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Toward Confederation (7.1) Lessons and Projects
Toward Confederation (7.1) Lessons and Projects
Unit Vocabulary
Unit Vocabulary
Use these documents to help students understand the terms they will encounter in this unit.
Vocabulaire d'unité
Vocabulaire d'unité
Utiliser ces documents afin de permettre aux élèves de se familiariser avec le vocabulaire de cette unité.
Social 7 Visual DictionaryUnit Notes:
Unit Notes:
Students can use these notes to help summarize topics and create sketchnotes for each concept they will encounter.
Social Studies 7 - Chapter 2 NotesFirst Nations, Imperialism, and Explorers NotesDevelop skills of geographic thinking using MyMaps: 7.S.3
Develop skills of geographic thinking using MyMaps: 7.S.3
Students will create a digital map that can include: countries, exploration routes, settlements, colonies, traditional territories and much more as the unit progresses.
MyMaps: Instruction OutlineUsing MyMapsImportant events CanadaPre-confederation Timeline 7.1.1
Pre-confederation Timeline 7.1.1
Task: Students will research important events from Pre-confederation, provide a brief description, find a picture and place the events accurately on a timeline. Checklist for assessment is on the timeline.
Use the template or have students use "insert>diagram" in Slides"
What were the different ways in which Aboriginal societies were structured: 7.1.3.1
What were the different ways in which Aboriginal societies were structured: 7.1.3.1
Indigenous Societies Videos:
Use this catalog of videos to further elaborate on key terms and concepts relating to Aboriginal groups
Comparing Aboriginal SocietiesComparing Structures of SocietiesComparing Aboriginal SocietiesIntro: Imperialism Notes MODIFIEDIntro: Space Exploration LessonIntro: Space Exploration Lesson - FrenchEuropean Imperialism and its effect on Aboriginal Societies: 7.1.3.3 & 7.1.3.4
European Imperialism and its effect on Aboriginal Societies: 7.1.3.3 & 7.1.3.4
Students discuss motivations for exploration of space, then transfer these motivations to European exploration of the West and imperialism's impact on indigenous cultures. Created by Terra Kaliszuk and Angela Hostetler, BGRS.
First encounters: Image analysisLa Grande Paix Image AnalysisImage Analysis
Image Analysis
Adapt this idea to different outcomes and moving from basic knowledge to higher order thinking.
How have these events been portrayed in the past? Which voices have been included or excluded?
What would the perspectives of the different individuals and groups be?
European Imperialism and its effect on Aboriginal Societies: 7.1.3.3 & 7.1.3.4
European Imperialism and its effect on Aboriginal Societies: 7.1.3.3 & 7.1.3.4
Students will identify and summarize reasons for Imperialism with this Google Drawings Assignment RECC also makes a great mnemonic. Add hand gestures to help students remember.
Imperialism Game: A fun and engaging activity to introduce the idea of imperialism
European Imperialism and its effect on Aboriginal Societies: 7.1.3.3 & 7.1.3.4
European Imperialism and its effect on Aboriginal Societies: 7.1.3.3 & 7.1.3.4
Imperialism Word Clouds. Students summarize the idea of imperialism by choosing a symbol and using descriptive words using word art
Key Figures Trading Card Explorers CartierWho were the key figures in the French exploration and settlement of North America? 7.1.3.6 & 7.1.3.8
Who were the key figures in the French exploration and settlement of North America? 7.1.3.6 & 7.1.3.8
Trading Card
Trading Card
Students will create a trading card that summarizes the important contributions of French and British explorers to the foundation of Colonies in North America.
Interview an Explorer
Interview an Explorer
Students will make history come to life as they take on the role of an explorer and participate in an interview with questions they have prepared.
Who were the key figures in the French exploration and settlement of North America? 7.1.3.6
Who were the key figures in the French exploration and settlement of North America? 7.1.3.6
Project: Key Figures in North American Settlement/Personnages clés en l'établissement de l'Amérique du Nord: Examine each figure’s contributions and connections to decide which person made the most significant impact on North American settlement. Determine whether this individual was more explorer or invader. Google Drive folder with materials
Settling North America: Explorers or Invaders Student Project OutlineStudent Project Outline - French What roles did the Royal Government and the Catholic Church in the structure of New France 7.1.3.7
What roles did the Royal Government and the Catholic Church in the structure of New France 7.1.3.7
Government Roles in New France: Students will identify and summarize the various key roles within the Royal Government of New France. Create a map of the seigneurial system and justify their choices for placing the houses, seigneurie, mill, church, etc.
What roles did the Royal Government and the Catholic Church in the structure of New France 7.1.3.7
What roles did the Royal Government and the Catholic Church in the structure of New France 7.1.3.7
After studying the structure of the Royal Government, students will play Who You Gonna' Call? They will identify which member of the New France Government they would "call" depending on the scenario to reinforce the structure and roles of different individuals in the governance of New France.
