Readings for the Final Exam




Readings in Canadian History Last revised: March 2006	Confederation: People, Process and Objectives Great Coalition Government Quebec Conference John A. Macdonald Comparing Canadian and American Federalism Federalism Fathers of Confederation Constitutional Act, 1867 Quebec and the Confederation Project Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 Trent Affair Fenians and Fenian Raids Influence of the American Civil War on Confederation Distribution of powers under the federal scheme Creation and Admission of Provinces George Étienne Cartier Louis Riel Red River Rebellion (1869-70) The "Murder" of Thomas Scott Manitoba Act Alexander Mackenzie North West Rebellion (1885) Wilfrid Laurier Autonomy bills Clifford Sifton Newfoundland's Loss of Responsible Government Newfoundland Joins Canada (1946-1949) Terms of Union of Newfoundland with Canada Joseph R. Smallwood National Policy National Policy Objectives of the National Policy National Policy and Canadian Federalism Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Scandal Terms of the Canadian Pacific contract (1881) Land distribution within the prairie townships History of Reciprocity Tariffs (history to 1911) Imperial Preference Impact of the National Policy Tariffs A Western View of the Tariff Treaty of Washington (1871) Canada's Social Programs Old Age Pensions (read the first three pages) Unemployment Insurance (now called Employment Insurance) Family Allowances (read the first three pages) Medicare Tommy Douglas William Lyon Mackenzie King The Impact of the Great Depression (1929-1939) The Bennett New Deal Cost of living and income in the Great Depression Bennett Buggy (Saskatchewan - 1935) Unemployment of Trade Union Workers (Quebec and Canada, 1929-1939) Birth Rate, Quebec, 1922-1945 Public Debt, Quebec, 1929-1939 Marriage Rate, Quebec, 1922-1945 Canadian Immigration Policy Canadian Immigration Policy (outline) Canadian Immigration Policy Statement (1920's) Three Models of Integration of Immigrants Immigration to Canada by Countries Period of 1900-1920 Period of 1921-1945 Period of 1946-1980 Regional Origin of Immigrants to Canada, Selected Years, 1900-1970 Some Canadian Opinions of Immigrants in the Period before 1945 Why the Immigration Policy Changed after 1945 Are you ready for the final exam? © 2006 Claude Bélanger, Marianopolis College