Alberta Learning Online Reference Centre
 | Go to the Alberta Learning Online Reference Centre, Reference Centre (HTML), Canadian Encyclopedia and/or Grolier Online, to print an article from one of the encyclopedias. |
| To find information on confederation in the various provinces, check the history section of the article on that province. |
Fathers of Confederation
| Canadian Confederation |
| Charlottetown Conference of 1864 |
| Confederation For Kids |
| The Atlas of Canada - Territorial Evolution, 1867-1999 |
Constitutions
| There is an excellent article on constitutional history in the Canadian Encyclopedia. Also do a search under federalism, responsible government, monarchism, democracy, etc. |
| Use Grolier Online http://online.epsb.ca (click on Reference Centre, Flash) to find articles on constitutions. |
| Internet Modern History Sourcebook: The Long 19th Century - has a variety of references to constitutions, types of governments, representative government, and more. |
Text Resources
Use the library catalogue to locate books on constitutions from Canada and other countries. Check the history section (930 to 999). More suggestions follow.
Suggested search terms (Subject search):
| Constitution |
| Constitutional history--Canada |
| Constitutional law--Canada |
| Constitutional history--United States |
| Canada--Politics and government |
Suggested search terms (Keyword search):
| Responsible government |
| Government |
| Federalism |
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This section deals with the Chicago style of citing sources. The page includes how to best to set up your document (e.g., margins, line spacing, paragraphs, page numbers, etc.) as well as detailed information and examples for doing footnotes and bibliography.
For more information, go to the Citing Sources page on the library web site.
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