PA5.1


 * K-12 Goal: To investigate the processes and structures of power and authority, and the implications for individuals, communities, and nations. **** (PA) **


 * Outcome: PA5.1 ([[file:Gr. 5 Social Studies PA5.1.docx]] ** **Describe Canada’s political evolution.**
 * 1) Investigate the territorial evolution of Canada from 1608-1867, and from 1867 to the current era.
 * 2) Differentiate between the status of a province and a territory in the Canadian confederation.
 * 3) Identify on a map each province and territory, indicate the year each joined Confederation, and investigate the circumstances and reasons for joining in the united Canada.
 * 4) Explain the purpose of a constitution, and describe the importance of the British North America Act of 1867 and the Constitution Act and Charter of Rights and Freedoms of 1982.
 * 5) Explain the push-pull factors that motivated various cultural groups immigrating to Canada during the 18th and 19th centuries (e.g., building of the railway, fleeing famine or religious oppression, gold rushes).

[|British North American Act (Canadian Encyclopedia)] [|A Three Minute Guide to the BNA Act, 1867]
 * Web Resources**
 * [|Canada's Constitution: Canadian Constitution Foundation]**

[|Canadian Confederation for Kids]

Statistics Canada : [|Immigration and emigration]

[|Library and Archives Canada: The Odyssey of Our Ancestors] Migration to Canada
 * Migration to Canada **
 * Colonization 1604-1800
 * Building a Nation 1800-1900
 * Canada in the 20th Century 1900-2000

immigration timeline @http://cyberligne.histori.ca/F-2_0_gate.htm 1850 -1950 key word immigration

[|First Nations People of Canada]First Nations Communities, Canadian Place Names Confederation timeline game on the computer: []