Nova Scotia · Grade 11
Canadian History 11
Nova Scotia’s Grade 11 social studies course, from Introduction to Justice.
- Units
- 7
- Lessons
- 12
- Skills
- 31
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 2 skills
Introduction
Persistent Questions and Historical Significance
Continuing questions in Canada's history
I can identify and describe the persistent questions that have deep roots in Canada's history.
Official code: IN1
Individuals, events, and symbols of significance
I can identify individuals, events, and symbols that shaped Canada and explain their historical significance.
Official code: IN2
The official wording · 2 outcomes
- IN1
- identify and describe continuing/persistent questions that have deep roots in Canada’s history
- IN2
- identify those individuals, events, and/or symbols that they believe have contributed to the development of Canada and explain their historical significance
Key ideas
Some questions recur throughout Canada's history rather than being answered once.
Persistent questions have deep roots that reach back to the country's origins.
These questions concern power, identity, belonging, and fairness.
Framing history around questions helps us see continuity and change.
Historical significance is why a person, event, or symbol matters to history.
Watch out for
- Thinking history is only about memorizing facts and dates.
- Thinking historical questions get answered once and then disappear.
- Thinking significance is the same as fame.
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Unit 2 · 6 skills
Globalization
Peopling the Americas and the Impact of Contact
Theories of the peopling of the Americas
I can investigate and assess traditional and emerging theories about how the Americas were peopled.
Official code: GL1
The effects of contact and colonization
I can analyse the effects of contact and colonization on Indigenous peoples and the emerging colonies.
Official code: GL2
Evolving Relationships and the Wars
Relationships with France, Britain, and the USA
I can explain how Canada's development was shaped by its evolving relationships with France, Britain, and the USA.
Official code: GL3
WWI and Canadian identity
I can analyse how the First World War shaped Canada's identity.
Official code: GL4
WWII and Canadian identity
I can analyse how the Second World War shaped Canada's identity.
Official code: GL5
Canada's roles in the late twentieth century
I can analyse how Canada's roles evolved in the late twentieth century.
Official code: GL6
The official wording · 6 outcomes
- GL1
- investigate and assess various traditional and emerging theories regarding the peopling of the Americas
- GL2
- analyze the effects of contact and subsequent colonization
- GL3
- demonstrate an understanding that Canada’s development was influenced by evolving relationships with France, Britain, and the USA
- GL4
- analyze the role played by WWI in shaping Canada’s identity
- GL5
- analyze the role played by WWII in shaping Canada’s identity
- GL6
- analyze the evolution of Canada’s roles in the late twentieth century
Key ideas
There are multiple theories about how the Americas were first peopled.
Canada's development was shaped by three major relationships: France, Britain, and the USA.
Theories include both traditional and newer, emerging accounts.
These relationships evolved over time from colonial ties to independence.
Indigenous oral traditions offer their own accounts of origins.
Watch out for
- Thinking there is only one settled theory of peopling the Americas.
- Thinking Canada developed in isolation.
- Thinking the Americas were empty before Europeans arrived.
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Unit 3 · 5 skills
Development
Early Economies, the Staple Trade, and the National Policy
Economic systems of Aboriginal societies
I can investigate the economic systems of Aboriginal societies in North America.
Official code: D1
The Staple Trade and colonial development
I can analyse how the Staple Trade shaped the development of colonial Canada.
Official code: D2
The National Policy and industrialization
I can analyse how the National Policy related to the industrialization of Canada.
Official code: D3
Free Trade and Canada's Economic Future
The free trade debate
I can analyse the role the free trade debate has played in Canada's development.
Official code: D4
Economic trends and Canada's future
I can analyse the economic trends and policies shaping Canada's current and future development.
