Communities in Canada, 1780-1850

by Megan Bacchus · February 24, 2014

We are learning about these three BIG IDEAS in Social Studies:

1. The different communities in early-nineteenth-century Canada influence the way we live today.

2. Social and environmental challenges were a major part of life in all communities in early-nineteenth-century Canada.

3. Canada was already a multicultural society in 1800.

Check out these maps of Canada – especially the ones for 1791, 1825, and 1849. What changes from one map to the next?

Read about Pioneer Life in Upper Canada and try out some of these activities:

More sites to explore:

http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/canp1/canp1eng.shtml

http://www.uppercanadavillage.com/index.cfm/en/about-the-village/1860s-life/

http://www.rom.on.ca/en/education/online-activities/homes-past-archaeology-iroquoian-longhouse