Michele Visser-Wikkerink, E. Leigh Syms

People and Stories of Canada to 1867 (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Take a look at life in Canada from very early times until 1867. The history of Canada is presented in exciting stories about different people and intriguing events, including wars, betrayals, and acts of heroism. To help make history come alive, People and Stories of Canada to 1867 includes:

• hundreds of vibrant illustrations, pictures, and historical artwork
• detailed maps, charts, and diagrams
• accurate timelines to help organize historical information
• special information boxes to enhance content
• and much more!

Recommended by Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth as a Manitoba Grade 5 Social Studies Learning Resource.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Portage & Main Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781774920169
• Artikelnr.: 69987388

Autorenporträt

Michele has been published in the Winnipeg Free Press, The Banner, and Geez magazine. Other writings include Hunger in a World of Abundance: A Study Guide, and Refugees and Exiles: A Canadian Perspective. She is currently writing a history of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank and ghost-writing a memoir. Michele's areas of expertise include food and justice issues, social concerns, Canadian history, and freelance recipe development. She is a member of the Manitoba Writer's Guild.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
PART 1: FIRST PEOPLES
1. The Origins of First Peoples of North America
2. Connections to the Land
3. Canada’s First Peoples
PART 2: EARLY EUROPEAN COLONIZATION
4. The Europeans Come to North America
5. The French in Canada, 1604–1759
6. The British in North America
PART 3: THE FUR TRADE
7. The Early Days of the Fur Trade, 1604–1760
8. Into the Great Northwest
9. A New Nation: The Métis
PART 4: FROM BRITISH COLONY TO CONFEDERATION
10. A Question of Loyalties
11. A Colony’s Growing Pains
12. Rebellion and Reform
13. From Colony to Country
14. Citizenship Then and Now
GlossaryPronunciation GuideIndexImage Credits