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CANADA:

IN THE BEGINNING …

SOCIAL STUDIES 8
MR. LETKEMAN’S CLASS
Canada:
In the Beginning …

1. Canadian Geography

Part 1: The French

2. The North American Land Grab – The Europeans Play a Game of Monopoly

3. The Seven Years War & the Royal Proclamation – Britain Beats Up France

4. The Quebec Act – Making the Canadian French Feel Special

5. The Constitutional Act – Making Upper and Lower Canada

6. The War of 1812 – Canadians Burn Down the White House

7. The Act of Union – Keepin’ an Eye on the French

8. Confederation – The Birth of Our Nation

9. Unit Test

Part 2: The First Nations

1. The Pre-Contact Period – Canada`s First Peoples

2. The First Nations and the Fur Trade

3. The First Nations and the Seven Years War

4. The Numbered Treaties and the Settling of the West

5. The Spirit of the Treaties – What the Treaties Really Meant

6. Unit Test
How You Will Be Evaluated

Part 1

Quizzes = 30%

 Canadian Geography Quiz


 Making a Place for the French Quiz
 Canada vs. the United States Quiz

Assignments = 35%

Unit Test = 35%

Part 2

When we begin Part 2 of our unit I will hand out an explanation of assignments,
quizzes, and tests.

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