Social Studies 7
Alberta · Grade 7 · Social Studies — the complete curriculum-aligned outline, taught skill by skill by MapleMind's AI tutor.
2Units
8Lessons
25Skills
Unit 1: Toward Confederation
The peoples and events that built the foundations of Canada — Aboriginal, French and British societies, European imperialism, the fur trade, the French-British struggle for North America, and the road to Confederation.
Peoples of Pre-Confederation Canada
- Aboriginal societies and decision-making
- European imperialism and its impact
- New France and British colonial societies
The Fur Trade
- Participants in the fur trade
- The fur trade economy
The French-British Struggle for North America
- Conflict and the Acadian Deportation
- The Battle of the Plains of Abraham
- The 13 Colonies and the Loyalist migration
The Foundations of Canada
- Chief Pontiac and the Royal Proclamation of 1763
- The Québec Act of 1774
- Chief Tecumseh and the War of 1812
- Rebellions, the Act of Union, and the road to Confederation
Unit 2: Following Confederation: Canadian Expansions
How Canada grew and changed after 1867 — the Red River Métis and the opening of the West, the National Policy and immigration, the provinces that joined Confederation, social and political change since 1918, and the impact of urbanization and technology.
The Métis and the North-West
- Louis Riel and the two resistances
- Canada’s response and control of the West
- The creation of Manitoba and the Manitoba Schools Act
Building the West
- Rupert’s Land and the National Policy
- The railway and the North West Mounted Police
- Immigration and the settlers of the West
- New provinces join Confederation
- The numbered treaties and their impact
A Changing Canada Since 1918
- Newfoundland joins Confederation
- The changing roles of women
- Bilingualism, multiculturalism and the Aboriginal population
Urbanization and Technology
- Urbanization and the rise of factories
- Technology, broadcasting and identity
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