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

Canada
FRONTISPIECE  
I GEOGRAPHICAL 7
II THE CONQUEST OF CANADA 34
II THE CONQUEST OF CANADA 34
III FOUNDING OF BRITISH CANADA BY AMERICAN LOYALISTS 66
IV THROUGH REVOLUTION TO FEDERATION 97
V FEDERATION120
VI THE FRENCH IN CANADA 132
VII THE MARITIME PROVINCES 160
VIII THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES AND THE RISE OF THE NORTH.WEST190
IX BRITISH COLUMBIA 213
X THE DOMNION OF TO.DAY 228
BIBLIOGRAPHY251
INDEX253







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