Grade 11 Social Studies Worksheets

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• Explain how innovations in manufacturing and technology increased productivity during the late 19th and early 20th centuries
• Describe how industrial growth contributed to urban population growth and changes in American social life
• Analyze shifts in labor relations, including workplace conditions and the rise of unions and collective action+ Show more

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• Explain how British taxation and lack of representation contributed to revolutionary resistance in the American colonies.
• Describe key Enlightenment ideas that influenced revolutionary leaders and arguments for independence.
• Analyze how revolutionary principles shaped foundational documents and the concept of sovereignty.

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• Identify key ethics principles in social research, including informed consent, confidentiality, and risk–benefit assessment.
• Evaluate how power dynamics and culturally respectful practices affect credibility and community trust.
• Analyze cause-and-effect relationships between ethical choices and possible outcomes for participants and communities.+ Show more

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• Explain core assumptions of anthropology, psychology, and sociology when interpreting human behaviour
• Compare how each theoretical approach treats the causes of social patterns and recommends policy responses
• Analyze how theoretical frameworks change over time and how they can be interrelated+ Show more

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• Apply the idea of legal precedent to evaluate how landmark cases guide later decisions
• Use statutory interpretation and Charter analysis (including the Oakes test) to reason through legal issues
• Analyze cause-and-effect outcomes of judicial decisions, including impacts on individuals, institutions, and policy+ Show more

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• Explain how culture, norms, roles, and identity shape social behavior and individual meaning-making.
• Compare psychological concepts (cognition and development) with sociological concepts (social structure and socialization).
• Analyze continuity and change in social practices using historical and cause-and-effect reasoning.

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• Explain how the Civil Rights Movement challenged segregation and expanded voting rights in the United States.
• Identify major protests and the strategies used by activists to create political and social change.
• Analyze how key legislation and court decisions affected daily life and produced ongoing debates about justice.

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• Explain how World War II required mobilization of people, militaries, and wartime industry across different countries.
• Analyze how wartime policies affected civil liberties and everyday life on the home front.
• Describe how World War II reshaped international power and contributed to the creation of the United Nations.

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• Explain how civil liberties (speech, assembly, privacy) protect individual rights in a democracy.
• Analyze historical examples of conflicts between liberty and security.
• Evaluate how laws and government actions can balance protection of public safety with constitutional freedoms.

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• Explain how reciprocal obligations shaped land tenure, military service, and legal authority in medieval societies.
• Compare governance structures in Byzantine, Western European, and East Asian contexts using institutional frameworks.
• Analyze how decentralization and elite negotiation produced both local autonomy and state fragmentation.+ Show more

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• Explain how the U.S. Constitution shaped early national governance under Washington and Adams.
• Analyze how political parties emerged and influenced domestic decisions and foreign policy.
• Evaluate challenges in balancing federal and state power and in managing economic development.

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• Identify key pretrial, trial, and post-trial stages in criminal and civil procedures and explain their purposes.
• Analyze how evidentiary rules and procedural fairness shape decisions by police, prosecutors/Crown, defence counsel, judges, and tribunals.
• Evaluate causes and consequences of prosecutorial or plaintiff choices, including the impacts of appeals and enforcement mechanisms.

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• Explain how early Islamic caliphates contributed to urban growth, scholarship, and trade networks.
• Identify how legal institutions and intellectual exchange influenced scientific and legal traditions.
• Analyze causes and consequences of caliphate expansion, including military conquest and religious mobilization.

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• Explain how pollution, conservation, and climate change influence government policy and public behavior.
• Analyze the historical development of environmental awareness and its impact on society-ecosystem relationships.
• Use evidence and key vocabulary to support claims about environmental interdependence.

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• Explain key reasons the United States became involved in the Vietnam War and how those justifications were debated.
• Analyze how the draft, civil liberties, and media coverage affected public opinion and activism.
• Evaluate how major events (such as Tet and the Paris Peace Accords) influenced U.S. policy and social movements.

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• Explain economic, political, and cultural interdependence among nations and groups
• Analyze how cause-and-effect relationships create opportunities and constraints in global and domestic issues
• Evaluate how interdependence shapes policy choices, cooperation, and conflict

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• Explain how civil liberties protect individual freedoms such as speech, assembly, and privacy.
• Analyze historical and contemporary debates about balancing security with liberty in a democracy.
• Evaluate how laws, courts, and public policy shape the exercise of civil liberties.

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• Explain how kinship systems organize descent, marriage rules, and kin terms across cultures.
• Compare how kinship influences household organization, inheritance, and social obligations.
• Analyze continuity and change in kinship practices in relation to colonial and modern economic pressures.

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• Explain how industrialization and urbanization contributed to reform movements in the 1800s.
• Compare major reform goals, including abolition, women’s suffrage, and workers’ rights.
• Analyze how reform activism influenced legislation and expanded ideas of democracy and civil rights.

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• Explain how the stock market crash of 1929 contributed to the Great Depression and its effects on unemployment and banks.
• Describe government responses during the early Great Depression and evaluate why recovery was slow.
• Analyze how economic systems can become vulnerable during periods of instability.

