In Grade 8 history, students will build on their understanding of early Canadian history. They will examine how social, political, economic, and legal changes between 1850 and 1914 affected different individuals, groups, and communities. Students will consider the impact of the Indian Act, the residential school system, the Numbered Treaties, and systemic racism on Indigenous individuals and communities in Canada. They will analyze the impact of the Confederation and territorial expansion.. By examining inequalities in the new nation, students will study the origins of the rights and freedoms in Canada today.
