Burning of the Parliament Buildings

Burning of the Parliament Buildings

Burning of the Parliament Buildings
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 6 to 7
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	7.13

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		investigation, definitive, military, quick-thinking, possibility, circumstance, reality, majority, enemy, government, battle, meeting, official, serve, cause, cigarette
	content words:		Barracks Hill, Ottawa River, Rideau Canal, West Block, East Block, Center Block, Victorian Gothic, World War I., Victorian Memorial Museum

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Burning of the Parliament Buildings
By Mary Lynn Bushong

¹     From the beginning of time, men have built forts and other strongholds on the tops of hills. From that position they could see anyone who approached. Attacking a hill fort was more difficult for an enemy.

²     Over time, it wasn't just military strongholds but centers of government that were placed in that position. After all, those who serve in government enjoy being looked up to in reality and figuratively. This was true in Canada as it is in other countries.

³     The site for Canada's parliament buildings was chosen before Confederation. The buildings were designed at first to house the government of Canada's East and West (now Quebec and Ontario).

⁴     The buildings sit on Barracks Hill overlooking the Ottawa River. The Rideau Canal borders it on the east. They were still being constructed when Confederation was begun in 1867.

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