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Before and after Confederation

Was Confederation an extreme makeover or merely a paper change?


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Title: Confederation for Kids: Introduction to Confederation
Host: Library and Archives Canada
Description: This website contains information about Confederation for students ages 9 to 13.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to Where do I start? How do I get around? for navigation instructions. Click on a category in the left-hand-side menu and then click on a topic to access information. Or, click on highlighted terms within the text.
URL: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/kids/index-e.html

 

Title: Our History
Host: Canadian Pacific Railway
Description: This website contains information on the history of the CPR with links to a gallery of historical photographs and paintings.
Navigation Tips: Click on a link to access information.
URL: http://www.cpr.ca/en/about-cp/our-history

 

Title: The Canadian West: Donald Smith drives the last spike at Craigellachie, 1885
Host: Library and Archives Canada
Description: This website contains a photograph of this event and images of pages from the diary of surveyor Thomas R. B. Smith which also contains a Cree–English dictionary.
Navigation Tips: Click on the image to view it in larger format or click on Detailed Description below the image to access information about the image. Click on Next Item in the lower-right-hand corner of the screen to access additional information and images. Click on Index near the top of the screen to access The Canadian West virtual exhibition.
URL: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/05/0529/052920/05292086_e.html

 

Title: Confederation
Host: The Canadian Encyclopedia
Description: This website contains information and photographs related to Confederation.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access complete text and click on highlighted terms within the text for additional information. Click on Constitutional History or on Fathers of Confederation at the bottom of the screen to view related articles.
URL: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/confederation/

 

Title:

Historica Dominion Institute

Host:

Historica Dominion Institute
Description:

This website contains historical information about Canada and links to other resources.

Navigation Tips:

Click on menu to access information. Click on EDUCATION to access a variety of educational materials.
URL:

http://www.histori.ca/default.do?page=.index

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