Outline of Units
Unit 1 – Geography (ch.3)
· Importance of place
· Physical and Natural regions of Canada
· Climates of Western Canada
· Cultural Landscape
Unit 2 – Colonies in the Wilderness (ch.1)
· Canada: The land
· Upper Canada
· The Immigration experience
· Colonial Government and need for reform
Unit 3 – Building a Nation (ch.2)
· Building a Nation
· Advantages of Confederation / Confederation achieved
· The British North American Act: Canada’s Constitution
Unit 4 – The Northwest to 1870
· Northwest in 1800-1860
· Native peoples of the Northwest
· Merger of the HBC and NWC
· The Red River Settlement
Unit 5 – The Prairies, 1870-1896
· The Metis
· The National Dream
· The Northwest Rebellion of 1885
Unit 6 – British Columbia to 1896
· The Oregon Territory
· Vancouver Island
· Gold Rush
· Colony of British Columbia and Confederation
· Diversity in British Columbia
Unit 7 – The Emergence of Modern Canada
· The Laurier era
· Rise of Unions
· The New Century
· Importance of place
· Physical and Natural regions of Canada
· Climates of Western Canada
· Cultural Landscape
Unit 2 – Colonies in the Wilderness (ch.1)
· Canada: The land
· Upper Canada
· The Immigration experience
· Colonial Government and need for reform
Unit 3 – Building a Nation (ch.2)
· Building a Nation
· Advantages of Confederation / Confederation achieved
· The British North American Act: Canada’s Constitution
Unit 4 – The Northwest to 1870
· Northwest in 1800-1860
· Native peoples of the Northwest
· Merger of the HBC and NWC
· The Red River Settlement
Unit 5 – The Prairies, 1870-1896
· The Metis
· The National Dream
· The Northwest Rebellion of 1885
Unit 6 – British Columbia to 1896
· The Oregon Territory
· Vancouver Island
· Gold Rush
· Colony of British Columbia and Confederation
· Diversity in British Columbia
Unit 7 – The Emergence of Modern Canada
· The Laurier era
· Rise of Unions
· The New Century