Canada A North American Nation

Textbook Activity Chapter One

1.  What does this text attempt to cover as topics?

2.  Many small differences continue to matter, especially when it comes to Canada and the United States.  What does Paul Bennett mean by this statement?

3.  What are the four topics covered in the introduction?

4.  When and how did Canada become a Dominion?

5.  How did Canada increase its land area by 300 percent?

6.  What four questions faced the Fathers of Confederation when designing the government of Canada?

7.  Summarize the Charlottetown Conference.

8.  Summarize the Quebec Conference.

9.  Read page 5 – 7 and identify the similarities and differences between  Calhoun and Dorion.

10.  Name the original provinces involved in confederation.