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Essay Writing → Start → Outline → Intro → Paragraphs → Template → Proofreading →→ Checklist → → I. Founders Topics → II. Settlers Topics → III. New Nation Topics

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II. THE SETTLERS → → A. The Road to Confederation → B. All Aboard for the West → C. Demand for Change → → D. Canadians and World War I → E. Maturing Culture and Identity

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What factors led to the Great Coalition? Who do you think was the most important figure in Confederation: John A. Macdonald, George Brown, or George-Etienne Cartier? Analyze the conditions that led to Confederation? What led to the successful conclusion of the Confederation debates? What factors led to the achievement of responsible government in the Canadas? What were the concerns of the Maritime colonies in the Confederation debates? Was the British North America Act a compact between the provinces, or a centralizing document?

Examine the pressure on the Dominion government which led to the expansion of the federal union in the years 1867-1873. Can trends or similarities be found? What was ultramontanism? Examines its significance for politics and nationalism in Quebec. Examine the origins of and evolution of Macdonald’s National Policy. Was it really a national policy, or was it simply politics? Examine the effects of the “provincial rights” movement of the 1870s and 1880s on the nature of the federal union. Were men like Oliver Mowat misinterpreting the constitution, or the nature of Confederation?

Why was the Manitoba Schools Question a critical issue in the 1890s? What events led to the Red River Rebellion of 1869-70? Were the Métis justified in rising up against the government? What events led to the Northwest Rebellion of 1885? Were the Métis justified in rising up against the government? Should Louis Riel be considered a Father of Confederation? How did Canada’s entanglement with Britain affect domestic politics from 1899 to 1911? How did Prime Minister Laurier attempt to balance English-Canada's and French-Canada's conflicting political needs?

What was the significance of the Person's Case in Canadian History. How did it help Canadian women? Why was conscription introduced in Canada in 1917? Why was it so divisive? What impact did World War One have on the women's roles outside of the home? Account for the rise and subsequent collapse of the Progressive Party? Examine the causes, events and consequences of the Winnipeg General Strike? Can the outbreak of violence be blamed on anyone or any group in particular? What was R.B. Bennett’s New Deal? Did it work?

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Essay Writing → Start → Outline → Intro → Paragraphs → Template → Proofreading →→ Checklist → → I. Founders Topics → II. Settlers Topics → III. New Nation Topics

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