1. EXAM ESSAY

2. EXAM ESSAY TOPICS Aboriginal/European Contact
Canada’s 20th Century Immigration Policy
Post-Confederation Aboriginal Policy/Rights
The Loyalist Migration
The Sifton Migration
The 1837 Rebellions

3. 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

4. EXAM ESSAY The Development of Canadian Civil Rights
Canada’s History of Discrimination
The National Policy
The C.P.R.
Women’s Rights
Political Parties and Political Ideology in Canada

5. EXAM ESSAY The Fur Trade The Role of the Church in Canada’s Past
The Acadian Expulsion
Canada Industrializes

6. 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?

7. EXAM ESSAY The Loyalist Migration – Thesis Statement
“Not all American colonists supported the American Revolution”
Many didn’t 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

8. 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

9. EXAM ESSAY SAMPLE #2 Canada and the Great War Causes of WWI
How did the Great War affect the role of women in Canadian society
How Canada became involved in WWI
What impact did the war have on building the Nation of Canada?
What impact did the war have on the Canadian economy?

10. EXAM ESSAY Canada and the Great War – Thesis Statement
“Sacrifices made by Canada during WWI led to greater independence from Britain”
Distinguished service – 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

11. 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

12. EXAM ESSAY
SAMPLE #3
The Creation of Manitoba/Red River Rebellion/Resistance
Problems in Red River in the 1800’s
The Red River Rebellion
The Passage of the Manitoba Act

13. EXAM ESSAY Creation of Manitoba – Thesis Statement
“The Metis should be credited with founding Manitoba”
Created a framework for government
Resisted Macdonald’s vision of the west - WASP
Forced negotiations on Metis terms – French language and religious provisions

14. EXAM ESSAY SAMPLE #4 Aboriginal/European Contact
In what ways did the Europeans positively affect the aboriginal people?
In what ways did the Europeans negatively affect the aboriginal people?
How did contact affect both the European and Aboriginal people in a positive way?

15. EXAM ESSAY Aboriginal/European Contact – Thesis Statement
“European contact had serious negative affects on the aboriginal people”
Disease – 60% of the aboriginal people perished when exposed to European diseases
Aboriginal people became dependent on the fur trade and therefore abandoned their traditional behaviors
Aboriginal people were exposed to alcohol as a result of trade
Aboriginal people were drawn into wars between European nations.
Aboriginal people accepted Christianity
Assimilation policies were enacted by the British
Aboriginal people accepted treaties and the reserve system