Origins: Canadian History to Confederation
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Origins: Canadian History to ConfederationEntry/Object ID
2022.71.01Tags
Canadian History, Confederation, Indigenous History, Fur Trade, Colonialism, French Settlement, British Settlement, Railway HistoryScope and Content
Book discussing the history of Canada, specifically Indigenous history as well as the introduction of Colonialism and the creation of provinces, leading up to Confederation.Context
The book is broken down into parts to fully evaluate the history of Canada, they are as follows: Chapter 1: (Preface) The First Peoples: Origins of the First Peoples of North America, Archaeological Hypotheses, Civilizations of the Americas, Classifying the First Nations, Native Culture Areas, Where Social Sciences Disagree: How Much Power did Women have in Northern Iroquoian Society? Part 1: Early European Settlement Chapter 2. The Europeans' Arrival: Arrival of the Norse, The Entry of the Portuguese and the Spanish, The English and the French Cross the North Atlantic, Jaques Cartier's Three Voyages, Fishing and Trading Off the East Coast of North America, Community Portrait: The Basque Whaling, Community of Red Bay Labrador 1550-1600, A Historical Portrait: Martin Frosbisher Chapter 3. The Beginnings of New France: The Rise of the Fur Trade, Samuel de Champlain, The French in Acadia, The Founding of Quebec, Early French-Native Relations, The Company of One Hundred Associates, A Historical Portrait: Jean Nicollet, The Habitants' Company, New France in the Mid-1640s Chapter 4. The Iroquois, The Hurons, and the French: The Formation of the League of the Iroquois, The Missionaries' Arrival in Huronia, The Final Struggle between the hurons and the Iroquois, Where Historians Disagree: Why the Hurons Accepted Christianity, The Fall of Huronia, A Historical Portrait: Marie de L'Incarnation, The Iroquois and the French 1667-1701 Chapter 5. Province de France 1663-1760: The First Half-Century of Royal Government, The Reform of the Seigneurial System, The Growth of Settlement, Where Historians Disagree: The Nature of the Seigneurial System in New France, Colbert's Administrative Reforms, The Failure of Colbert's Plan for a "Compact Colony", Economic Development after the Treaty of Utrecht, The Society of New France in the Eighteenth Century, The Church in New France, The First Nations Population, The Rise of a Canadien Identity, A Historical Portrait: Marie-Joseph-Angelique Chapter 6. The Acadians: The Beginnings of French Acadia, Acadian Society in the Late Seventeenth Century, Acadia Becomes Nova Scotia, The Acadians' Golden Age 1714-1744, Increasing Tensions between the Acadians and the English, The Expulsion of the Acadians, The Destruction of Acadian Society, Where Historians Disagree: The Expulsion of the Acadians: Was it Necessary? Chapter 7. The Anglo-French Struggle for a Continent: The English Challenge from the North, French Expansion to the North and West, The First Round of Conflict with the English Colonies 1689-1713, Military Preparations 1713-1744, The Second Round of Conflict with the English Colonies 1744-1760, The Fall of New France, A Historical Portrait: The Marquis de Montcalm, Where Historians Disagree: Was Montcalm an Asset or a Liability for New France? Part 2: British North American Colonial Societies, 1760-1815 Chapter 8. The Aftermath of the Conquest of Quebec 1760-1774: British Military Rule 1760-1763, The Royal Proclamation of 1763, Where Historians Disagree: The Impact of the Conquest of 1760, The Judicial System, The Roman Catholic Church in the Province of Quebec, Canadien Society in the Aftermath of the Conquest, A Historical Portrait: Louise de Ramezay and Marie-Anne Barbel, The Conflict between the Merchants and the Governor, The Quebect Act Chapter 9. Quebec Society in the Late Eighteenth Century: The American Invasion, The French Canadians' Response to the American Invasion, The American Revolution and the First Nations, Community Portrait: The Community of Odanak, Loyalist Immigration, The Life of the Habitants, Colonial Elites, Proposals for Political Change, A Historical Profile: The Baillairges, The Constiutional Act of 1791 Chapter 10. Maritime Society 1760-1815: New England's Outpost, Nova Scotia and the American Revolution, Henry Alline and the New Light Movement, The New England Loyalists, Where Historians Disagree: Why Didn't Nova Scotia Join the American Revolution?, The Great Loyalist Migration to Nova Scotia, The Founding of New Brunswick, The Loyalists in Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island, The Maritime Economy from the Revolutionary War to the War of 1812, The Emergence of a Distinct History Chapter 11. Britain's First Inland Colony, Upper