EXAM ESSAY

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EXAM ESSAY
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EXAM ESSAY

• TOPICS
• Aboriginal/European Contact
• Canadas 20th Century Immigration Policy
• Post-Confederation Aboriginal Policy/Rights
• The Loyalist Migration
• The Sifton Migration
• The 1837 Rebellions

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EXAM ESSAY

• Confederation (The 1867 British North America
  Act)
• The Creation of Manitoba/Red River
  Rebellion/Resistance
• Canada and the Great War
• Canada and the Second World War
• The Great Depression in Canada
• Canada and the Cold War
• English/French Pre-Confederation or
  Post-Confederation Tensions

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EXAM ESSAY

• The Development of Canadian Civil Rights
• Canadas History of Discrimination
• The National Policy
• The C.P.R.
• Womens Rights
• Political Parties and Political Ideology in
  Canada

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EXAM ESSAY

• The Fur Trade
• The Role of the Church in Canadas Past
• The Acadian Expulsion
• Canada Industrializes

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EXAM ESSAY

• SAMPLE 1
• The Loyalist Migration
• Why did they remain loyal to Britain?
• How were they treated in the USA?
• What impact did they have on BNA?

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EXAM ESSAY

• The Loyalist Migration Thesis Statement
• Not all American colonists supported the
  American Revolution
• Many didnt believe in armed rebellion
• Business ties with Britain
• Recent immigrants felt no animosity toward
  Britain
• Aboriginal interests may not be protected under
  an independent USA government
• Many wanted to remain neutral

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EXAM ESSAY

• The Loyalist Migration Thesis Statement
• The arrival of the Loyalists created a new
  social climate in British North America
• Anti-American feelings
• BNA became bi-cultural English and French
• Roots of French/English conflict

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EXAM ESSAY

• SAMPLE 2
• Canada and the Great War
• Causes of WWI
• How did the Great War affect the role of women in
  Canadian society
• How Canada became involved in WWI
• What impact did the war have on building the
  Nation of Canada?
• What impact did the war have on the Canadian
  economy?

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EXAM ESSAY

• Canada and the Great War Thesis Statement
• Sacrifices made by Canada during WWI led to
  greater independence from Britain
• Distinguished service 60 000 KIA, duty
• Loyalty English Canadians supporting the war
  effort
• Vimy Ridge - victory
• Conscription Crisis almost destroyed Canada
• because of these sacrifices Canada gained
• an independent seat at Versailles
• an independent seat in the League of Nations
• the Statute of Westminster 1931

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EXAM ESSAY

• Canada and the Great War
• Sacrifices made by Canadian women during the
  Great War contributed to them gaining the federal
  vote
• Non-traditional jobs factory, farm
• Accepted less pay
• Nurses
• Homefront help families of the dead, knitted
  socks, wrote letters

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EXAM ESSAY

• SAMPLE 3
• The Creation of Manitoba/Red River
  Rebellion/Resistance
• Problems in Red River in the 1800s
• The Red River Rebellion
• The Passage of the Manitoba Act

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EXAM ESSAY

• Creation of Manitoba Thesis Statement
• The Metis should be credited with founding
  Manitoba
• Created a framework for government
• Resisted Macdonalds vision of the west - WASP
• Forced negotiations on Metis terms French
  language and religious provisions

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EXAM ESSAY

• SAMPLE 4
• Aboriginal/European Contact
• In what ways did the Europeans positively affect
  the aboriginal people?
• In what ways did the Europeans negatively affect
  the aboriginal people?
• How did contact affect both the European and
  Aboriginal people in a positive way?

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EXAM ESSAY

• Aboriginal/European Contact Thesis Statement
• European contact had serious negative affects on
  the aboriginal people
• Disease 60 of the aboriginal people perished
  when exposed to European diseases
• Aboriginal people became dependent on the fur
  trade and therefore abandoned their traditional
  behaviors
• Aboriginal people were exposed to alcohol as a
  result of trade
• Aboriginal people were drawn into wars between
  European nations.
• Aboriginal people accepted Christianity
• Assimilation policies were enacted by the British
• Aboriginal people accepted treaties and the
  reserve system