SOCI AL STUDI ES 9

COUR SE OUTLI NE

Unit I: The Industrial Revolution

1. Causes and features of the Industrial Revolution
2. Significant scientific and technological innovations
3. Short and long-term effects of the Industrial Revolution

Unit II: The Fall of New France

1. Main events of the Seven Years War
2. Significant battles in North America and the Royal Proclamation
3. Expulsion of the Acadians

Unit III: The British North American Colonies

1. Causes, main events and outcomes of the American Revolution
2. Causes and main features of mass migration to North America during the 1800s
3. Effect of mass migration on First Nations people

Unit IV: Canadian Confederation

1. Causes, main events and effects of the Rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada, 1837-1838
2. Internal and external reasons for Confederation
3. Confederation conferences and the British North America Act

Unit V: Development of the Canadian West

1. Causes, main events and outcome of the Red River/Riel Rebellion
2. Causes, main events and outcome of the North West Rebellion
3. Construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway

Unit VI: Development of British Columbia

1. Features and effects of the Cariboo Gold Rush
2. The development of Vancouver
3. Internal and external reasons for confederation with Canada

Unit VII: Settlement of the Prairies

1. John A. Macdonald and Clifford Sifton’s plan to settle the prairies
2. Racial intolerance in Canada’s immigration policy
3. Treatment of First Nations people

Review and Exam Preparation

 CLASSR OOM ACTIVITIES

1. Daily written assignments (questions, maps, graphs, charts, posters)

2. Discussions
3. Videos
4. Projects
5. Presentations
6. Quizzes
7. Unit tests

ASSIGNM ENT REQUIR EM ENTS

1. All written assignments must be:

A) neatly presented
B) correctly formatted (title, name, date, block)
C) submitted on time

2. Work will not be accepted after assignments are marked and returned to the class.

3. Missed tests must be written the day you return unless other arrangements have been
made with Mr. Kopp.

M AR K BR EAK -DOW N

Your final grade in Social Studies 8 will be calculated as follows:

Required work throughout the year : 80%

 written assignments, projects, presentations, quizzes -80%
 unit tests -20%

Final examination : 20%

GRADING SCALE

86%-100%= A
73%-85%= B
67%-72%= C+
60%-66%= C
50%-59%= C-
Less than 50%=F