Grade 7 Social Studies - Week of April 24 to 28

 This week, we have completed our tenth chapter from the textbook.  Be sure to complete all of the REVIEW section in the duotang while preparing for the test.  

On Friday, May 5th, we will have our Chapter 10 Test about Expanding Confederation.  The following items will be tested:

 Vocabulary:

• Absentee Landlords (& which colony wanted to get rid of them)
• American Takeover (& which colony feared it)
• Assimilation of the First Nations
• Cariboo Road
• Confederation Bridge
• Economics
• Great Depression (& which colony almost went bankrupt during this time)
• Historical Perspective
• Lennox Island
• Magistrates
• Political Cartoon
• Private School
• Public School
• Reserves – First Nations
• Residential Schools – First Nations
• Separate School
• Steamboat Service (PEI)

Also, know the following people, events, concepts or places:

• James Douglas
• where the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Canada are located
• The first four provinces to join Confederation were:
• New Brunswick
• Nova Scotia
• Ontario
• Quebec
• why Edmonton was chosen as the capital city of Alberta

For the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan know the following:

• ·         What was the date that each one became a province?
• ·         Why Alberta and Saskatchewan didn’t have to join Confederation—but were divided into provinces out of existing Canadian territory?

For the provinces of British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland-Labrador, and Nunavut—know the following:

• ·         What was the date that each one joined Confederation?
• ·         What were the “agreed to” conditions with Canada for each province joining Confederation?
• ·         The economy that supported most of the people in the province at the time it joined Confederation

Students will need to study and understand the material, and will not be allowed to use any reference materials during the test.  They will also need to be able to use their knowledge and understanding to:

·         show critical thinking

·         apply historical and geographic skills to bring meaning to issues and events

·         apply skills of metacognition, reflecting upon what they have learned

·         communicate ideas and information in an informed, organized, and persuasive manner