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Canada's Constitutional History

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• Aboriginal Peoples
  

• 1608 - 1759: New France
  

• 1749 - 1759: Nova Scotia
  

• 1759 - 1763: Martial Law
  

• 1763 - 1774: The Struggle for French Canadian Rights
  

• 1774 - 1791: Revolutionary Changes
  

• 1791 - 1837: A New Constitution
  

• 1791 - 1837: Agitating for Change
  

• 1837 - 1839: Rebellion
  

• 1839 - 1850: Union and Responsible Government
  

• 1850 - 1867: On the Road to Confederation
  

• 1867 - 1931: Becoming a Nation
  

• 1867 - 1931: Territorial Expansion
  

• 1831 - 1982: Toward Renewal
  

• 1982 - 2002: The Modern Constitution
  

• Where the Documents Come From

Aboriginals: Treaties and Relations

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• 1492 - 1779: From First Contact to the Peace and Friendship Treaties
  

• 1763 - 1791: Royal Proclamation (1763) and Québec Act (1774)
  

• 1764 - 1836: Pre-Confederation Treaties I
  

• 1811 - 1867: Pre-Confederation Treaties II
  

• 1867 - 1870: British North America Act, 1867 and Sale of Selkirk Treaty Lands (1869)
  

• 1871 - 1875: First Five Numbered Treaties
  

• 1876 - 1877: The Indian Act, 1876 and Numbered Treaties Six and Seven
  

• 1878 - 1898: Deculturation
  

• 1899 - 1922: Last of the Numbered Treaties
  

• 1923 - 1950: Williams Treaties and Land Transfer Agreements
  

• 1951 - 1981: Aboriginal Rights Movement
  

• 1982 - 2003: Constitutional Reforms and Crises
  

• Sources
  

Pioneers and Immigrants

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• 1497 - 1760: Exploration and Early Settlement
  

• 1608 - 1763: New France
  

• 1497 - 1760: Exploration and Early Settlement
  

• 1775 - 1812: Loyalists, the First Refugees
  

• 1811 - 1870: Selkirk Settlement / Creation of Manitoba
  

• 1814 - 1830: Post-Loyalist Settlement I
  

• 1830 - 1867: Post-Loyalist Settlement II
  

• 1842 - 1903: Canada-U.S. Relations
  

• 1851 - 1885: Building the National Railways
  

• 1870 - 1896: Prairie Settlement: The First Major Wave
  

• 1896 - 1914: The Last Best West
  

• Sources
  

Specific Events and Topics

Related to Canada's Constitutional History

• Common Law and Civil Law
  

• Deportation of the Acadians
  

• The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
  

• Representative Government
  

• Responsible Government
  

• The Upper and Lower Canada Rebellions
  

• The Written and Unwritten Constitution

Related to Aboriginal Treaties and relations

• Aboriginal Political Agitation
  

• Aboriginal Problems with Prairie Settlement
  

• Aboriginal Residential Schools
  

• Aboriginal Women's Issues
  

• Motivations Behind the Numbered Treaties
  

• Numbered Treaty Overview
  

• The Riel Rebellions

Related to Pioneers and Immigration

• The Metis
  

• Asian Immigration
  

• Immigration Acts (1866 - 2001)
  

Primary Sources

• Constitutional Evolution Primary Sources

• Aboriginal Treaties and Related Documents
  

Teachers' Resources

For Canada's Constitutional History

• Different Perspectives: The Durham Report and Act of Union (lesson)
  

• The Constitution: Written or Unwritten? (lesson)
  

• A Timeline of Canada's Constitution (lesson)
  

• What Would They Have Said? (lesson)

• Some Quick Lesson Ideas (1)
  

• Different Perspectives: The Durham Report and Act of Union (essay)
  

• The Written and Unwritten Constitution (essay)
  

• Canada's Constitutional Documents (essay)
  

• Canada's Constitutional Evolution (essay)
  

• The Principal of Responsible Government (essay)
  

• The Rise of Responsible Government (essay)
  

• Ruling Wisely? British Rule After the Conquest (essay)
  

• Judging Acts (essay)
  

• Canada's Constitutional History Crossword
  

• Canada's Constitutional History: A Test

For Aboriginals: Treaties and Relations

• A Timeline of Aboriginal Treaties in Canada (lesson)
  

• This Rich Land (lesson) (lesson)
  

• Some Quick Lesson Ideas (2)
  

• Good Intentions…? (essay)

• Aboriginal Treaties and Relations Crossword
  

• Aboriginal Treaties and Relations: A Test

For Pioneers and Immigrants

• Different Perspectives: The Seven Oaks Incident (lesson)
  

• A Picture Is Worth ... (lesson)
  

• Some Quick Lesson Ideas (3)
  

• Two Founding Nations? (essay)
  

• Pioneers and Immigrants Crossword
  

• Pioneers and Immigrants: A Test