Discuss the establishment of residential schools for native children in Canada through the Indian Act of 1876.

Answer all parts of these 2 questions. Remember that 2 pages is the minimum, not the maximum for each question.

Question 1: Residential Schools (Use 3 sources)

Discuss the establishment of residential schools for native children in Canada through the Indian Act of 1876. Why did they do it? What happened in the schools? What are the lasting effects of this school system on native people today? Include Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – what is that all about?

Question 2: the Quebec Act (Use 3 sources)

Discuss the six main provisions (or 6 main points) of the Quebec Act of 1774 that we went over in class. Explain how this British law affected the Catholic Church, the rich landowners and business classes, and why it was a threat to the 13 American colonies on the eve of the Revolutionary War.