homework for the weekend of June 1

Bring any late / overdue work. We will have a math quiz on Probability on Friday.

Bring in permission form/money for Wedensday's Fort York trip.
Two more pages (or the entire booklet :D) for unit 11 math.

Look up info about the historical site of Fort York

Here is a timeline

9000 B.C. – Native people occupy this region at the end of the last ice age.

1615 – The French explorer Étienne Brûlé is the first European to visit the Toronto area.

1759 – The French abandon nearby Fort Rouillé when the British captured Fort Niagara.

1793 – Lieutenant Governor John Grave Simcoe builds Fort York at the mouth of Garrison Creek and founds the Town of York.

1813 - April 27^th, 2750 Americans defeat 750 British, Canadians and Natives in the battle of York.

1813 - during a short occupation, Americans burn York’s parliament buildings and Government House

1813 - Americans raid an undefended York in July and torched the barracks at Fort York

1814 - during its reconstruction, the Fort drives off a third U.S. attack as part of the successful defence of Canada.

1814 - British forces avenge the loss of York’s public buildings in 1813 by burning those in Washington.

1834 - the Town of York becomes the City of Toronto.

1837 to 1841- Toronto defences are improved during the rebellion crisis.

1850’s to 1920’s - railways and lake-fill radically change the Fort’s place on the waterfront.

1860’s - Fort York is strengthened to meet threats of American attack.

1870 - Britain transfers Fort York to the Canadian Military which uses the site until 1932.

1903 to 1914 - citizens fight encroachments on the Fort by a streetcar line and a packing plant.

(from the tour package)

There are three main themes we will investigate on this trip.

Choose 1 theme you would like to concentrate on:


- Significant events have occurred in places, where today you may not suspect.

- The last war to touch the shores of Canada occurred in the area of this walk.

- How do people today remember, mark and celebrate events of the past?

here are some Internet Sources

Historical Plaques of the City of Toronto
http://www.waynecook.com/atoronto.html


Canadian Heritage Gallery http://www.canadianheritage.ca/galleries/warsbattlesrebellions0500.htm
(visuals related to War of 1812, including painting identified in walking tour stuff)