Numbered Treaties

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/numbered-treaties

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the treaty series dates?1871-1921
2. What is the primary governmental objectives?Facilitation of settlement, railway construction, and resource extraction for national expansion
3. Why did Canada sign the Numbered Treaties?Canada signed them so that farmers, railways, and businesses could grow in the west and use the land's resources.
4. Which parts of Canada were covered by the Numbered Treaties?They cover all of Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, and parts of British Columbia, Ontario, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon.

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