Master the Facts
Canada: A Changing Society (1890-1914)

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Grade 8
Pages 99
Product Code J1100 ( MR #057926 )

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Activities analyse key similarities and differences between Canada in 1890–1914 and in the present day, with reference to the experiences of and major challenges facing different groups and/or individuals, and to some of the actions Canadians have taken to improve their lives. Using the historical inquiry process students will investigate perspectives of different groups on some significant events, developments, and/or issues that affected Canada and/or Canadians between 1890 and 1914. Understanding Historical Context students will describe various significant events, developments, and people in Canada between 1890 and 1914, and explain their impact.

Topics Covered Include: Growth of Cities, Factories, Factory Workers, Wages, Child Labour, Working Conditions, Sweatshops, Labour Unions, Early Technology, Changing Role of Women, Women Activists, Ishbel Maria Gordon, Lady Aberdeen, Emily Murphy, Adelaide Hoodless, Nellie McClung, First Nations, Struggle Manitoba Schools, Crisis Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Population Challenge, Sir Clifford Sifton, The New Canadians: Manzo Nagano; Sigtryggur Jonasson, Homesteading, Defending the Empire, The Boer War, and Henri Bourassa.

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