Different Perspectives: The Durham Report and Act of Union

Groups:

In groups you will examine one of the following perspectives and prepare notes:
Group 1: French Canadian nationalists
Group 2: Upper Canadian reformers
Group 3: The Family Compact
Group 4: The Château Clique
Group 5: The Colonial Office in Britain
Group 6: Lord Durham

The next step will be to find a classmate from other groups to learn and record information from other groups.  

Please use the following websites for information:

Canada in the Making: Canada's Constitutional History
URL: http://www.canadiana.org/citm/themes/constitution1_e.html
 
The Canadian Encyclopedia
URL: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com
 
National Archives of Canada: Canada's Constitutional Evolution
URL: http://www.archives.ca/05/051103_f.html (French)
URL: http://www.archives.ca/05/051103_e.html (English)

National Library of Canada: Towards Confederation: Lower Canada
URL: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/18/h18-2002-e.html
 
National Library of Canada: Towards Confederation: Upper Canada
URL: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/18/h18-2001-e.html
 
Solon Law Archives: Canadian Constitutional Documents
URL: http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/
 
The Rebellions of 1837 and 1838
Canada in the Making: Canada's Constitutional History: 1837 - 1839: Rebellion
URL: http://www.canadiana.org/citm/themes/constitution11_e.html
 
Canada in the Making: The Rebellions of 1837 and 1838
URL: http://www.canadiana.org/citm/specifique/rebellions/rebellions_e.html
 
The Durham Report and the Union Act, 1840
Canada in the Making: Canada's Constitutional History:
1839 - 1849: Union and Responsible Government
URL: http://www.canadiana.org/citm/themes/constitution12_e.html