Official code: D5
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- D1
- investigate the economic systems of Aboriginal societies in North America
- D2
- analyze the role played by the Staple Trade in the development of (Colonial) Canada
- D3
- analyze the relationship between the National Policy and the industrialization of Canada
- D4
- analyze the role of the free trade debate/issue in Canada’s development
- D5
- analyze the economic trends and policies that impact on Canada’s current and future development
Key ideas
Aboriginal societies had sophisticated economic systems before contact.
Free trade means reducing barriers to trade between countries.
These systems included trade networks, resource management, and exchange.
The free trade debate has recurred throughout Canada's history.
Economies were adapted to the land and its resources.
Watch out for
- Thinking Aboriginal societies had no economies before contact.
- Thinking free trade has only benefits or only costs.
- Thinking all Aboriginal economies were identical.
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Unit 4 · 6 skills
Governance
First Nations Governance to Confederation
First Nations governing structures
I can explain how First Nations governing structures, before and after contact, reflected their societies.
Official code: G1
Merging French, British, and American philosophies
I can explain how and why competing French, British, and American governing philosophies merged in British North America.
Official code: G2
The road to Confederation
I can analyse how emerging political and economic structures led to Confederation.
Official code: G3
Federalism, Parties, and the Constitution
The evolution of federalism
I can evaluate how federalism in Canada evolved from Confederation to Patriation.
Official code: G4
From two parties to many
I can analyse the shift from a two-party to a multi-party process in post-Confederation Canada.
Official code: G5
The purpose of the constitution
I can explain the purpose of the Canadian constitution.
Official code: G6
The official wording · 6 outcomes
- G1
- demonstrate an understanding of how pre-contact and post-contact First Nations governing structures and practices were reflective of their societies
- G2
- demonstrate an understanding of how and why competing French, British, and American governing philosophies merged in BNA
- G3
- analyze how emerging political and economic structures led to Confederation
- G4
- evaluate the evolution of federalism in Canada from Confederation to Patriation
- G5
- analyze the shift from a traditional two-party process to a multi-party process in post- Confederation Canada
- G6
- demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of the Canadian constitution
Key ideas
First Nations had governing structures long before European contact.
Federalism divides powers between federal and provincial governments.
These structures reflected the values and organization of their societies.
The balance of power shifted over time between the two levels.
Governance included councils, consensus, and clear roles and responsibilities.
Watch out for
- Thinking First Nations had no government before contact.
- Thinking the federal-provincial balance never changed.
- Thinking all First Nations governed the same way.
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Unit 5 · 1 skill
Independent Study
Research Using the Historical Method
Conducting and communicating historical research
I can conduct research using the historical method and communicate my findings effectively.
Official code: IS1
The official wording · 1 outcomes
- IS1
- engage in specific research using the historical method and communicate the findings of their research effectively
Key ideas
The historical method starts with a focused question.
Historians gather and evaluate primary and secondary sources.
Evidence is used to build and support an argument.
Findings must be communicated clearly and honestly.
Watch out for
- Thinking research is just collecting facts without a question.
- Thinking any source is equally trustworthy.
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Unit 6 · 5 skills
Sovereignty
Sovereignty, Conflict, and First Nations
Sovereignty struggles around the world
I can explain how struggles for sovereignty affect countries and peoples around the world.
Official code: S1
Sovereignty, conflict, and compromise
I can explain how desires for sovereignty create both conflict and compromise.
Official code: S2
First Nations struggles to re-establish sovereignty
I can analyse the struggles of First Nations to re-establish their sovereignty.
Official code: S3
Quebec Nationalism and External Factors
The emergence of Quebec nationalism
I can identify and explain the historical and contemporary factors behind the emergence of Quebec nationalism.
Official code: S4
External factors and Canadian sovereignty
I can analyse the external factors that have affected Canada's struggle for sovereignty.
Official code: S5
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- S1
- demonstrate an understanding that struggles for sovereignty affect countries and peoples globally
- S2
- demonstrate an understanding of how desires for sovereignty create conflict and compromise
- S3
- analyze the struggles of First Nations to re-establish sovereignty
- S4
- identify and explain the historical and contemporary facts that promoted the emergence of Quebec nationalism
- S5
- analyze the external factors that have impacted on the struggle for Canadian sovereignty
Key ideas
Sovereignty is a people's right to govern themselves.
