Unit 2 Targets

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At the end of Chapter 5, you should be able to answer the following questions:

  1. What were the challenges of the events leading to Confederation?
  2. What challenges among British, Canadian, and First Nations people did the wars produce?
  3. How did military events and their consequences contribute to the foundation of Canada?

Lesson 1 is about the conflicts between France and England and the contribution of these conflicts to the deportation of the Acadians by England.

You should be able to answer the following questions at the end of Lesson 1.

  • Why were France and England drawn into conflict in North America?  
  • Why did the English expel the Acadians from their land in Nova Scotia?
Lesson 2 is about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and the contributions of Chief Pontiac in fighting the British.

You should be able to answer the following questions at the end of Lesson 2.

  • How was the Battle of the Plains of Abraham a turning point in Canadian history?
  • What role did the First Nations have in the war between France and England?
Lesson 3 is about what happened after the wars with the Treaty of Paris, the Royal Proclamation, and the Quebec Act.

You should be able to answer the following question at the end of Lesson 3.

  • How did the British treatment of their new colonies and the people who lived there influence the future of Canada?

At the end of Chapter 6, you should be able to answer the following questions:

  1. Why did people in British North America want government that was more democratic, and how did this produce challenges for them?
  2. How did the War of 1812 and its political consequences, as well as the rebellions of 1837, affect the developing Canadian identity?


Lesson 1 explains how the Loyalists moved to Canada from the United States to settle in Upper and Lower Canada because of war in America.

You should be able to answer the following question at the end of Lesson 1.

  • How did revolution in the Thirteen Colonies and the resulting Loyalist migration affect Britain’s North American colonies?
Lesson 2 explains the effect of the War of 1812 on the First Nations people in Canada.  It explains also how the war shaped Canada and US political boundaries.

You should be able to answer the following questions at the end of Lesson 2.  

  • Who was Chief Tecumseh?
  • What was the significance of the 49th parallel?
  • How did the War of 1812 contribute to Canadian identity?
Lesson 3 explains the Great Migration to Canada and explores the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada in 1837 and 1838.

You should be able to answer the following questions at the end of Lesson 3.

  • How did the Great Migration confirm British identity in Canada?
  • How did the rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada shape the reform for responsible government?
Lesson 4 explains the Durham Report and the road to responsible government.

You should be able to answer the following question at the end of Lesson 4. 

  • How did the Durham Report influence the development of Canada and lead to responsible government?

At the end of Chapter 7, you should be able to answer the following questions:

  1. What effects did Confederation have on the various groups of people involved?  (What issues faced Confederation?)
  2. To what extent was Confederation an attempt to solve existing problems and to lay a foundation for a country?


In Lesson 1, you will learn about the conditions for Confederation and trade relations with the USA.

You should be able to answer the following questions at the end of Lesson 1.

  • Why did the colonists want to join as one country?
  • Why was the colonists working together and uniting important?
Lesson 2 is about how Confederation attempted to strengthen the Maritime colonies and who was involved in moving Confederation forward.

You should be able to answer the following questions at the end of Lesson 2. 

  • Who was involved in Confederation?
  • How was Confederation achieved?