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Grade 8 - History: Creating Canada, 1850-1890

Questions for the Inquiry Process

  • Did all people in Canada have the same reaction to the creation of the Dominion of Canada and its expansion from coast to coast?

 

  • Is historical change always positive? How do we determine the nature of its impact?

 

  • How did the colonialist policies of the new Canadian government have an impact on First Nations, Métis, and Inuit individuals and communities?
The Ontario Curriculum, 2023 (revised)
Social Studies, Grades 1-6;
History and Geography, Grades 7-8

 

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Anti-slavery; Blacks - Canada; Canada History; Canada History 1841 - 1867; Canada 19th century; Canadian Pacific Railway; Confederation; emigration and immigration; First Nations; gold rush or gold miners; Indians of North America;Canada; Métis; North-West Mounted Police; Red River; Riel; Underground railroad, etc.