Canada's Constitutional Documents

Québec Curriculum Objectives

Objectives (Secondary IV)
History of Québec and Canada

3.2 To describe the main consequences of the American Revolution for the Province of Québec.

3.2.1 To establish the link between the upheaval in the Thirteen Colonies, the Québec Act, and the reactions of the inhabitants of the Province of Québec to the Revolutionary War.
3.2.2 To describe the consequences of American Independence for the Province of Québec.

4.1 To explain how society in Lower Canada evolved between 1791 and 1840.

4.1.1 To describe the main provisions of the Constitutional Act.
4.1.2 To describe and explain the relationship between Britain and her North American colonies.
4.1.4 To describe the various elements of society in Lower Canada around 1840.

4.2 To describe the events of 1837-38 and the beginnings of the union of the two Canadas.

4.2.1 To explain the course of events in 1837-38.
4.2.2 To show that the Act of Union partially fulfilled the recommendations of the Durham Report.
4.2.3 To describe the changes that took place following the Union of the Canadas up to 1854.

5.1 To explain the origins of the Canadian federation and the main terms of the British North America Act.

5.1.1 To identify the main causes of the federation of the British North American colonies.
5.1.2 To describe the major steps leading up to Confederation and the principle debates generated by it.