Canadian Confederation

Educational Resources

Building a Nation

Sources Sheet

Main Sources:

Library and Archives Canada's Confederation for Kids website
(for ages 9 to 13)
URL: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/kids

Library and Archives Canada's Canadian Confederation website
(for ages 12 and up)
URL: www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/

Other useful sites on Confederation:

Library and Archives Canada's Constitutional Evolution website
URL: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/lac-bac/constitution-ef/0511/0511_e.html

Early Canadiana Online: Canada in the Making
URL: www.canadiana.org/citm/

The Canadian Encyclopedia Online (Historica)
URL: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com

• Read the histories of each of the provinces
• Read also the section on Confederation

Discovery School Homework Help: Confederation of Canada
URL: school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/
atozhistory/c/129160.html

Primary Sources:

The British North America Act of 1867:
laws.justice.gc.ca/en/const/index.html

Search Early Canadiana Online using the subject terms:

• Confederation
• British North America Act
• Constitution
• Politics and Government

URL: www.canadiana.org

Instructions | Sources Sheet / Assessment Criteria
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