Socials Essay General Topics

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French/english relations

-bad relationship

*overall negative relationship*

-discriminatory

-tried to assimilate the french

-manitoba schools act

-Lord Durham Report

-Unfair taxes

-lack of representation in government

-rebellion (punishment)

-metis

-riel

Natives in canada

*impact on natives was negative*

-assimilation

-reserves

-residential schools

-indian act

-department of indian affairs (money)

-treaties (land)

-potlatch

-nisiga

The economy of Canada

-corn laws (Britain to US)

-national policy (TRW) tariffs, railway, western expansion

-gold rush (klondike and barkerville gold rush)

-NAFTA (canada US mexico)

-Laurier boom (alaskan boundary dispute)

*NOTE: these are only general topics and general subtopics, a more specific essay outline must be made for each topic