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HQC
  • 🏡
  • ⚒️ Toolkit
  • Origins
    • Migrations, Indigenous Territories, Societies
    • Kanien'kehá:ka - Also a People of St. Lawrence
    • Spiritual practices, oral tradition, goods and gifts
    • Chiefs, Council of Elders
    • Economic activities, trade networks, waterways
    • Warfare and fate of prisoners
    • Exploration, fisheries, trade
    • Jacques Cartier & Charlesbourg-Royal
    • Rivalry and Alliances
    • Colonization Attempts and 1603 Alliance
  • 1608-1760
    • First Settlements, Mercantilism and Champlain:
    • Monopolies, Companies, Territories & Empires
    • The Fur Trade
    • Religious Orders and Evangelization
    • Iroquois Wars & Carignan-Salieres soldiers
    • Absolutism, Royal Government roles. A turning point?
    • Origins of immigrants, Filles du Roy, Immigration Policies
    • Seigneurial System, Adaptations, Slavery
    • Economic Diversification, Fur Trade Evolution, Measures Taken
    • Indigenous Consequences, Great Peace, The Church
    • Intercolonial Wars
  • 1760-1791
    • Military Regime - Turning Point?
    • Indigenous peoples and Conquest (Pontiac, Indian Department)
    • Royal Proclamation and the King’s Instructions
    • Colonial Economy ... British Merchants
    • The Quebec Act
    • American Revolution (Part 1) - Letter to Canadiens
    • American Revolution (Part 2) - Invasion of Quebec
    • Loyalists Arrive
  • 1791-1840
    • Government Changes and Territory
    • Economic Changes and the Fur Trade
    • Tariffs, blockades, timber trade
    • Rebellions of 1837-38
    • War of 1812
  • 1840-1896
    • Act of Union
    • Responsible Government
    • Irish Immigration
    • French Canadian Migration
    • The Role of the Catholic Church
    • Industrialization - Facts, Capitalism, Factors/changes
    • Changes in Timber, Farm and Dairy Industries
    • Causes of Confederation
    • BNA Act 1 - Conferences & Debates
    • BNA Act 2 - Provinces and Powers
    • Red River and Northwest Rebellions
    • Women in Victorian Canada
    • National Policy
  • 1896-1945
    • Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Compromises
    • Second Phase of Industrialization
    • Clash of Nationalisms
    • First World War - M-A-I-N Causes
    • First World War - Conscription & War Effort
    • Women’s Suffrage
    • The Great Depression
    • Second World War
  • 1945-1980
    • Duplessis Era
    • Cold War
    • Indigenous Peoples -Vote, Residential Schools, Land Rig
    • Post War Years
    • Feminism
    • Consumer Society
    • Quiet Revolution
  • 1980 +
    • Constitutional Crises - Circa 1980s
    • Constitution, Meech, Charlottetown
    • Social Changes-Demographic, Women, Work
    • Civil Society
    • Indigenous Rights
    • Redefinition of State
  • Teachers
    • Newsletter, Contacts & Posts
    • Program & Tracing Docs
    • Practice Evaluations
    • I.O.s Etc. - Toolkit
    • Site Inventory
    • Graphic Organizer Storehouse
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    • History Videos
    • Games, Projects, Ideas
      • Historical Discussion Game
      • How to make a game
      • Rebellions Game Card Creation
      • Scavenger Hunt - WW1
      • Spot It - Quiet Revolution
      • Timeline - Responsible to Confederation
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    • 🏡
    • ⚒️ Toolkit
    • Origins
      • Migrations, Indigenous Territories, Societies
      • Kanien'kehá:ka - Also a People of St. Lawrence
      • Spiritual practices, oral tradition, goods and gifts
      • Chiefs, Council of Elders
      • Economic activities, trade networks, waterways
      • Warfare and fate of prisoners
      • Exploration, fisheries, trade
      • Jacques Cartier & Charlesbourg-Royal
      • Rivalry and Alliances
      • Colonization Attempts and 1603 Alliance
    • 1608-1760
      • First Settlements, Mercantilism and Champlain:
      • Monopolies, Companies, Territories & Empires
      • The Fur Trade
      • Religious Orders and Evangelization
      • Iroquois Wars & Carignan-Salieres soldiers
      • Absolutism, Royal Government roles. A turning point?
      • Origins of immigrants, Filles du Roy, Immigration Policies
      • Seigneurial System, Adaptations, Slavery
      • Economic Diversification, Fur Trade Evolution, Measures Taken
      • Indigenous Consequences, Great Peace, The Church
      • Intercolonial Wars
    • 1760-1791
      • Military Regime - Turning Point?
      • Indigenous peoples and Conquest (Pontiac, Indian Department)
      • Royal Proclamation and the King’s Instructions
      • Colonial Economy ... British Merchants
      • The Quebec Act
      • American Revolution (Part 1) - Letter to Canadiens
      • American Revolution (Part 2) - Invasion of Quebec
      • Loyalists Arrive
    • 1791-1840
      • Government Changes and Territory
      • Economic Changes and the Fur Trade
      • Tariffs, blockades, timber trade
      • Rebellions of 1837-38
      • War of 1812
    • 1840-1896
      • Act of Union
      • Responsible Government
      • Irish Immigration
      • French Canadian Migration
      • The Role of the Catholic Church
      • Industrialization - Facts, Capitalism, Factors/changes
      • Changes in Timber, Farm and Dairy Industries
      • Causes of Confederation
      • BNA Act 1 - Conferences & Debates
      • BNA Act 2 - Provinces and Powers
      • Red River and Northwest Rebellions
      • Women in Victorian Canada
      • National Policy
    • 1896-1945
      • Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Compromises
      • Second Phase of Industrialization
      • Clash of Nationalisms
      • First World War - M-A-I-N Causes
      • First World War - Conscription & War Effort
      • Women’s Suffrage
      • The Great Depression
      • Second World War
    • 1945-1980
      • Duplessis Era
      • Cold War
      • Indigenous Peoples -Vote, Residential Schools, Land Rig
      • Post War Years
      • Feminism
      • Consumer Society
      • Quiet Revolution
    • 1980 +
      • Constitutional Crises - Circa 1980s
      • Constitution, Meech, Charlottetown
      • Social Changes-Demographic, Women, Work
      • Civil Society
      • Indigenous Rights
      • Redefinition of State
    • Teachers
      • Newsletter, Contacts & Posts
      • Program & Tracing Docs
      • Practice Evaluations
      • I.O.s Etc. - Toolkit
      • Site Inventory
      • Graphic Organizer Storehouse
      • Key History Sites
      • History Videos
      • Games, Projects, Ideas
        • Historical Discussion Game
        • How to make a game
        • Rebellions Game Card Creation
        • Scavenger Hunt - WW1
        • Spot It - Quiet Revolution
        • Timeline - Responsible to Confederation

