HIST 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Expo 67, Unit
24 Aug 2016
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Monday, May 2, 2016
Unit 1: The Big Picture
Week 1: May 2-8
-Intro
•real nation also imaginary
-real laws, government
-exists as a projection forward and backwards in terms of govt’s/ citizens hopes/
fears/ needs/ abilities
•course is the backwards projection of Canada
•difficult to say when Canada came into being
-expo ’67?!
repatriation of the constitution?!
creation of the national flag?!
confederation 1867?!
1814 treaty of Ghent (ended the war of 1812)?!
1763 Treaty of Paris (ended the 7 years war)?!
Jacques Cartier first sailed up the St. Lawrence?!
sky mother landed on turtle’s back and gave birth to the good twin and the bad
twin?
-biggest task is to figure this out
•In the end, will need to figure out how to fill in the blank in the following question:
-Canadian history is the history of ____ ?
-BY END OF UNIT:
•broad understanding of the counters and content of Canadian history
•understand and critique Nelles’ interpretation of Canadian history
•critical review and discussion skills
•identify the main characters and events that were central to the making of the
Canada we know today
-DUE IN THIS UNIT:
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