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• Explain how agricultural intensification and resource distribution helped early urban centers form.
• Compare how administrative records, craft specialization, and writing supported governance and long-distance exchange.
• Analyze continuity and change in early cities and discuss how environmental constraints shaped regional interaction.

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• Explain how international trade, diplomacy, and conflict create global interdependence.
• Analyze how cooperation can improve security, public health, and economic stability.
• Evaluate the tradeoffs and risks that come with interconnected supply chains and institutions.

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• Explain how global interdependence develops through international trade, diplomacy, and conflicts.
• Analyze how cooperation among countries supports security, health, and economic stability.
• Evaluate the role of international institutions and agreements in managing shared global challenges.

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• Explain how religious ideas, artistic styles, and technologies spread across Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas before 1500.
• Analyze causes (migration, conquest, trade) and consequences (syncretism, institutional reform) of cross-cultural borrowing.
• Evaluate how continuity and change occurred together as communities adapted new practices while keeping local traditions.+ Show more

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• Explain how fiscal policy and monetary policy influence economic outcomes such as inflation, employment, and growth.
• Analyze how government policy choices can affect different sectors of an economy and international markets.
• Compare key differences between fiscal and monetary tools and evaluate their trade-offs.

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• Explain how civil rights activism challenged segregation and discrimination in the United States
• Identify key strategies used by civil rights groups, including legal challenges, protests, and advocacy
• Describe how landmark events influenced public attitudes and legislation

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• Explain major causes of early 20th-century urbanization and how they reshaped where people lived and worked.
• Analyze effects of urban growth on social life, infrastructure, and political/economic institutions.
• Compare urban opportunities and challenges using evidence from the reading and question prompts.

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• Understand the concept of environmental justice and its significance.
• Assess the impacts of environmental policies on different community groups.
• Evaluate diverse stakeholder perspectives in environmental decision-making.+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of federalism and its significance in governance.
• Identify key features and principles of federalist systems.
• Analyze causes that led to the development of federalism in different countries.+ Show more

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• Assess impacts of globalization on different countries
• Identify key causes driving globalization
• Compare perspectives on globalization's benefits and harms+ Show more

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• Assess how different political systems influence community life
• Analyze causes and consequences of governance decisions
• Evaluate various perspectives on political structures+ Show more

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• Identify and analyze primary sources used in historical inquiry.
• Evaluate the credibility and bias of primary sources.
• Interpret perspectives from different historical documents.+ Show more

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• Understand the fundamental concept of human rights.
• Recognize key legal instruments and ethical frameworks that protect rights.
• Analyze different perspectives on human rights conflicts.+ Show more

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• Understand different models of resource ownership and management
• Assess the social, economic, and environmental impacts of resource policies
• Analyze perspectives of Indigenous communities on resource stewardship+ Show more

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• Understand the concept of identity politics and its role in shaping modern societies.
• Analyze various perspectives on identity-based movements.
• Assess the impacts of identity claims on policy and cultural recognition.+ Show more

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• Analyze the concept of reconciliation from multiple perspectives.
• Evaluate the ethical implications of reconciliation efforts.
• Compare different approaches and policies related to reconciliation.+ Show more

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• Analyze the conceptual drivers of migration.
• Evaluate how historical and contemporary policies influence migration flows.
• Compare different international approaches to immigration.+ Show more

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• Understand the main functions and responsibilities of the United Nations
• Identify the principles guiding UN operations in peacekeeping and humanitarian aid
• Assess the impact of the UN on global peace and security+ Show more

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• Explain the concept of reconciliation and its importance in social justice.
• Evaluate different perspectives on reconciliation, including Indigenous and settler viewpoints.
• Apply civic reasoning to analyze the ethical dimensions of reconciliation efforts.+ Show more

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• Identify different types of media and understand their influence on public opinion.
• Analyze how media framing affects perception and discourse.
• Evaluate the reliability and bias of various information sources.+ Show more

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• Analyze different groups' viewpoints during the American Revolution.
• Explain motivations behind key actions of various stakeholders.
• Trace short-term and long-term consequences of the revolution.+ Show more

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• Understand different types of energy resources and their global importance.
• Analyze issues related to resource ownership, extraction, and benefit sharing.
• Evaluate environmental and social impacts of energy extraction methods.+ Show more

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• Analyze primary and secondary sources to support arguments
• Construct well-reasoned claims addressing multiple perspectives
• Evaluate the strength of evidence and counterarguments+ Show more

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• Understand the importance of formulating clear and focused research questions.
• Identify key components of rigorous source evaluation.
• Learn how to synthesize diverse perspectives, including Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge.+ Show more

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• Understand fundamental rights and responsibilities in a civic context.
• Apply principles of justice and ethical reasoning to civic dilemmas.
• Evaluate different perspectives and evidence in community decision-making.+ Show more

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• Analyze the causes of colonial expansion.
• Assess the long-term political and social effects of colonization.
• Interpret diverse perspectives on colonial history.+ Show more

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• Compare different political and economic systems
• Analyze public services, welfare, and civic participation across systems
• Evaluate policy outcomes and ethical implications of governance choices+ Show more

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• Analyze the causes of income inequality.
• Interprete data related to wealth distribution.
• Evaluate policy options for reducing inequality.+ Show more