Canada

Canada

1. Review of the most important developments in relation to:

• The process of colonization of Canada

• Early British rule

• Lord Durham’s Report on Canada.

• The creation of the Canadian Confederation in 1867

​2. Speaking workshop:
Argumentation and Time management
"To what extent" question

​Cultura y Civilización de los Pueblos de Habla Inglesa I
Facultad de Lenguas, UNC.

Reorder

Reorder the following developments in relation to the early explorations and the settlement of New France

• John Cabot reached the east coast of the area that today is Canada during the Age of Exploration. His voyages were sponsored by King Henry VII of England.

• Jacques Cartier explored the region, specially the St. Lawrence River, and claimed its shores for the French crown.

• Samuel de Champlain established the first permanent French colony in North America (Quebec)

• Catholic missionaries were introduced to convert the indigenous allies, and several French families settled in New France.

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Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are correct in relation to the significance of the Treaty of Paris and the Royal Proclamation of 1763 after the Seven Years´ War?

(There is more than one correct option)

• It meant territorial expansion for the British Empire

• It contributed to the American Revolution in the Thirteen Colonies

• It introduced policies which successfully assimilated the French-Canadians to the English-speaking way of life in the 1760s and 1770s

• It intended to prevent westward colonial expansion and manage relations with Native American tribes

Labeling

Which act does this map make reference to? To what extent was this act significant for French-Canadians?

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The Quebec Act

The Constitutional Act 

The Act of union 

The Proclamation Act 

Labeling

Which act does this map make reference to? When was it passed?

Why was it significant in the development of Canadian history?

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The Quebec Act

The Constitutional Act

Lord Durham´s Report

The Act of Union

Multiple Choice

Is this statement true or false? Why?

The Durham Report was controversial for recommending the assimilation of the French Canadians through a union of Upper and Lower Canada. However, his report played an important role in the evolution of Canada’s political independence from Britain.

• TRUE

• FALSE

​ Speaking workshop

The British North America Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1867 [...] bringing together the colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Canada into a new political entity. The two divisions of the Province of Canada, formerly Upper and Lower Canada, became Ontario and Quebec respectively. The Act also made provision for the admission of additional provinces. Although it was a British statute, the BNA Act was drafted entirely by Canadians at the Quebec Conference of 1864 [...]. The preamble of the Act called for, “a Constitution similar in Principle to that of the United Kingdom.” The Act specified the composition of the Senate and House of Commons and the most important elements of the provincial constitutions. 

Centre for Constitutional Studies. (n.d.). BNA Act. University of Alberta. https://www.constitutionalstudies.ca/2019/07/bna-act/?print=print

To what extent was the British North America Act of 1867 significant for the development of Canada and the British Empire?