History of Québec & Canada : 1945-1980 : Modernization of Québec & the Quiet Revolution.

With this collection of documents, information and activities, students will be able to describe what happened at the time of initial contact between the Indigenous peoples and Europeans. The sections are : Migrations, Indigenous Territories, Social Structures -- The Kanien'kehá:ka : Also a People of the St. Lawrence -- Spiritual Practices, Oral Tradition, Goods and Gifts -- Chiefs, Council of Elders -- Economic activities, trade networks, waterways -- Warfare and fate of prisoners -- Exploration, fisheries, trade -- Jacques Cartier & Charlesbourg-Royal -- Rivalry and Alliances -- Colonization Attempts and the 1603 Alliance.

With this collection of documents, information and activities, students will grasp the perspective and contribution of various actors and describe what happened during the 1760 to 1791 period. The sections are : Military Regime - 1760 a turning point? -- Indigenous peoples and Conquest (Pontiac, Indian Department) -- The Royal Proclamation and the King's Instructions (Indigenous peoples & the Conquest continued) -- The Colonial Economy (Continuities/Changes, Position of British Merchants) -- The Quebec Act (Territory, Main points, Groups reactions) -- The American Revolution (Part 1): Causes and Letter to the Canadiens -- The American Revolution (Part 2): Declaration, Invasion of Quebec, 1783 Treaty of Paris -- Loyalists arrive: Explaining changes & continuities .

With this collection of documents, information and activities, students will describe what happened during the 1791 to 1980 period. The sections are : Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Compromises -- Second Phase of Industrialization -- Clash of Nationalisms -- The M.A.I.N. causes of the First World War -- The First World War - Conscription & The War Effort -- Women's Suffrage -- World War Two.