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Ask students if they remember the Quebec referendum of 1995. Lead a discussion about the importance of language to keeping a cultural identity. You may wish to have a formal or informal debate about the benefit of Canada's policy of bilingualism and of encouraging immigrants to keep their language (as opposed to the U.S. "melting pot")

ACTIVITY 1

Look up the Web site: http://www.schoolnet.ca/collections/stlauren/sl.htm

( * Editor's Note: html link above no longer works, but supposedly it worked at the time of the creation of this unit. We apologize for the inconvenience * )

Click on History and go to "British Canada (1760-1791) British Control Over the St. Lawrence" and "The Path to Confederation (1791-1867)".

Answer:

What are some of the social problems faced by the French under British rule?

Portfolio Assignment

Imagine that you are a French Catholic settler on the St. Lawrence in the 1760s. Write a diary entry that records your thoughts and feelings about being assimilated into a British way of life.

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