Social Studies, Grade 8

Unit 1: History - 1. Citizenship, Power, and Governance

The political context and challenges of 19th-century Newfoundland and Labrador, the political events of the 1930s, and Confederation with Canada.

• Political context and challenges of the 19th century

• The impact of the political events of the 1930s
• Entering Confederation with Canada

Unit 2: History - 2. Culture and Diversity

The Indigenous peoples who lived in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 19th century, and the lifestyles of its peoples.

• The Indigenous peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador
• The history of the Beothuk

• Lifestyles of 19th-century peoples

Unit 3: History - 3. Individuals, Societies, and Economic Decisions

The economic context of 19th-century lifestyles, the growth of a land-based economy, and economic and social changes from post-Confederation to the close of the 20th century.

• The economic context of 19th-century lifestyles
• The growth of a land-based economy

• Economic changes after Confederation up to 1971
• Social changes after Confederation
• Economic developments at the close of the 20th century

Unit 4: History - 4. People, Place, and Environment

The groups who came to settle in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 19th century, and social changes and issues at the close of the 20th century.

• Groups who settled and why
• Patterns of settlement

• Social changes and issues at the close of the 20th century

Unit 5: History - 5. Time, Continuity, and Change

Understanding and appreciating history and how to find out about the past, NL's role in the World Wars, coping with crises and disasters, and how history shapes the present.

• Understanding and appreciating history
• How to find out about the past

• Newfoundland and Labrador in World War I
• The impact of World War II on Newfoundland and Labrador

• Coping with crises and disasters
• How history shapes our present