GRADE 5 SOCIAL STUDIES "Peoples and Stories of Canada to 1867" Unit 1 - "The First Peoples" includes an introduction to mapping skills - latitude/longitude, scale, map legend, different map projections Unit 2 - "Early European Colonization" Unit 3 - "Fur Trade" Unit 4 - "From British Colony to Confederation" (1763 to 1867) * Remember to always give credit to your sources. Definition of Social Studies Social studies is the study of people in relation to each other and to the world in which they live. In Manitoba, social studies comprises the disciplines of history and geography, draws upon the social sciences, and integrates relevant content from the humanities. As a study of human beings in their physical, social, and cultural environments, social studies examines the past and present and looks toward the future. Social studies helps students acquire the skills, knowledge, and values necessary to become active democratic citizens and contributing members of their communities, locally, nationally, and globally. Source: Kindergarten to Grade 8 Social Studies: Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes,  page 3 What do active, responsible citizens look like? They are aware of the world in which they live, and they care about people around them—the people with whom they share this planet, both near and far away. They know that their actions affect others. They have informed opinions, and think critically about issues that concern themselves and others. They have the confidence to make their voices heard, to take a stand on issues, and to engage in social action when necessary. They are concerned with the well-being of the environment, and live their lives in ways that reflect that concern. Source: Grade 5 Social Studies: People and Stories of Canada to 1867: A Foundation for Implementation.  page 1 Important Dates in Canadian History Sunday, January 3 – In 1793 Governor James Simcoe challenged the lega lity of slavery in Upper Canada. Friday, January 8 – The messenger who delayed this news probably was shot -Unaware that the Treaty of Ghent had ended the War of 1812 two weeks earlier, British and American troops fought the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. Tuesday, January 12 – “A three-hour tour” - Roberval received a fur-trade mo nopoly to New France in 1598. He landed a party on Sable Island, NS, led by the Marquis de la Roche. Only 11 of the 40 colonists survived to be rescue d 5 years later. Tuesday, January 19 – The first execution in Canada took place on this day in 1649, when a 16-year-old girl was killed after being found guilty of theft. Wednesday, January 20 – A bridge over troubled water…Samuel Keefer, builder of the first suspension bridge in Canada, was born in 1811 at Thorold, Upper Canada. Wednesday, February 11 – Claude de Ramezay, guided by Acadians, attacked the British position at Grand Pré in 1747. Sunday, February 22 – Grace Lockhart, the first woman in the British Empire to receive a bachelor's degree, was born in 1855 at Saint John, New Brunswick. Saturday, March 21 – In 1821 an agreement was reached to merge the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company as of June 1, effectively ending the fur trade out of Montréal and creating a near monopoly of the fur trade in British North America. Saturday, April 11 – The Treaty of Utrecht was signed in 1713, ending the War of the Spanish Succession. It recognized the claim of the Hudson's Bay Company to Rupert's Land, and Acadia became a permanent English possession. Friday, April 17 – Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame de Montréal, was born in 1620 at Troyes, France. Monday, April 20 – Pontiac was murdered in 1769 at the site of present-day St Louis, Missouri. Tuesday, May 12  - The Manitoba Act of 1870 received royal assent. It created the new province of Manitoba and came into effect on July 15.   Sunday, May 24 – The first documented match of "football" (soccer) was introduced to mainland British Columbia by the Royal Engineers stationed at New Westminster in 1862. Monday, May 26 - Samuel de Champlain reached Tadoussac on the north shore of the St Lawrence River and set foot for the first time in New France in 1603. Friday, June 12 – The HBC granted an area of about 185 000 km to Lord Selkirk in 1811 for the formation of a colony at Red River. His first settlers arrived in the summer of 1812. Despite tribulations the settlement grew into the first European colony in the North-West. Monday, June 15 – Slave Josiah Henson, who escaped to Canada and founded the Black settlement for American fugitive slaves near Dresden, Ontario, was born in 1789 at Charles County, Maryland. Wednesday, June 17 – Summer of the German Settlers - Almost 1500 German settlers arrived at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in 1753. They built a palisade for defense on the present site of the academy, drew lots and planted some crops. June 19, 1816 - The Battle of Seven Oaks (known to the Métis as la Victoire de la Grenouillière, or the Victory of Frog Plain) - present day Winnipeg.  