Social Studies 10: Canada from 1815 to 1914

Prescribed Learning Outcomes / Suggested Achievement Indicators

Identity, Society, and Culture

• B2 Evaluate the impact of interactions between Aboriginal peoples and European explorers and settlers in Canada from 1815 to 1914 (fur trade)

Governance

• C2 Analyze political, economic, social, and geographical factors that led to Confederation and to the development of Canada’s provinces and territories (BC)
  • Assess factors that led to the expansion of Canada to include other provinces and territories, including:
    • The national railway
    • Threat of annexation by the USA
    • The Klondike gold rush
    • Agricultural settlement

• C4 Describe the structure and function of Canada’s federal, provincial and local governments
  • Describe the components of the BC provincial government (e.g., Premier, MLAs, Legislative Assembly, Lieutenant Governor)
  • Describe the components of municipal governments (e.g., mayor, councillors, bylaws)

Economy and Technology

• D1 Assess the impact of Macdonald’s National Policy on Canada

• D3 Describe the development of British Columbia’s economy from 1815 to 1914
  • identify the emergent resource-based industries in British Columbia, including
    • Logging
    • Mining
    • Fisheries
    • Agriculture
  • Describe the shift in British Columbia’s trade patterns from north-south (USA) and overseas (Britain) to east-west (within Canada)

Environment

• E2 Analyze how geography influenced the economic development and settlement patterns in regions of Canada from 1815 to 1914
  • Describe population distribution and density in terms of climate and physical geography
  • Make connections among resource locations, economic activities, and settlement patterns in various regions in Canada, including: British Columbia (e.g., Cariboo and Klondike gold rushes, salmon fishery, logging)

• E3 Evaluate attitudes and practices in resource development in British Columbia from 1815 to 1914 and their impact on contemporary resource management
  • Identify key renewable and non-renewable resources in British Columbia (e.g.,mining, fishing, forestry, agriculture)
  • Define stewardship and sustainability with respect to environmental considerations and social responsibility
  • Compare past and present resource development practices in BC, such as:
    • Forestry (e.g., clear-cutting, hand logging, single plank removal)
    • Fishing (e.g., spear fishing, dip-net fishing, driftnet fishing, fish farms)
    • Mining (e.g., underground mining, open-pit mining)
    • Farming (e.g., land use, industrial farming, organic farming)
  • Defend a position on a selected resource development issue

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