Manitoba · Grade 11
History of Canada, Grade 11
- 30F
Manitoba’s Grade 11 social studies course, from First Peoples and Nouvelle-France (to 1763) to Defining Contemporary Canada (1982-present).
- Units
- 5
- Lessons
- 19
- Skills
- 38
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Manitoba Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 8 skills
First Peoples and Nouvelle-France (to 1763)
What is history, and why do we study it?
What history is and thinking historically
I can explain what history is and what it means to think historically.
Official code: 1.0
Why we study history
I can explain why we study history and what it offers us as citizens.
Official code: 1.0
Who were the First Peoples, and how did they structure their world?
Diverse First Peoples societies
I can describe who the First Peoples were and the diversity of their societies.
Official code: 1.1
How First Peoples structured their world
I can explain how First Peoples structured their world.
Official code: 1.1
Why did the French and other Europeans come, and how did they interact with First Peoples?
Why the French and Europeans came
I can explain why the French and other Europeans came to North America.
Official code: 1.2
Interaction, alliance, and Nouvelle-France
I can describe how the French and First Peoples interacted as Nouvelle-France was built.
Official code: 1.2
How did First Peoples and Europeans interact in the Northwest, and what were the results?
Interaction in the Northwest
I can describe how First Peoples and Europeans interacted in the Northwest.
Official code: 1.3
Results, including the emergence of the Métis
I can explain the results of First Peoples–European interaction in the Northwest.
Official code: 1.3
The official wording · 8 outcomes
- 1.0
- What is history, and why do we study it?
- 1.0
- why do we study it?
- 1.1
- Who were the First Peoples
- 1.1
- how did they structure their world?
- 1.2
- Why did the French and other Europeans come to North America
- 1.2
- how did they interact with the First Peoples?
- 1.3
- How did First Peoples and Europeans interact in the Northwest
- 1.3
- what were the results?
Key ideas
History is not just a list of dates; it is the interpretation of evidence about the past.
First Peoples were many distinct nations with different languages, cultures, and territories.
Europeans came for the fur trade, fish, empire, resources, and to spread Christianity.
In the Northwest the fur trade depended on First Peoples' knowledge, labour, and partnership.
Thinking historically means weighing sources, perspective, cause, and change over time.
Watch out for
- Thinking history is a single fixed story everyone agrees on.
- Thinking First Peoples were one homogeneous group.
- Thinking Europeans came for a single reason.
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Unit 2 · 6 skills
British North America (1763-1867)
How did British colonial rule change, and what was its impact on life in North America?
Changing British colonial rule
I can describe how British colonial rule changed after the Conquest.
Official code: 2.1
Impact of British rule on life
I can explain the impact of British colonial rule on people's lives.
Official code: 2.1
How did the fur trade, settlement, and the rise of the Métis nation transform the Northwest?
Fur trade and settlement transform the Northwest
I can explain how the fur trade and settlement transformed the Northwest.
Official code: 2.2
The rise of the Métis nation
I can explain how the Métis emerged as a distinct nation in the Northwest.
Official code: 2.2
Why and how was the Dominion of Canada established in 1867?
Why Confederation happened
I can explain why the colonies formed the Dominion of Canada.
Official code: 2.3
How Confederation was achieved
I can describe how Confederation was achieved and who was included or excluded.
Official code: 2.3
The official wording · 6 outcomes
- 2.1
- How did British colonial rule change during this period
- 2.1
- what was its impact on life in North America?
- 2.2
- How did the fur trade, European settlement, and the rise of the Métis nation transform life for the peoples of the Northwest?
- 2.2
- the rise of the M
- 2.3
- Why and how was the Dominion of Canada established as a confederation of British colonies in 1867?
- 2.3
- how was the Dominion of Canada established as a confederation of British colonies in 1867?
Key ideas
Britain governed its new colony through the Royal Proclamation of 1763 and later the Quebec Act.
