Shape of the day:
- Attendance
- Review of Indian Act questions
- History of CPR activity
- For this activity, you will be making a PowerPoint that consists of a maximum of 10 slides. Each slide can contain no more than 10 words and needs to include one graphic (picture, map, chart, graph, etc).
- When you are presenting, you should stay on one slide for no more than 30 seconds.
- Your presentation should be between 2 – 4 minutes.
- Each group member must have at least 2 slides that they are responsible for.
- You will be in groups of 4 and will need to put together a mini presentation that answers one of the following questions:
- John A. Macdonald resigned from being Prime Minister in 1873, what events led up to this and why was this important with respect to Canada and the CPR?
- Who was Alexander Mackenzie and what actions did he take with respect to the CPR? Why was BC important during this period?
- John A. Macdonald eventually returned to power. What platform did he run on and what were the main focuses of that policy?
- What challenges did the CPR face in getting built?
- Who was William Van Horne and why is he seen as being an important reason in the CPR being completed?
- Do you think the CPR exploited workers? Describe what working conditions would have been like for many working on the CPR.
- How did the Northwest Uprising gain support for the CPR?
- Present your responses
- For homework, respond to the statement “The CPR is the reason Canada exists today”.