Social Studies 10: History of British Columbia and Western Canada (St-Pierre)
Print Materials
There are many books put aside for your use on this project. If you are having trouble finding information, please ask the librarian to assist you.
Websites
Your Teacher- Librarian has recommended you use the following online resources to help you with your research:
Websites for General Information:
Canada in the Making: Canada’s Constitutional History
The Canadian Encyclopedia
BC Archives Time Machine
Library and Archives Canada - Confederation (English)
Library and Archives Canada - Confederation (French)
National Archives of Canada: Canada’s constitutional Evolution
English
French
National Library of Canada: Towards confederation: Lower Canada
National Library of Canada: Towards Confederation: Upper Canada
Solon Law Archives: Canadian Constitutional Documents
There are many books put aside for your use on this project. If you are having trouble finding information, please ask the librarian to assist you.
Websites
Your Teacher- Librarian has recommended you use the following online resources to help you with your research:
Websites for General Information:
Canada in the Making: Canada’s Constitutional History
The Canadian Encyclopedia
BC Archives Time Machine
Library and Archives Canada - Confederation (English)
Library and Archives Canada - Confederation (French)
National Archives of Canada: Canada’s constitutional Evolution
English
French
National Library of Canada: Towards confederation: Lower Canada
National Library of Canada: Towards Confederation: Upper Canada
Solon Law Archives: Canadian Constitutional Documents
1. Treaties with First Nations
Canada in the Making: Primary sources of Constitutional Acts and Treaties with First Nations
2. Alberta and Saskatchewan
So this is Alberta!: http://www.abheritage.ca
Our Future, Our Past: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project
Calgary History: http://www.calgarykiosk.ca
Alberta's Political History: http://www.abheritage.ca
Saskatchewan Remembers: http://scaa.sk.ca
Saskatchewan Western Development Museum: http://www.wdm.ca
Canada in the Making - Territorial Expansion: http://www.canadiana.org
So this is Alberta!: http://www.abheritage.ca
Our Future, Our Past: The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project
Calgary History: http://www.calgarykiosk.ca
Alberta's Political History: http://www.abheritage.ca
Saskatchewan Remembers: http://scaa.sk.ca
Saskatchewan Western Development Museum: http://www.wdm.ca
Canada in the Making - Territorial Expansion: http://www.canadiana.org
3. Railroad
Canada's First Railway: http://www.canadashistory.ca
Canadian Pacific Railway: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
Canadian Pacific Railway: http://plainshumanities.unl.edu
Grand Trunk Railway
Canadian Encyclopedia – Grand Trunk Railway
Library and Archives Canada – Grand Trunk Railway
A History of the Grand Trunk Railroad – Google Books
Intercolonial Railway
Canadian Encyclopedia – Intercolonial Railway
Library and Archives Canada – Intercolonial Railway
Canada's First Railway: http://www.canadashistory.ca
Canadian Pacific Railway: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
Canadian Pacific Railway: http://plainshumanities.unl.edu
Grand Trunk Railway
Canadian Encyclopedia – Grand Trunk Railway
Library and Archives Canada – Grand Trunk Railway
A History of the Grand Trunk Railroad – Google Books
Intercolonial Railway
Canadian Encyclopedia – Intercolonial Railway
Library and Archives Canada – Intercolonial Railway
5. Vancouver Island colony/ 54’ 40’
Colonization of Vancouver Island -UBC article
Colonization of Vancouver Island -UBC article
6. Sir James Douglas
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online – Sir James Douglas
Biography in Context – Sir James Douglas
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online – Sir James Douglas
Biography in Context – Sir James Douglas
7. Fort Langley/ Moody
Parks Canada - Fort Langley National Historic Site
Fort Langley
8. British Columbia colony
11. Helmcken
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Helmcken
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Helmcken
12. Merger of two colonies / Choice of the capital
13. Responsible government/ Confederation
Library and Archives Canada – Towards Confederation
In this section of the Library and Archives Canada website you will find a selection of essays on pre-Confederation themes: the evolution of Upper Canada, Lower Canada and the Atlantic Colonies; the effect of the American Civil War on Canada's formation; and the three famous conferences - at Charlottetown, Québec and London - that led to Canadian Confederation in 1867.
Library and Archives Canada – Towards Confederation
In this section of the Library and Archives Canada website you will find a selection of essays on pre-Confederation themes: the evolution of Upper Canada, Lower Canada and the Atlantic Colonies; the effect of the American Civil War on Canada's formation; and the three famous conferences - at Charlottetown, Québec and London - that led to Canadian Confederation in 1867.