Rival fur-trade companies and their merger reshaped economies across the Northwest.
Confederation was driven by economic needs, defence fears, political deadlock, and railway ambitions.
Policy shifted between assimilating and accommodating the French-speaking, Catholic majority.
Incoming settlers, including the Red River colony, created pressure on land and the buffalo economy.
Watch out for
- Thinking British rule stayed the same throughout the period.
- Thinking settlement had no cost to existing communities.
- Thinking every colony wanted Confederation equally.
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Unit 3 · 8 skills
Becoming a Sovereign Nation (1867-1931)
Why did the Métis resist westward expansion, and what were the consequences?
Why the Métis resisted
I can explain why the Métis resisted the westward expansion of Canada.
Official code: 3.1
Consequences of the resistance
I can explain the consequences of the Métis resistance.
Official code: 3.1
How did expansion, immigration, and industrialization change life for men and women?
Expansion and immigration
I can explain how expansion and immigration changed Canada.
Official code: 3.2
Industrialization and the lives of men and women
I can explain how industrialization changed life for men and women.
Official code: 3.2
How did Canada's relationship with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples change after Confederation?
The numbered treaties
I can explain how the numbered treaties changed the relationship with First Nations.
Official code: 3.3
The Indian Act and residential schools
I can explain the Indian Act and residential schools and the harm they caused.
Official code: 3.3
How was Canada's identity shaped by the First World War and its changing tie to Britain?
Canada and the First World War
I can explain Canada's experience of the First World War.
Official code: 3.4
War, identity, and the tie to Britain
I can explain how the war and the changing tie to Britain shaped Canadian identity.
Official code: 3.4
The official wording · 8 outcomes
- 3.1
- Why did the M
- 3.1
- what were the consequences?
- 3.2
- How did territorial expansion, immigration, and industrialization change life for men and women in Canada?
- 3.2
- industrialization change life for men and women in Canada?
- 3.3
- How did Canada
- 3.3
- relationship with First Nations, M
- 3.4
- How was Canada
- 3.4
- identity as a nation shaped by the First World War and by its changing relationship to Great Britain and the world?
Key ideas
Canada acquired the Northwest without consulting the Métis, threatening their land and rights.
Government policy and the railway drew large-scale immigration to settle the West.
Canada made numbered treaties to open the West for settlement and the railway.
Canadians fought in major battles such as Vimy Ridge, at great cost.
The Métis resisted to defend their nationhood, land, language, and Catholic faith, under leaders such as Louis Riel.
Watch out for
- Thinking the Métis resisted for no legitimate reason.
- Thinking the West was empty before settlement.
- Thinking both sides understood the treaties the same way.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 4 · 7 skills
Achievements and Challenges (1931-1982)
How did Canada seek economic security and social justice from the Depression to patriation?
The Depression and its response
I can explain the Depression's impact and the response to it.
Official code: 4.1
Building social security and justice
I can explain how Canada built social security and pursued social justice.
Official code: 4.1
How did national institutions define Canadian identity?
National institutions and identity
I can explain how national institutions helped define Canadian identity.
Official code: 4.2
How was Canada's presence on the world stage shaped by WWII and international participation?
Canada in the Second World War
I can explain Canada's role in the Second World War.
Official code: 4.3
Canada in the postwar international community
I can explain how Canada's postwar international role grew.
Official code: 4.3
How was Canadian federalism challenged by federal-provincial tensions and the status of Québec?
The Quiet Revolution and Québec
I can explain the Quiet Revolution and the debate over Québec's status.
Official code: 4.4
Federal-provincial tensions
I can explain how federal-provincial tensions challenged federalism.
Official code: 4.4
The official wording · 7 outcomes
- 4.1
- How did Canada seek to establish economic security and social justice from the period of the Depression
- 4.1
- social justice from the period of the Depression to the patriation of the Constitution?
