Expectations:
Canada: History, Identity, and Culture, (C H I 4 U) Grade 12, University Preparation Communities: Local, National, and Global
Immigration and Identity
By the end of this course, students will:
describe significant immigration waves (e.g., influx of United Empire Loyalists in the late 1700s; Black immigration in the early 1800s; British immigration in the 1840s; eastern European immigration in the early 1900s; post–World War II immigration of refugees; Asian, African, and Caribbean immigration in the 1990s) and settlement patterns, and how they helped shape Canadian identity and culture.
Change and Continuity
Specific Expectations
- Transformation of Canadian Identity
By the end of this course, students will:
analyze how conflicts and compromises between Canada and the United States have helped to shape Canadian identity (e.g., migration of the United Empire Loyalists; War of 1812; Annexation Manifesto, 1849; Confederation; North American Air Defence Command [NORAD]; relations with Cuba; Trudeau’s recognition of the People’s Republic of China; North American Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA]; invasion of Iraq, 2003).
- Political Structures
By the end of this course, students will:
explain the role of significant events and legislation in the development of the current Canadian political system (e.g., the Conquest; the British North America Act; the Balfour Report; the Canada Act, 1982; the Charlottetown Accord; electoral reforms; changes in political parties).
Methods of Historical Inquiry and Communication
Overall Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
- use methods of historical inquiry to locate, gather, evaluate and organize research materials from a variety of sources;
- interpret and analyze information gathered through research, employing concepts and approaches appropriate to historical inquiry.
Specific Expectations
Interpretation and Analysis
By the end of this course, students will:
- analyze information, employing concepts and theories appropriate to historical inquiry (e.g., chronology, cause and effect, short- and long-term consequences);
- analyze historical events and issues from the perspectives of different participants in those events and issues;
- draw conclusions based on supporting evidence, effective analysis of information, and awareness of diverse historical interpretations.
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