Resources

Political Cartoon

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Lemuela 2018
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The National Policy

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​http://www.cbc.ca/history/SECTIONSE1EP10CH1LE.html
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Aboriginal Rights

Native Treaties in Canada

​http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/treaties-from-1760-1923-two-sides-to-the-story-1.1081839
http://firstpeoplesofcanada.com/fp_treaties/fp_treaties_two_views.html
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Nutrition experiments on Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

Red River and North West Rebellion

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Immigrants and Canada

Articles on Chinese Headtax

Past Work

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Visual Summary and Analysis of the Colonization of Canada Rough Work

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