Grade 8 History Resources

NOTE: It appears that this video has been taken down by the CBC.

To view the video go to curio.ca and search Canada A People's History - From Sea to Sea. If you have trouble getting on curio.ca at home you may need to go through MYhdsb.ca and log on using your school account. Follow the links to elementary internet tools and hit curio.

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Above is the Canada a People's History Video - From sea to sea

Opening Vignette 2:31-5:12 Louis Riel to Montreal, Canada in the late 1860s

Episode Beginning 5:52- 15:04 The assassination of D’Arcy McGee

If We are Rebels 15:04- 22:16

Louis Riel, HBC and Rupert’s Land, Nov. 2 1869 seizure of Fort Garry

War is Upon Us 22:16- 26:37 Red River’s Provisional Government

A Single Act of Severity 26:37- 35:08 Thomas Scott executed, Red River delegation travels to Ottawa, Manitoba Act, Wolseley expedition, Riel in exile in U.S.

Tie the Oceans Together 35:08- 42:35

British Columbia, 1864 – 1871 For the Good of This Dominion 42:35- 50:00 Railways and politics, 1872 scandal, Liberals win 1874 election