Introduction:

The long history of Canada, from the arrival of the Europeans until the start of the 20^th century, is filled with many events. A timeline is an important resource for sorting out the order in which events occurred. This assignment provides you with the chance to summarize the major events of this time period in an illustrated time line.

Instructions:

For this assignment, you are to work in groups of 2 or 3.
Create a timeline that summarizes the major events of Canadian history from the arrival of the Europeans (late 1400s) until the start of the 20^th century (1905).
Arrange the years in the time-line either horizontally or vertically, with a consistent scale (eg., 1cm = 2 years).
At the appropriate locations along the time-line, list all the events given in this assignment. Use your textbook and the websites provided (resources) to determine the correct dates for each event.
Use your textbook and the resources provided to find illustrations for the key events chosen.
Be sure to list all the websites you visited in a bibliography.
Choose the 15 events which you feel are the MOST important, and provide brief summaries of these major events.
Identify each event using colour-coding to indicate under which of the topics the event best fits. Below is one possible set of topic classifications:

q Political Change and/or reform

q Conflict and Unrest

q Exploration and Discovery

q Changing Borders

You may choose to use the above classification system, add to it, or use an alternative set. Before proceeding with the work on the time-line, make sure that your teacher has approved your coding system.

Your timeline must also include photographs, drawings, maps, or other appropriate illustrations to visually represent events that occurred. Complete your finished work neatly and thoroughly.

This assignment will be due on Tuesday, March 16^th, 2004.

Resources:

The Canadian Encyclopedia – search for events individually, or follow the link to the “100 Greatest Events in Canadian History”

Explore Canadian History – The Canadian Heritage Site: follow the link to “Great Canadian Events”

Timeline of Canadian History (wikipedia)

Timeline – A Walking Tour of Canada

Canada GenWeb Project

Canadian History Maps Canada – several links to choose from

History of Canadian Confederation 1867 – the birth of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada – search for specific people or events, dates

Civilization.ca – History of the Vote in Canada

Civilization.ca – The Last Best West: Advertising for Immigrants to Western Canada, 1870-1930

The War of 1812 in the Western District

Early Canadiana Online – search the database

Hudson’s Bay Company – digital collection

Canada History -- Eras

Canadian History Portal

The History of Canada and the Canadians

Historytelevision.ca

Canadian History Resources – scroll down the page to find numerous links

Hudson’s Bay Company at Fort Victoria

Timeline events:

Cabot Claims Newfoundland

Cartier Lands at Gaspe

Champlain Founds Quebec

Founding of Ville-Marie

Iroquois Destroy Huronia

Founding of the Hudson’s Bay Company

Founding of Halifax

Acadians Expelled

Battle on the Plains of Abraham

Seven Year’s War (England)/ French and Indian Wars (Canada)à Treaty of Paris

Quebec Act

Americans Repulsed

American Revolution

Arrival of the Loyalists

The Constitutional Act

Mackenzie Reaches Pacific

Red River Colony

The War of 1812, Battle at Queenston Heights

Fir Empires (Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company) Merge

The Great Migration

First Railway

Rebellion in Lower Canada

Rebellion in Upper Canada

Durham Report

The Act of Union

First Telegraph

Oregon Boundary

Schools Act

Ryerson’s Education Reforms

Responsible Government; in New Brunswick; in Newfoundland; in PEI

Recipriocity Treaty

Fraser Gold Rush

Charlottetown Conference

Confederation (The British North America Act)

Rupert’s Land Act

Red River Resistance

Manitoba joins Confederation (The Manitoba Act)

The British Columbia Act, (B.C. joins Confederation)

The Dominion Lands Act

The Prince Edward Island Act, (PEI joins Confederation)

Creation of the North West Mounted Police

The North West Territories Act

The Indian Act

Treaty No. 7

The Last Spike

The North-West Resistance

Louis Reil Hanged

Manitoba School Act

Laurier Becomes Prime Minister

Klondike Gold Rush

Sifton Opens Immigration

Alberta and Saskatchewan Become Provinces

Evaluation:

You will be evaluated using the attached rubric:

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