Building a Nation: What Have We Learned?
Student Handout 9

Consider the following questions:

1.	What has this project taught you about the way democratic countries like Canada work out agreements?
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2.	In your reading, what did you notice about all the people who were involved in the process of making the Canadian constitution?
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3.	What groups did not participate in the real constitutional negotiations in the 1860s?
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4.	Was this fair?  Why or why not?
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5.	How do you think negotiations would be the same or different today?
The same:
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Different:
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