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= **Welcome Grade Seven Historians! ** =

Your journey through confedraition  begins today. You will have 3-4 classes to travel back in time and complete your journey. Your task if you choose to accept it (and you must) is to embark on a webquest. Each page is a link to valuable information which will enhance your knowledge of how Canada came to be. You will use the list on the left-hand side of this page as your navigation tool. Starting with this Home page than going to YouTube Video then Confederation Timeline and so on.

**Final Project Requirements** : Podcast Assignment - With your partner(s), you will be creating a Podcast from the point of view of a Mother or Father of Confederation. Your character may be one of the Key Players of Confederation, or you may create your own.

Below are the questions you will answer with your partner(s) throughout your quest. I will give you a piece of paper with all of the questions so you can take notes throughout. At the end of your quest you will create a Podcast using the notes and findings from your questions.

In your groups of two or three answer the questions which are also listed below. Page Two - "YouTube Video" - No questions here! Enjoy the video! Page Three - "Confederation Timeline" - Use this page as a reference as you read through the other pages. It is good to look back to make sure you understand the events as they happened. 1. List all of the countries in the timeline. 2. What role do they play in the confederation of Canada? Page Four <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">- "External Factors leading to Confederation" - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Please read through the following links to learn how external factors affected the confederation debate. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Were the colonies and provinces able to deal with the incoming raids? Who was threatening rebellion? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">How did Britain help the colonies? Why was Britain unable to send more aid to the colonies? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Why were the Fenians attacking Canadians? How were the United States of America involved in confederation? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Did Britain support Canada's separation and confederation? Who were the main supporters of confederation in Canada? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Use these questions to direct your attention to the main points of each article <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Page Five <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">- "The Durham Report" - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">1. List Lord Durham's main recommendations from his Report. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">2. In 2-3 sentences, explain what Responsible Government means. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Page Six <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">- British North America - Colonies Before Provinces - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">1. Write down the name of the province/territory that Sir John A MacDonald was from. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">2. Write down the name of the province/territory that was the last to join the Confederation? Why did they want to join the Confederation? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">3. Write down two of the main reasons why British Columbia joined the Confederation? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Page Seven <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">- "The Conferences"- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">1. Find the chart on your handout with the following three headings: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Name and Year of Conference / British North American Colonies that Attended / Key Points -What Happened? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">2. What was the name of modern day Canada before Confederation? What was the name of modern day Canada after Confederation? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">3. The newspaper clipping comes from London, England. Explain the extent of influence that Great Britain had on Canada's Confederation. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">4. Evaluate whether or not the newspaper clipping is a primary source or a secondary source. Tell me why you have come to this decision. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Page Eight <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">- "Key Players of Confederation"- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">1. With your partner(s), fill in the following chart on the Fathers of Confederation. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">2. With your partner(s), brainstorm some groups of people in British North America that were excluded from participating directly in Canada's Confederation. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Page Nine <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">- "Maps"- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">How do the maps change over time? Using resources found throughout the WebQuest, write the events that caused these changes. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Page Ten <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">- "A Portrait of Confederation"- <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Please consider the importance of Robert Harris' commemorative painting of the Fathers of Confederation. Not all of these men were together at this meeting in Quebec. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Does Harris' creative license give him the right to represent all of the important figures in the room or should he have only painted those who attended the conference that day? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Can you identify the main contributors you have already learned about? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">How does Harris place emphasis on these men within his painting? Use these questions to help you understand the reading and artwork. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Page Eleven <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">- "Political Cartoons" - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">For each cartoon, write your thoughts on who may have drawn the picture. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Why did the artist decide to capture the politician in this way? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Page Twelve <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">- "Podcast Assignment" - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Make sure to click on this page for your final instructions when you have completed your Webquest!
 * <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Father of Confederation || <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Region that he Represented before Confederation || <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">New Name of the Region after Confederation || <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Place in Canada's Government after Confederation || <span style="font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Supportive of Confederation? ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">If at any point you leave a site and are not sure how to get back click on the "home" link on the left-hand side of the page. It brings you back here and you can look at the final project requirements where the sites are listed in order. Remember to re-read and raise your hand at ANYTIME to ask a question. Most of all have fun learning about Confederation!