- 4.2
- How did the establishment of national institutions contribute to defining Canadian identity?
- 4.3
- How was Canada
- 4.3
- its growing participation in the international community?
- 4.4
- the debate over the status of Qu
- 4.4
- How was Canadian federalism challenged by federal-provincial tensions
Key ideas
The Great Depression brought mass unemployment, poverty, and hardship across Canada.
Institutions such as the CBC, the flag, and cultural bodies gave Canadians shared symbols and stories.
Canada made major military, industrial, and human contributions to the Allied war effort.
The Quiet Revolution modernized Québec and strengthened francophone nationalism.
It exposed the need for government action and reshaped ideas about the state's role.
Watch out for
- Thinking the Depression was a brief, minor downturn.
- Thinking identity forms without shared institutions or symbols.
- Thinking the war effort had no injustices at home.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 5 · 9 skills
Defining Contemporary Canada (1982-present)
How has Canada been shaped by the Charter, cultural diversity, and demographic and technological change?
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
I can explain how the Charter has shaped Canada.
Official code: 5.1
Cultural diversity and multiculturalism
I can explain how cultural diversity has shaped contemporary Canada.
Official code: 5.1
Demographic and technological change
I can explain how demographic and technological change have shaped Canada.
Official code: 5.1
How has national unity influenced federalism, constitutional debate, and political change?
Québec referendums and sovereignty
I can explain how the Québec sovereignty question challenged national unity.
Official code: 5.2
Constitutional debate and political change
I can explain how the unity question drove constitutional debate and political change.
Official code: 5.2
How are First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples seeking self-determination?
Land claims and self-government
I can explain the pursuit of self-determination through land claims and self-government.
Official code: 5.3
Cultural revitalization and reconciliation
I can explain cultural self-determination and the reconciliation process.
Official code: 5.3
How have Canada's international relations changed since 1982, and what should its commitments be?
Canada's changing international relations
I can explain how Canada's international relations have changed since 1982.
Official code: 5.4
Canada's future global commitments
I can reason about what Canada's future global commitments should be.
Official code: 5.4
The official wording · 9 outcomes
- 5.1
- How has Canada been shaped by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- 5.1
- cultural diversity
- 5.1
- demographic and technological change?
- 5.2
- How has the question of national unity
- 5.2
- influenced federalism, constitutional debate, and political change?
- 5.3
- How are the First Nations, M
- 5.3
- seeking a greater degree of cultural, political, and economic self-determination?
- 5.4
- How have Canada
- 5.4
- what should its global commitments be for the future?
Key ideas
The Charter entrenched rights and freedoms and gave courts a central role in defending them.
The Québec sovereignty movement held referendums on independence in 1980 and 1995.
Indigenous peoples pursue land claims, treaties, and self-government agreements.
Free trade agreements and globalization deepened Canada's ties, especially with the United States.
It has shaped law, equality claims, and the relationship between citizens and the state.
Watch out for
- Thinking rights existed unchanged before the Charter.
- Thinking the unity question was ever fully settled.
- Thinking Indigenous self-determination is only symbolic.
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Plan the term
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Questions about History of Canada, Grade 11
What is History of Canada, Grade 11?
Manitoba’s Grade 11 social studies course: 5 units and 38 skills, from First Peoples and Nouvelle-France (to 1763) to Defining Contemporary Canada (1982-present).
What units are in History of Canada, Grade 11?
1. First Peoples and Nouvelle-France (to 1763), 2. British North America (1763-1867), 3. Becoming a Sovereign Nation (1867-1931), 4. Achievements and Challenges (1931-1982) and 5. Defining Contemporary Canada (1982-present).
Is there a provincial exam for History of Canada, Grade 11?
No. Manitoba gives no provincial exam for History of Canada, Grade 11.
What comes after History of Canada, Grade 11?
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies, Grade 12, Global Issues: Citizenship and Sustainability, Grade 12 and Law, Grade 12.
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