A decisive Métis / North West Company victory against the Hudson's Bay Company. Sunday, June 21 – In 1749 Edward Cornwallis arrived in Chebucto harbour in advance of 2567 settlers. Work began on the town of Halifax, which replaced Annapolis Royal as capital of Nova Scotia. This event established a strong British foothold in Nova Scotia. Monday, June 22 – More than just chocolate - In 1813, Laura Secord overheard American officers talking about their plans of attack and walked 30 km to warn the British commander. Two days later Britain's Native allies ambushed the Americans at Beaver Dams. Tuesday, June 23 – Henry Hudson's crew mutinied in 1611 and set Hudson, his son John and 7 others adrift in a small boat. They were never heard from again. Wednesday, June 24 – An American Fur Company boat arrived at Fort Union in 1837, setting off a smallpox epidemic across the praries, killing an estimated three-quarters of the Blackfoot, Blood, Peigan, Sarcee and Assiniboine peoples of the prairies. Friday, July 4 - Bonjour, Québec! Samuel de Champlain established a fortified trading post at Québec in 1608. Quebec was the perfect location to foster the fur trade and to serve as the base for its founder's idea of colonization. Québec City is 400 years old! Tuesday, July 21 – “There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run…” - Canada's first railway, the Champlain and St Lawrence Railroad, officially opened in 1836; it began operations on July 25. The railway heralded the most important change in transportation in Canadian history. Thursday, July 23 – The Act of Union joining Upper and Lower Canada received royal assent in England in 1840. It came into effect on February 10, 1841. Friday, July 24 – Ottawa Indian chief Pontiac signed a treaty with the British in 1766 ending the uprising he initiated 3 years earlier. The treaty helped to establish aboriginal rights for the future. Monday, July 28 – In 1755, from July 28th to 31st Acadian delegates who refused the oath of allegiance were dispersed from Minas and over the next few months most of the Acadian population of Nova Scotia was rounded up and transported away. About one half of the Acadians perished. Sunday, August 3 – Henry Hudson entered Hudson Bay in 1610. He wintered on the coast of James Bay. Thursday, August 13 – Lord Selkirk seized the North West Company's western depot at Fort William in 1816. August 15th - National Acadian Day Saturday, September 13 – Laura Secord, who became the heroine of the War of 1812 by walking 30 km to warn a British officer that the Americans were planning to attack his outpost, was born in 1775 at Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Saturday, September 26 – From tent city to capital city! Bytown (the future Ottawa) grew from a campsite established by John By as a base for the construction of the Rideau Canal in 1826. October is Women's History Month in Canada   Tuesday, October 20 – The Convention of 1818 described the boundary between British North America and the US as a line from the farthest northwestern point of Lake of the Woods to the 49th parallel and then west to the Rocky Mountains. October 22, 1692 - Teenager Madeleine de Verchères responded to an attack on her home by Iroquois - rushing to defend the women and children living in the family seigneury along the St.Lawrence River. The fourteen-year old girl led the defence in a fort in New France until reinforcements came to her aid. Madeleine de Verchères later gained recognition as a famous heroine for her courageous action in the battle, thanks in part to her own self-promotion.         October 28th - Marie de l'Incarnation 1599-1672 founder of the Ursuline Order of Canada, was born Marie Guyart on this day at Tours, France in 1599; died in Quebec City Apr 30, 1672. Guyart was moved to go to Canada by reading the Jesuit Relations. She arrived in Quebec Aug 1, 1639 with Mme. de La Peltrie and two Ursulines, and founded a convent in the lower town. In 1642 they moved into a stone building in the upper town, and started educating French and Indian girls. Guyart wrote a catechism in the Iroquois tongue, and also compiled Huron and Algonkian dictionaries. Wednesday, November 4 – Robert Nelson and Cyrille Côté led a 2nd rebellion in Lower Canada in 1838. Côté's men fled after a skirmish at Lacolle; Nelson retreated to Odelltown, north of the Vermont border, where he was defeated by Charles Taylor on November 9. Monday, November 17 – The Grand Trunk Railway was completed from Guelph to Stratford, Ontario in 1856; the last stretch from St Mary’s to Sarnia was finished on November 21. The GTR was a significant factor in the economic development of Canada. Friday, December 5 – William Lyon Mackenzie led a rag-tag contingent of 800 men down Yonge Street toward Toronto in 1837. Government loyalists dispersed the rebels with a few shots, ending Mackenzie's erratic attempt to overthrow the colonial government. Wednesday, December 17 – Originator of the phrase “It’s raining cats and dogs”, among other sayings - Author Thomas Chandler Haliburton, the first Canadian writer to gain an international reputation, was born in 1796 at Windsor, Nova Scotia. Thursday, December 24 – By the Treaty of Ghent in 1814, ending the War of 1812, Britain gave up Fort Niagara, Michilimackinac, Prairie de Chien and part of Maine. Sunday, December 27 – In 1610, at the approximate age of 40, Samuel de Champlain entered into an elaborate marriage contract with Hélène Bouellé, aged 12, who brought a large dowry. They were married in Paris on December 30; the marriage came into effect two years later. Monday, December 28 – In 1857 Governor James Douglas of Vancouver Island proclaimed the Crown's control of mineral rights on the mainland to ensure it remained under British control after American gold seekers began to descend upon the Fraser River. Source:  Historica.ca