Quebec nationalism grew from Quebec's distinct language, culture, and history.
Struggles for sovereignty occur across the globe.
Historical factors, like the Conquest and minority status, shaped it.
These struggles affect borders, identities, and peoples.
Watch out for
- Thinking sovereignty struggles are unique to Canada.
- Thinking Quebec nationalism has a single cause.
- Thinking sovereignty only means national independence.
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Unit 7 · 6 skills
Justice
Legal Roots, Land, and Culture
Contributions to Canada's legal system
I can analyse how First Nations, France, and Britain each contributed to Canada's legal system.
Official code: J1
The relationship between land and culture
I can explain the relationship between land and culture for peoples in Canada.
Official code: J2
The effects of displacement
I can analyse the effects of displacement on peoples in Canada.
Official code: J2
Immigration, Power, and the Struggle for Rights
Canada's immigration policies
I can explain Canada's immigration policies and analyse their origins and effects.
Official code: J3
Power, inequities, and responses
I can explain how a lack of political and economic power led to inequities and analyse the responses to them.
Official code: J4
The evolution of rights and freedoms
I can analyse how the struggle to achieve rights and freedoms in Canada evolved over time.
Official code: J5
The official wording · 6 outcomes
- J1
- analyze the contributions of First Nations, France, and Britain to Canada’s legal system
- J2
- demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between land and culture
- J2
- analyze the effects of displacement
- J3
- demonstrate an understanding of Canada’s immigration policies and analyze their origins and effects
- J4
- demonstrate an understanding of how the lack of political and economic power has led to inequities and analyze the responses to these inequities
- J5
- analyze the evolution of the struggle to achieve rights and freedoms
Key ideas
Canada's legal system draws on First Nations, French, and British traditions.
Canada's immigration policies have changed greatly over time.
First Nations contributed concepts of justice and dispute resolution.
Early policies often favoured some groups and excluded others.
France contributed civil law, seen in Quebec.
Watch out for
- Thinking Canada's legal system came from Britain alone.
- Thinking Canada's immigration policy was always open to all.
- Thinking First Nations had no legal traditions.
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Plan the term
Pick your term and the days you study. Each unit gets its share of the weeks and comes back a week later for a review. The last two weeks go over the whole course.
Which course?
Nova Scotia has 3 social studies courses for Grade 11. Here they are side by side.
- African Canadian Studies 11ACS117 units · 46 skillsNo provincial examWhat it coversModule 1: Evolution and Change · Module 2: Elements of the African Diaspora · Module 3A: Impact of Colonial Expansion · Module 3B: Struggle for Identity · Module 4: Independent Study · Module 5: In Pursuit of Justice · Module 6: The Journey toward Empowerment
- Canadian History 11This course7 units · 31 skillsNo provincial examWhat it coversIntroduction · Globalization · Development · Governance · Independent Study · Sovereignty · Justice
- Mi'kmaw Studies 116 units · 21 skillsNo provincial examWhat it coversIntroductory · Independent Study · Governance · Culture · Education · Spirituality
What a university, college or program asks for is theirs to say: check its admission page, and your school’s course guide.
The official curriculum
This page follows Nova Scotia’s own curriculum for Canadian History 11.
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Questions about Canadian History 11
What is Canadian History 11?
Nova Scotia’s Grade 11 social studies course: 7 units and 31 skills, from Introduction to Justice.
What units are in Canadian History 11?
1. Introduction, 2. Globalization, 3. Development, 4. Governance, 5. Independent Study, 6. Sovereignty and 7. Justice.
Is there a provincial exam for Canadian History 11?
No. Nova Scotia gives no provincial exam for Canadian History 11.
What comes after Canadian History 11?
Global Geography 12 and Law 12.
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