1791-1840

The Demands and Struggles of Nationhood

Time Period:  1791-1840

Social Phenomenon:   The Demands and Struggles of Nationhood

Students will grasp the perspective and contribution of various actors, and describe what happened during the 1791 to 1980 period.  (C1).  And while considering multiple perspectives, students will interpret "The Demands and Struggles of Nationhood" by considering various aspects and by analyzing changes and continuities and causes and consequences (C2).

Government Changes and Territory

Original student texts, materials and student activities considering guiding questions like "Was 1791 a turning point in Canadian history? How did the introduction of the Parliamentary System change society?"  You will learn to describe the roles of the Legislative assembly, Governor, Executive and Legislative councils, to explain the right to vote and eligibility, to identify the territory of Lower and Upper Canada, and to describe the composition of the population in Lower Canada and Upper Canada..   Student site section under construction.  For now access our main curated document collection in progress here ➦

Economic Changes and the Fur Trade

Original student texts, materials and student activities considering guiding questions like "What factors affect production?"  You will learn to Situate the fur territory on a map., and to explain the causes of the merger of the fur trade companies. Student site section under construction.  For now access our main curated document collection in progress here ➦

Tariffs, blockades and the timber trade 

Original student texts, materials and student activities considering guiding questions like "How does geography affect settlement? "  You will learn to Explain the preferential tariff, to explain the continental blockade, and to explain the consequences of the timber trade on the economy and territory of British North America.     Student page in progress and Main Document collection now here ➦

Rebellions of 1837-38

Original student texts, materials and student activities considering guiding questions like "Were the Rebellions of 1837-38 about nationalism or liberalism?  And, Why do we fight?"  You will learn to describe the main events of the Rebellions in Lower Canada, to describe the main events of the Rebellions in Upper Canada, and to compare and contrast the Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada. Student site section under construction here  ➦

Extra:  A Historical Discussion!

The Historical Discussion game can be a good way to review content covered in the sections above.

Use this slide show developed by the RECIT en univers social to help to discuss various themes associated with the Demands and Struggles of Nationhood!

Historical discussion - Demands and Struggles of Nationhood

History of Québec and Canada

A student history site for the Anglophone community by LEARN Pedagogical Services.


This website is continually evolving and expanding. Originally organized around learning intentions, guiding questions, and document collections developed by Matt Russell (WQSB) and Paul Rombough (LEARN) while piloting and offering training for our provincial HQC program, it now also includes resources shared by our partners in the RECIT Network and contributions from various school boards and centers.  

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