Blank Who's Who in the ColoniesWho's Who in the ColoniesOrganizational Structure of New France
Organizational Structure of New France
Create an organizational chart of your school board. Apply your knowledge of the colonies to create organizational charts for the colonies.
Who You Gonna Call?Organizational Structure of British and French Colonies
Organizational Structure of British and French Colonies
Fur Trade Comic StripFur Trade Comic TemplatePeoples Interacting: Fur trade Comic strip: 7.1.4
Peoples Interacting: Fur trade Comic strip: 7.1.4
Students will discover how the First Nations, French, British Interact with each other during the fur trade.
1.) Present "Phases of the Fur Trade" slide show
2.) Use the comic template to demonstrate understanding. Comic Strip rubric included.
What was the role of mercantilism before and after the 1763 Treaty of Paris? 7.1.4.5
What was the role of mercantilism before and after the 1763 Treaty of Paris? 7.1.4.5
Student create their own definition of mercantilism then record their summary explaining a political cartoon about mercantilism.
Mercantilism.mp4 Competition between the French and the British 7.5.1
Competition between the French and the British 7.5.1
French and British Conflicts 7.5.1
French and British Conflicts 7.5.1
An anchor document for students to take notes, summarize, and build context in 7.5.1
Canada Trading Card Game 7.1.5 & 7.1.6
Canada Trading Card Game 7.1.5 & 7.1.6
Studetns will build a deck of 10 unique character cards chosen from Canadian history, between the 7 Years War and Confederation (about 1756-1867). Their most powerful cards should be key historical figures, like Tecumseh, John A. MacDonald, or Lord Durham.
Trading Card Game Instructions. Created by Angela Hostetler
Canada: The GatheringGrand Dérangement 7.1.5.2
Grand Dérangement 7.1.5.2
How do we answer questions about historical events in accurate ways? After reading about the deportation of the Acadians, students will rank answers and determine why they are the best.
Battle of Plains of Abraham Planning & Rubric - Common Craft - Battle of the Plains of Abraham Common CraftStudent copy (for printing or presenting digitally)
Plains of Abraham Common Craft.movBattle of the Plains of Abraham Common Craft: 7.1.5.3
Battle of the Plains of Abraham Common Craft: 7.1.5.3
To what extent was the Battle of the Plains of Abraham the key event in achieving British control over North America?
How was British North America impacted by rebellion in the 13 colonies and by the subsequent Loyalist migration? 7.1.5.4
How was British North America impacted by rebellion in the 13 colonies and by the subsequent Loyalist migration? 7.1.5.4
Students will do a R.A.F.T.S. activity creating a text from the perspective of someone involved in the American revolution. This could be a letter, a newspaper article, a song, etc.
Rafts AssignmentNewspaper TemplateWar of 1812 Common Craft 7.1.6.4, 7.1.6.5, &7.1.6.6
War of 1812 Common Craft 7.1.6.4, 7.1.6.5, &7.1.6.6
Students create a common craft video explaining the events of the war of 1812. Both the Plains of Abraham and War of 1812 could work as a common craft video. Choose one, then do the other as a screencast video instead.
War of 1812 common craft.webm
Adanac STUDENT Procedure ManualO Adanac: Toward Confederation (7.1)
O Adanac: Toward Confederation (7.1)
ADANAC: A Confederation Simulation Game During ADANAC, student groups role-play to simulate negotiations between fictional colonies to form a new country called Adanac. After completing the game, students will relate their experience to new learnings about Confederation, and the political agendas of each real colony.
Develop Skills of Critical and creative thinking - 7.S.1
Develop Skills of Critical and creative thinking - 7.S.1
Develop skills of historical thinking - 7.S.2
Develop skills of historical thinking - 7.S.2
Develop skills of geographic thinking - 7.S.3
Develop skills of geographic thinking - 7.S.3
Students will use the Google Slides journal to track their notes and lessons by embedding their knowledge onto different layers of a Google My Map file. This project follows the Voices and Vision Textbook, but it is not required to use with this activity.
Social Studies 7 - Pre-confederation Map - Teacher Guide
This exercise is designed to put the events of the War of 1812 into perspective by using the digital learning object.
French and British (Chapter 5) Quizlet
How can I get what I want? In this experiential introduction to colonization of the New World, students will act as French Fur Traders and Missionaries, British Fur Traders, the Anishinabe, the Haudenosaunee, and the Mi'kmaq to create a plan to reach their group goals, negotiate with other groups, and analyze the most effective strategies for colonization. Projet disponible en français aussi. (All resources in Google Drive)
Telling Our Story: Acadians in the New World Students will take the role of an Acadian to create a visual project (combining a 1st person narrative and symbolic images) that tells the history of their people, as well as how they were affected by French/British conflict.
Toward Confederation Templates
Toward Confederation Templates
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