15. Gold rush !
Chilkoot Trail National Historic Park: http://www.pc.gc.ca
Gold Fever: http://www.pbs.org
Klondike - The Rush for Gold: http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca
Gold Rushes: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
Chilkoot Trail National Historic Park: http://www.pc.gc.ca
Gold Fever: http://www.pbs.org
Klondike - The Rush for Gold: http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca
Gold Rushes: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
16. The Chinese
Chinese: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
The Chinese Experience in Canada: http://www.library.ubc.ca
The role of Chinese Immigrants in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The Canadian Encyclopedia – Building the CP Railway
Chinese Canadian Culture Online Project – The CP Railway
Chinese Canadian National Council – The Building of the CPR
Collections Canada – Role of Chinese in building the CP Railway
Chinese: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
The Chinese Experience in Canada: http://www.library.ubc.ca
The role of Chinese Immigrants in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The Canadian Encyclopedia – Building the CP Railway
Chinese Canadian Culture Online Project – The CP Railway
Chinese Canadian National Council – The Building of the CPR
Collections Canada – Role of Chinese in building the CP Railway
17. The Japanese
Japanese Canadian History. Net
Japanese Canadians - The Canadian Encyclopedia
National Association of Japanese Canadians
CBC Canada: A People's History - Japanese Internment
Japanese Canadian History. Net
Japanese Canadians - The Canadian Encyclopedia
National Association of Japanese Canadians
CBC Canada: A People's History - Japanese Internment
18. Indians from India
19. Squamish
Squamish Historical Society
Squamish Historical Society
20. Britannia Beach
Britannia Mine Museum
Britannia History - SECSociety
Britannia Mine Oral History Project UBC
Mining Association of British Columbia - Britannia Beach
Britannia Mine Museum
Britannia History - SECSociety
Britannia Mine Oral History Project UBC
Mining Association of British Columbia - Britannia Beach
21. Victoria and 1862 The epidemic of small pox
BC Heritage- Coast Salish Collections
The Smallpox Epidemic of 1862:The Spirit of Pestilence - UVic
History Link.org -The Smallpox Epidemic of 1862
BC Heritage- Coast Salish Collections
The Smallpox Epidemic of 1862:The Spirit of Pestilence - UVic
History Link.org -The Smallpox Epidemic of 1862
22. Role of Women in the 19th Century
Women in the Fur Trade:
Louis Riel Institute- Role of Women in the Fur Trade
The Role of Native Women in the Fur Trade Society of Western Canada 1670-1830 – Published by University of Nebraska Press (Read the ebook online for free)
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains- Women in the Fur Trade
Role of Women in Upper Canada:
Collections Canada- Women and Their Work in Upper Canada
Upper Canada Village (Ontario Parks) – Daily Life
Women’s Suffrage Movement:
The Canadian Encyclopedia- Women’s Suffrage
The Nellie McClung Foundation – Women’s Suffrage
Canada History Project – Women Get the Vote
Female Suffrage: http://www.abheritage.ca
Women's Suffrage (Scholastic): http://content.scholastic.com
Women in the Fur Trade:
Louis Riel Institute- Role of Women in the Fur Trade
The Role of Native Women in the Fur Trade Society of Western Canada 1670-1830 – Published by University of Nebraska Press (Read the ebook online for free)
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains- Women in the Fur Trade
Role of Women in Upper Canada:
Collections Canada- Women and Their Work in Upper Canada
Upper Canada Village (Ontario Parks) – Daily Life
Women’s Suffrage Movement:
The Canadian Encyclopedia- Women’s Suffrage
The Nellie McClung Foundation – Women’s Suffrage
Canada History Project – Women Get the Vote
Female Suffrage: http://www.abheritage.ca
Women's Suffrage (Scholastic): http://content.scholastic.com
23. Discrimination against visible ethnic groups
24. History of the development of natural resources B.C.
British Columbia's Resource Development - BC Archives Time Machine
British Columbia's Resource Development - BC Archives Time Machine
25. Indigenous Nations in BC and the contact with the European settlers
First Peoples of Canada – Canadian Museum of Civilization
History of Aboriginal Treaties and Relations in Canada – Department of Canadian Heritage
First Peoples of Canada – Canadian Museum of Civilization
History of Aboriginal Treaties and Relations in Canada – Department of Canadian Heritage
26. The geographic areas of BC and how they influence the social and economic development in BC
27. Maquinna, Nuu-chah-nulth]chief
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Muquinna
28. Chief Nicola, leader of the eponymous Nicola people and Grand Chief of the Okanagan
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Chief Nicola
29. Klatassine (Klatsassan), Tsilhqot'in chief
Dictionary of Candian Biography - Klatsassan
30. Joe Capilano (Khatsahlano), Skwxwu7mesh chief
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Joseph Capilano
31. Chief Dan George, Tsleil-waututh (Burrard) chief and actor
CBC Digital archives Video on Chief Dan George
32. Esteban José Martínez, / Fjord Nootka
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Esteban Jose Martinez
33. James Cook
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - James Cook
34. George Vancouver
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - George Vancouver
35. Alexander Mackenzie
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Alexander Mackenzie
36. David Thompson
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - David Thompson
37. Simon Fraser
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Simon Fraser
27. Maquinna, Nuu-chah-nulth]chief
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Muquinna
28. Chief Nicola, leader of the eponymous Nicola people and Grand Chief of the Okanagan
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Chief Nicola
29. Klatassine (Klatsassan), Tsilhqot'in chief
Dictionary of Candian Biography - Klatsassan
30. Joe Capilano (Khatsahlano), Skwxwu7mesh chief
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Joseph Capilano
31. Chief Dan George, Tsleil-waututh (Burrard) chief and actor
CBC Digital archives Video on Chief Dan George
32. Esteban José Martínez, / Fjord Nootka
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Esteban Jose Martinez
33. James Cook
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - James Cook
34. George Vancouver
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - George Vancouver
35. Alexander Mackenzie
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Alexander Mackenzie
36. David Thompson
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - David Thompson
37. Simon Fraser
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Simon Fraser
Google News Archive
Have a look at archival newspapers!
Sites to Help with Your Bibliography:
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
*see your librarian to get the school password so you can set up your own account
If you would like more detailed information about formatting your bibliography or paper, please refer to the OWL Purdue Online Writing Guide .
Have a look at archival newspapers!
Sites to Help with Your Bibliography:
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
*see your librarian to get the school password so you can set up your own account
If you would like more detailed information about formatting your bibliography or paper, please refer to the OWL Purdue Online Writing Guide .
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