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 Canada became involved in WWI?
• What impact did the war have on the Nation of
  Canada?

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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 Fur Trade
• Positive impact of the fur trade on both the
  Aboriginal people and Europeans
• Negative impact of the fur trade on both the
  Aboriginal people and Europeans

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EXAM ESSAY

• The Fur Trade Thesis Statement
• The fur trade had both positive and negative
  impacts on the Aboriginal people of Canada
• Positive
• Introduction of European goods into Aboriginal
  society metal goods (European technology)
• Negative
• Loss of the Aboriginal way of life dedication
  to the fur trade
• European religion forced upon the Aboriginal
  people
• War to protect the trade relations

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EXAM ESSAY

• SAMPLE 4
• 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 5
• National Policy
• Why did John A Macdonald create the National
  Policy?
• What components make up the National Policy?
• What impact did it have on National building?

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EXAM ESSAY

• National Policy Thesis Statement
• John A Macdonalds National Policy provide a
  sound foundation for young Canada
• Railway
• Brought people
• Kept Americans out - secured our territory in
  the west.
• Stimulated western economic development
• Linked east and west - UNITY
• Immigration
• Taxpayers taxation is the price of
  civilization
• Laborers
• Tariffs
• Promoted Canadian industry