The Principal of Responsible Government

Québec Curriculum Objectives

Objectives (Secondary IV)
History of Québec and Canada

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.
4.1.3 To describe the economic changes which took place in Lower Canada.
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.