The Lost Code

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Table Summarizing Game Content

The following table outlines the key concepts of the history and citizenship program in the first year of Cycle 2 of secondary school as well as the particular concepts, objects of study, and titles of associated historical texts players will come into contact with for each of the 12 learning activities.

Challenge Themes	Particular Concepts	Objects of Study	Historical Texts
Historic Site: Manoir Mauvide-Genest Site Theme: Economic Dependency Key concept: Colony
1. Distribution of Land	Division Colony Distribution Occupation Seigneurie Territory Rang Censive Commune	The seigneuries How was land divided?	Manoir Mauvide-Genest. The Rise of Seigneuries: Time The Rise of Seigneuries: Space The Importance of Seigneuries Seigneuries: A Land Distribution System Contents of a Seigneurie
2. Life of the Settlers	Clearing Survival Plowing Seeds Grain harvesting Harvest Adaptation Season	Life of the settlers How were the lives of settlers organized?	Clearing the Land The Seasons of the Habitant: Spring The Seasons of the Habitant: Summer The Seasons of the Habitant: Fall The Seasons of the Habitant: Winter The Habitant's Diet Diet in France Adapting to a New Land The Health of Habitants Self-Sufficiency
3. The Seigneurial System	Authority King Governor Intendant Seigneur Censitaire Power Hierarchy Administration	The social structure of the seigneuries What was the social structure of the seigneuries?	The King The Governor The Intendant The Seigneur The Censitaire—Low Man on the Social Totem Pole
4. An Economic System Based on Dependency	Mother country Colony Mercantilism Duty Obligation Privileges Social classes Dependency Seigneur Censitaire Cens	The economic limits of the monarchical structure Which historical elements at the root of the colony's economic system explain French Canadians' economic dependency?	The Mother Country The Trading Colony Mercantilism The Seigneur's Duties Privileges of the Censitaire Responsibilities of the Censitaire Privileges of the Seigneur Censitaire Dependency Social Classes
Historic Site: Seigneurie des Aulnaies Site Theme: Industrialization Key concept: Industrialization
Challenge Themes	Particular Concepts	Objects of Study	Historical Texts
5. A Period of Transition	Agriculture Countryside City Industry Agricultural crisis Financial crisis Factory workers	Industrialization What changes did the transformation of the rural economy bring about?	Manoir Des Aulnaies Rural Economic Crisis An Economy in Transition From Habitant to Factory Worker City vs. Country
6. Cities and Industry	City Industry Exodus Hygiene Immigration Population Factories Factory workers Employers Work	Living conditions in the city What effect did cities and industries have on living conditions?	Growing Cities City Life Working in the Factory Dying in Montréal Capital Investments Worker Dependency Children in the City New Living Conditions
7. Countryside in Crisis	Subdivision Overcrowding Yields Farming methods Exodus Profits Self-sufficiency Speculation	The factors behind the rural crisis Which factors were at the root of the rural crisis?	Speculation by Seigneurs and Businesses Private Property and Self-Sufficiency Subdivision of Land Obsolete Farming Methods, Poorer Farmers Difficult to Own Land The Risk of a Poor Harvest
8. Leave or Do Things Differently	Standard of living Unemployment Earnings Debt Impoverishment Means of production Markets Adaptation Mechanization Labor Solidarity	Choosing the city or the countryside How did French Canadians deal with the rural crisis?	The Good French Canadian A Need for Change No Land, No Money The Rich and the Poor Hardships of City Life A Major Shift in Daily Life The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Historic Site: Musée L'Aventure Leclerc Site Theme: The Challenge of Economic Independence Key concept: Modernization
Challenge Themes	Particular Concepts	Objects of Study	Historical Texts
9. The Challenge of Economic Independence	Economy Dependency Self-sufficiency Industrial activity Agrifood Emancipation Credit Productivity Capitalism Companies	The quest for economic independence How can French Canadians' economic dependency be explained?	Cookies and a Museum Three Centuries of Dependency Economic Inferiority of French Canadians Industrial Capitalism François Leclerc: Rags to Riches
10. An Economic Lever to Break the Cycle of Dependency	Capital Productivity Modernization Debt Credit Cooperatives Caisses populaires Shares Savings	An economic lever as a catalyst for change How did French Canadians break the cycle of dependency?	The French Canadian Bourgeoisie Farmers Had to Be Competitive Difficulty Getting Credit Cooperation Caisses Populaires Savings
11. The Emergence of New Industries	Industrial sectors Processing Distribution Markets Raw materials Natural resources Food requirements	Food industry sectors What factors led to the emergence of new industries?	More People, More Food The Emergence of the Food Industry Food Processing Industry Traditional Industrial Sectors Natural Resources Farming Loses Ground
12. Taking Control of the Means of Production	Companies Economic levers Markets Manufacturing Cookie factories Success Mechanization Factories Agrifood Industrial era Modernization Expansion	The economic self-sufficiency of French Canadians How did French Canadians manage to obtain greater economic self-sufficiency?	French Canadian Businesses The Road to Success Bombardier—A True Success Story Viau—A True Success Story Vaillancourt—A True Success Story Biscuits Leclerc—A True Success Story Five Generations of Leclercs