Canada under British Rule 1760-1900
by John George Bourinot
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About this eBook
- Author
- Bourinot, John George, 1837-1902
- Credits
- E-text prepared by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders from images provided by the Million Book Project
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- F1001: North America local history: Canada
- Subject
- Canada -- History
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 12661
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12661
- Release Date
- June 1, 2004
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.BY
- 2.CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL SERIES — GENERAL PREFACE.
- 3.PREFACE.
- 4.CONTENTS. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII. — CHAPTER IX. — CHAPTER X.
- 5.CHAPTER I. — SECTION I.—Introduction. — SECTION 2.—Discovery and settlement of Canada by France. — SECTION 3.—French exploration in the great valleys of North America. — SECTION 4.—End of French dominion in the valley of the St. Lawrence. — SECTION 5.—Political, economic and social conditions of Canada during French ride.
- 6.CHAPTER II. — SECTION I.—From the Conquest until the Quebec Act. — SECTION 2.—The foundation of Nova Scotia (1749—1783).
- 7.CHAPTER III. — SECTION I.—The successful Revolution of the Thirteen Colonies in America. — SECTION 2.—Canada and Nova Scotia during the Revolution. — SECTION 3.—The United Empire Loyalists
- 8.CHAPTER IV. — SECTION I—Beginnings of the provinces of New Brunswick, Lower Canada and Upper Canada. — SECTION 2.—Twenty years of political development (1792-1812).
- 9.CHAPTER V. — SECTION I.—Origin of the war between England and the United States. — SECTION 2.—Canada during the war.
- 10.CHAPTER VI. — SECTION I.—The rebellion in Lower Canada. — SECTION 2.—The rebellion in Upper Canada. — SECTION 3.—Social and economic conditions of the Provinces in 1838.
- 11.CHAPTER VII. — SECTION I.—The union of the Canadas and the establishment of responsible government. — SECTION 2.—Results of self-government from 1841 to 1864.
- 12.CHAPTER VIII. — SECTION 1—The beginnings of confederation. — SECTION 2.—The Quebec convention of 1864. — SECTION 3.—Confederation accomplished.
- 13.CHAPTER IX. — SECTION I—The first parliament of the Dominion of Canada. 1867—1872. — SECTION 2.—Extension of the Dominion from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. 1869-1873. — SECTION 3.—Summary of noteworthy events from 1873 until 1900. — SECTION 4.—Political and social conditions of Canada under confederation.
- 14.CHAPTER X.
- 15.APPENDIX A. — CANADA. AUSTRALIA. — CANADA. AUSTRALIA. — APPENDIX B.
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