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Reactions to Confederation

Create a special edition, Confederation issue, newspaper that shows how the different groups in British North America reacted to the news of Confederation.


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Title: Canada in the Making: Constitutional History. 1867–1931: Becoming a Nation
Host: Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM)
Description: This website contains information about the history of Canada through the words of the men and women who shaped the nation.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to read the text or click on highlighted words within the text to access further information.
URL: http://www.canadiana.org/citm/themes/constitution/constitution13_e.html

 

Title: The Canadian Encyclopedia
Host: Historica Canada
Description: This website contains the entire content of The Canadian Encyclopedia.
URL: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/a-new-chapter-in-the-canadian-encyclopedia/

 

Title: Confederation for Kids
Host: Library and Archives Canada
Description: This website contains information about how the British colonies came together to become Canada and how Canada has grown since then. Read Introduction to Confederation to learn about the site and how to navigate it.
Navigation Tips: Click on the underlined words within the text or on any of the headings in the left-hand-side menu to access information.
Note: Click on Provinces in the left-hand-side menu and then on the name of a province to view information that relates specifically to that province.
URL:

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/kids/index-e.html

 

Title: Canadian Confederation
Host: Library and Archives Canada
Description: This website presents the story of Confederation through historical documents, photographs, cartoons and maps. The site looks at people, places and events.
Navigation Tips: Click on the headings in the left-hand-side menu to access information.
URL:

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/index-e.html

 

Title: Canada’s Constitutional Evolution
Host: Library and Archives Canada
Description: This website contains information about Canada’s constitutional history, presented in two main parts: an exhibition entitled Canada: Milestones in Our Constitutional Evolution, comprised of fifty documents, such as portraits, maps and medals, relating to our constitutional history; and stimulating and instructive games which relate to the contents of the exhibition.
Navigation Tips: Click on the topics on the screen— intro, exhibition, games—to access information.
Note: Click Visit! after entering the exhibition site, or click Play! after entering the games site to continue.
URL:

http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/lac-bac/constitution-ef/0511/0511_e.html

 

Title: Letter Addressed to the Earl of Carnarvon by Mr. Joseph Howe, Mr. William Annand, and Mr. Hugh McDdonald…
Host: Early Canadiana Online
Description: This website contains a scanned copy of the original letter.
Navigation Tips: Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on the arrow to view the next page, or select a specific page in the View Page box near the top right-hand corner of the screen and click Go.
URL: http://www.canadiana.org/view/04679/0002

 

Title: Debate on the Union of the Provinces, in the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia…
Host: Early Canadiana Online
Description: This website contains a scanned copy of the original document.
Navigation Tips: Scroll to the bottom of the screen and click on the arrow to view the next page, or select a specific page in the View Page box near the top right-hand corner of the screen and click Go.
URL:

http://www.canadiana.org/view/67163/0002
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