Canadian People 





CONTENTSPAGE



I. THE BEGINNINGS.1
 

.....i.  THE COUNTRY1


.....ii.THE NATIVE RACES 3


II.THE AGE OF DISCOVERY, 1000-153414



III.JACQUES CARTIER, 1534-1603 20



IV.EARLY SETTLEMENTS 26


.....i.  THE ACADIAN SETTLEMENT, 1603-161326


.....ii.  CHAMPLAIN'S INDIAN WARS, 1608-161029


.....iii.  CHAMPLAIN'S EXPLORATIONS, 1610-161631


.....iv. THE LAST DAYS OF CHAMPLAIN, 1627-163533


.....v. PROGRESS OF ACADIA, 1613-166735


V.THE FOUNDING OF MONTREAL38


VI. THE JESUIT MISSIONS 42


.....i.  THE MISSION TO THE HURONS, 1633-164942


.....ii. DANGER FROM THE IROQUOIS, 1653-165846


VII. ROYAL GOVERNMENT, 1663-1672.49


VIII.FRONTENAC54


.....i.   FRONTENAC'S FIRST TERM, 1672-168254


.....ii.  THE OPENING OF THE WEST, 1670-168956


.....iii. THE IROQUOIS SCURGE, 1682-168962


.....iv.  FRONTENAC SAVES NEW FRANCE, 1689-169866


 IX. SOCIAL CONDITIONS 72


X.  A HALF-CENTURY OF CONFLICT19


.....i.   QUEEN ANNE'S WAR, 1697-171379


.....ii.  A TROUBLED PERIOD, 1713-174479


.....iii. KING GEORGE'S WAR, 1744-174885


.....iv.  PREPERATIONS FOR THE STRUGGLE, 1748-175488


XI.  THE FALL OF NEW FRANCE92


.....i.   THE CAMPAIGN OF 175592


.....ii.  THE CAMPAGIN OF 1756 AND 175796


.....iii. THE CAMPAIGN OF 1759102


.....iv.  THE CAMPAIGN OF 1760119


XII.  EARLY BRITISH RULE, 1760-1774113


XIII.  REBELLION AND LOYALTY, 1774-1784118


XIV.  REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT124


.....i.   CHANGES IN GOVERNMENT, 1774-1791124


.....ii.  REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT ON TRIAL, 1792-1812126


XV.  PROGRESS, 1763-1812130


XVI.  THE WEST, 1763-1812144


XVII.  THE WAR OF 1812-14.155


XVIII.  THE STRUGGLE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT167


.....i.   DEMAND FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT, 1815-1837167


.....ii.  REBELLION AND UNION, 1837-1841174


.....iii. TRIUMPH OF RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT, 1841-1848178


XIX.  PROGRESS, 1812-1841182


XX.  THE WEST, 1812-1841188


XXI.  BETWEEN UNION AND CONFEDERATION, 1841-1864195


XXII.  BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1778-1866199


XXIII.  CONFEDERATION206


.....i.   THE DONFEDERATION MOVMENT, 1864-1867206


.....ii.  THE BRITISH NEW AMERICA ACT, 1867213


.....iii. THE EXPANSION OF CONFEDERATION, 1867-1873214


XXIV.  PROGRESS, 1841-1867220


XXV. THE DOMINION. 226


.....i.   THE FIRST TRANSCONTENTAL RAILWAY, 1867-1885226


.....ii.  TREATIES WITH FOREIGN POWERS, 1783-1920231


.....iii. CANADA AND THE EMPIRE, 1885-1920237


XXVI.  CANADA IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 246


XXVII. UNION GOVERNMENT, 1917254


XXVIII. THE CANADA OF TODAY259


XXIX.  WESTERN CANADA, 1870-1920269


.....KEY TO "FATHERS OF CONFEDERATION"292


.....INDEX293




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