This Confederation Chapter 8 Social Studies bundle (slides and workbook) was designed for the grade 7 Social Studies (Alberta Curriculum), focusing on the periods of change that occurred in British North America before Confederation. It looks at the Leaders of Confederation (John A Macdonald, George-Etienne Cartier, George Brown, Etienne Paschal Tache), key issues discussed in Confederation, the difference between colonies and territories, the BNA Act, and reasons why provinces joined at differ