• History: Confederation
  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/sstudies.html
  The Ontario Curriculum, Grade 8
  
  
  
  
• Canada: A People's History
  http://history.cbc.ca/histicons/
  Included in the banner is a clickable timeline.
  • Episode summaries
  • Teacher Resources: elementary, secondary, copyright rules for classroom viewing. There are printable resources- password required, free use with password. Free password for MARC records for downloading.
    
   
• Census of Canada - 1806-1871
  http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/98-187-XIE/1800s.htm
  Lesson Plans, charts with population statistics. Links to E-Stat.
  
  
• Confederation for Kids
  http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/2/index-e.html
  • Prelude: The Shaping of Canada
  • Provinces: Reasons are given for each province and territory entering Confederation
  • People who played an important role in the making of Canada.
  • Gallery - Photographs of the people who were important to the Confederation of Canada and the changes of the map of Canada. 
  • For Teachers
    http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/2/h2-2000-e.html
    html, pdf, and rtf files of lessons and student hand-outs on the study on the Confederation of Canada.
    
    
• The Territorial Evolution of Canada, 1867-1999  - Teaching Resources
  http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/index.html
  Click on Historical in the left hand menu and then Territorial Evolution and the year of interest.
  
  
• Province House
  http://www.parcscanada.pch.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/pe/provincehouse/index_e.asp
  Virtual Tours and pictures- the birthplace of Confederation. QuickTime video clips to download.
  
  
• What's the difference between a province and a territory?
  http://www.kidzone.ws/geography/constitution.htm
  Timeline of the constitution of Canada.
  
  
  

National Library of Canada Links

• Canadian Confederation
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/index-e.html
  
  
• Canadian Confederation: Provinces and Territories
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-2100-e.html
  Links to facts and the timeline of each province and territory joining confederation.
  
  
• Canadian Confederation: The People
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-2300-e.html
  Biographies of  the Fathers of Confederation and others responsible for Confederation of Canada. Includes brief biographies of: Sir John A. MacDonald, Sir George-Etienne Cartier, Sir Charles Tupper, Sir Alexander Galt.
  
  
• Maps 1667-1999
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-2101-e.html
  A series of maps that takes you on the historical journey of the creation of the political boundaries of Canada.
  
  
• Canadian Confederation: Key Terms
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-2950-e.html
  Learning about these elements is essential to understanding the evolution of the process that led to the creation of Canada and the evolution of the country since that time.
  
  
• Canadian Confederation: Documents
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-2600-e.html
  A sample of some of the documents listed.
  • The Reciprocity Treaty of 1854
  • John A. Macdonald on the Federal System
    
    
• The Quebec Conference , 1864
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-2080-e.html
  
  • The Seventy-Two Resolutions 
    The 72 resolutions became the basis of the Confederation Debates. The resolutions were officially adopted only by the Province of Canada but became the basis of the British North America Act, which created Canada.
    
    
• The London Conference December 1866-March 1867
  http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/const/loireg/p1t1-1.html
  
  
• George Brown describes the Charlottetown Conference , 1864
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-271-e.html
  
  
• New Brunswick Fathers of Confederation
  http://www.gnb.ca/legis/publications/tradition/legtrad9-e.asp
  
  
• British North America Act, 1867
  http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/const/loireg/p1t1-1.html
  
  
• John A. Macdonald on the Federal System
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-272-e.html
  
  
• Canadian Constitutional Documents
  http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/
  Starts with the Constitution Act 1867 (formally the British North America Act), and concludes with the Constitution Act 1999.
  
  
• Constitution Acts 1867 - 1982
  http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/const/index.html
  
  
  
  
  External Factors heading to Confederation
  
• Fear of Annexation by the United States
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-2003-e.html
  
  
• Confederate Operations in Canada
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-2065-e.html
  
  
• Raids and Skirmishes
  http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/023001-2010-e.html
  
  
• Documents from the Front: The American Civil War and the Fenian Raids
  http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/fenians/index.html

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Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Wednesday October 14, 2009 10:26 PM