Social Studies Elementary Reference Sets: BC Road to Confederation (SS 4)

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Grade 4 Social Studies

Big Ideas:

• British Columbia followed a unique path in becoming a part of Canada.
• The pursuit of valuable natural resources has played a key role in changing the land, people, and communities of Canada.

Content:

• Economic and political factors that influenced the colonization of British Columbia and its entry into Confederation
  (i.e. CPR, Fur Trade, American Settlement, Oregon Boundary Dispute, Gold Rush population boom and bust, and Canadian Confederation)