Canada 1791-1815: The Anishinabeg, The Loyalist Arrival in 1784, A Historical Portrait: David Ramsay, The Life of the Loyalists, The Constitutional Act of 1791, A "Truly British" Colony, Legislating a Colony into Existence, Simcoe's Legacy, Loyalist Women in Early Upper Canada, The First Nations: A Displaced People, The Growth of Settlement, Upper Canada and the United States 1791-1812, The War of 1812 Part 3: The Canadas 1815 to the 1860s Chapter 12. Rebellion and Change on the St. Lawrence: Economic Revolution in the Early Nineteenth Century, Urban Life in Lower Canada, Community Portrait: The St. Maurice Forages an Early Industrial Community, Women in Lower Canada, Smallpox and Cholera Epidemics, Rural Quebec, The Church, The Professional Elite, Assembly versus Governor, A Historical Portrait: Hortense Globensky, The Lower Canadian Rebellions 1837-1838, Where Historians Disagree: Interpretations of the Rebellions of 1837-38 in Lower Canada, Consequences of the Rebellions Chapter 13. Upper Canada 1815-1840 an Evolving Identity: Immigration and Settlement, Colonial Oligarchy: The Family Compact, Religious Disputes, Education, Social Criminal and Humanitarian Concerns, Women in Upper Canada, Economic Developments, Conservation, Transportation, The Rise of a Reform Movement, The Move to Rebellion, The Upper Canada Rebellion 1837, Where Historians Disagree: The Causes of the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada, Lord Durham's Report, Formation of Upper Canadian Political Culture Chapter 14. The Unions of the Canadas: Economic and Social Developments 1840-1864: The Commercial Empire of the St. Lawrence, The Advent of British Free Trade and Repercussions for the United Canadas, From Transatlantic to Transcontinental Trade, Reciprocity with the United States, The Railway Era, Urban and Commercial Development, Social Development, Community Portrait: The Orange Community in Toronto's Cabbagetown, Religion, Education and Culture, Where Historians Disagree: Who Won the Anishinabeg-Iroquois War in the Late Seventeenth Century? Chapter 15. The Union of the Canadas: Political Developments 1840-1860: French-English Relations, The Rise of a Reform Coalition, The Arrival of Responsible Government, Where Historians Disagree: The Impact of the Union of the Canadas, First Nations in the Canadas, A Historical Portrait: Nahnebahwequay, The Annexation Movement, New Political Alliances, A Capital is Chosen, Politics and Business, "Rep by Pop", Towards Confederation Part 4: Communities East and West 1815 to the 1860s Chapter 16. The Maritime Colonies 1815-1864: Economic Developments 1815-1850, Where Historians Disagree: The Timber Industry in Early New Brunswick: An Environmental Perspective, Saint John and Halifax, The Maritimes and the United States, Railways, The Population of the Maritimes, Political Changes in he Mid-Nineteenth Century, Cultural Developments, Religion and Education, Women in the Maritimes Chapter 17. Newfoundland to the 1860s: Early Settlement in Newfoundland, The Anglo-French Struggle for Newfoundland, Law and Order in Eighteenth-Century Newfoundland, The Beothuks, A Historical Portrait: Demasduwit, Population Growth and Settlement, Religion and Education, The Migratory Fishery Becomes Resident, Political Changes in the Nineteenth Century Chapter 18. The Northwest to the 1860s: The French and the English in the Interior, The Impact of the Europeans on the First Nations, The Fur Trade and the Fall of New France, A Historical Profile: George Nelson, Where Historians Disagree: The First Nations' Role in the Fur Trade, The Rise of the Metis, The Red River Colony, Red River Society in the Mid-Nineteenth Century, The End of the Red River Colony's Isolation, The Plains First Nations in the Mid-Nineteenth Century, The Northwest on the Eve of Canadian Settlement, North of the Prairies Chapter 19. The Pacific Coast to the 1860s: The First Nations of the Northwest Coast, European Exploration of the Northwest Coast, The First Nations and the Maritime Fur Traders, The Joint Occupation of the Oregon Territory, James Douglas, Where Historians Disagree: James Douglas's Contribution to British Columbia, Community Portrait: The Black Community of Victoria Part 5. Toward Confederation Chapter 20. The Road to Confederation: The Impact of the American Civil War, The Great Coalition, The Charlottetown Conference, The Quebec Conference, Community Portrait: The Charlottetown Conference as a Political Community, Responses to Confederation Proposals, External Pressures, Confederation Opposed and Accepted, Where Historians Disagree: Why Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Joined ConfederationCollection
Canadian History Collection (General)Cataloged By
Kevin MoorhouseCategory
Secondary Source