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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  


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
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  

4. Fort Victoria
BC Heritage- Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Victoria
Hudson's Bay Company - Victoria
 5.      Vancouver Island colony/ 54’ 40’
Colonization of Vancouver Island -UBC article
6. 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

9. Begbie
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Begbie
10.  Amor de Cosmos
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Amor de Cosmos (William Alexander Smith)
11.  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.


14.  Musgrave
Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Sir Anthony Musgrave
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
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
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
18. Indians from India

19. Squamish
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
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
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
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

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
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


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 .

Images

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