Social Sciences (Geography, History and Citizenship Education), Grade 5

Unit 1: Organization of a society in its territory (Canadian society around 1820)

Canadian society after the Conquest, under British rule around 1820 - who lived here, how they lived, and the arrival of parliamentary government with the first House of Assembly.

• Where and who: Canada around 1820
• Language, faith, and daily life
• Making a living around 1820
• The first House of Assembly
• The land, key people, and lasting traces

Unit 2: Organization of a society in its territory (Quebec society around 1905)

Quebec society after Confederation, around 1905 - an industrializing society within a new country, Canada, shaped by railways, factories, unions, and leaders like Laurier.

• Where and who: Quebec around 1905
• Language, faith, and daily life
• The industrial economy
• Government within Confederation
• The land, key people, and lasting traces

Unit 3: Change in a society and its territory

Two great turning points: the Conquest and the arrival of British rule, and Canadian Confederation with industrialization.

• Changes after the Conquest
• Confederation and industrialization

Unit 4: Diversity of societies and their territories

Comparing Quebec with the Canadian West around 1905 - Quebec and the Prairies, and the Prairies and the West Coast.

• Comparing Quebec and the Prairies

• Comparing the Prairies and the West Coast

Unit 5: Researching and Techniques

Organizing and sharing what you find like a historian, and reading tables and diagrams.

• Organizing and sharing information
• Reading tables and diagrams