French-English Relations · New France & British North America (1600s-1800s)

Two Cultures, One Country

Students explore how French and English cultures have coexisted in Canada and how this duality defines Canadian identity.

Key Questions

  1. 1How have French and English Canadians learned to live together?
  2. 2What challenges come from having two official languages and cultures?
  3. 3How does bilingualism make Canada unique in the world?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Heritage and Identity: First Nations and Europeans in New France and Early Canada - Grade 5
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: Social Studies
Unit: French-English Relations
Period: New France & British North America (1600s-1800s)

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