Unit 3 Targets

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At the end of Chapter 8, you should be able to answer the following questions:

  1. In what way did the Métis have an effect on the development of Western Canada?
  2. What issue did the Métis uprisings in the West raise for Canada?
  3. What consequences did Canada’s response to the uprisings have for Canadian society?

Lesson 1 is about the unique background and culture of the Métis.

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

  • What are the origins of the Métis culture in Red River?
Lesson 2 is about the conflicts that arose with new colonists, the government, and the Métis. 

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

  • How did the arrival of colonists threaten the identity of the Red River Métis?
  • How did the conflicting perspectives of the Métis and the government affect the identity of the Métis and the purchase of Rupert’s Land?
Lesson 3 is about how Manitoba became a province.

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

  • What effect did the Red River Métis have on the creation of the province of Manitoba?
Lesson 4 explains the growing concerns the Métis continued to have with the new settlers and their disputes.

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

  • What was Louis Riel’s role in preserving the Métis identity?

At the end of Chapter 9, you should be able to answer the following big question:

  1. How did Canada secure the West and prepare for a massive influx of immigrants?

Lesson 1 focuses on the role of the North West Mounted Police in the development of Western Canada. Think of what you learned about the 1885 Rebellion in Chapter 8 and how and why the NWMP were involved.

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

  • What role did the North West Mounted Police have in the development of Western Canada?
Lesson 2 focuses on the first part of National Policy: the transportation policy. 

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

  • How did building the Canadian Pacific Railway affect the growth of Canada?
  • How did Asian immigrants contribute to the development of Canada?
Lesson 3 explores the immigration policy and the economic policy that were part of the National Policy.

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

  • What role did agriculture have in the growth of Western Canada?
  • How did the National Policy determine the economic and demographic aspects of Canadian expansion?

At the end of Chapter 10, you should be able to answer the following question:

  1. What factors led British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador to become provinces of Canada?

Lesson 1 explores how British Columbia became a province.

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

  • What factors led to British Columbia joining Confederation?
Lesson 2 is about how Prince Edward Island became a province.

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

  • What factors led to Prince Edward Island joining Confederation?
Lesson 3 is about how Saskatchewan and Alberta became provinces.

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

  • What factors led to the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan?
Lesson 4 explores the reasons Newfoundland joined Confederation.

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

  • Why did Newfoundland join Confederation
  • What were the consequences?