Canadian History: Pre-Colonization to 1867 Essentials
Published on 1. January 2013
138 pages
978-0-7386-7205-2 (ISBN)
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REA's Essentials provide quick and easy access to critical information in a variety of different fields, ranging from the most basic to the most advanced. As its name implies, these concise, comprehensive study guides summarize the essentials of the field covered. Essentials are helpful when preparing for exams, doing homework and will remain a lasting reference source for students, teachers, and professionals. Canadian History: Pre-Colonization to 1867 covers the history of Canada up to the Confederation. Topics include: aboriginal peoples, evangelical missions, colonization, royal government, mercantilism, imperialism and Colonial Wars, the early British regime, reform and rebellions, forming a union, colonial societies, and Confederation.
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Terry A. Crowley
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Content
- Intro
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- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- What the "Essentials of History" Will Do for You
- Acknowledgment
- Table of Contents
- CHAPTER 1 - Commercial Outpost and Evangelical Mission
- 1.1 Aboriginal Peoples
- 1.2 European Background
- 1.3 Early Sojourners
- 1.4 First Attempts at Colonization and Evangelization
- 1.5 Missionary Activity
- 1.6 Commercial Expansion
- 1.7 Seigneurial System
- 1.8 Developments in Atlantic Canada
- 1.9 The Need for Reorganization
- CHAPTER 2 - Royal Government (1663-1689)
- 2.1 Royal Absolutism
- 2.2 Mechanisms of Government
- 2.3 Military Intervention
- 2.4 Immigration
- 2.5 Population Policy
- 2.6 Economic Program-Mercantilism
- 2.7 The Role of the Roman Catholic Church
- 2.8 Expansion West, North, and South
- 2.9 Hudson's Bay
- 2.10 The Nature of Colonial Society
- 2.11 The Colonial Economy
- CHAPTER 3 - Conflict of Empires (1689-1763)
- 3.1 Imperialism and Colonial Wars
- 3.2 Transition to Settlement in Newfoundland
- 3.3 War of the League of Augsburg (King William's War)-1689-1697
- 3.4 Peace with the Iroquois, 1701
- 3.5 Louisiana
- 3.6 War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War)-1702-1713
- 3.7 Acadia
- 3.8 Economy and Society During the French Regime
- 3.9 British Settlement in Nova Scotia
- 3.10 The Seven Years' War (French and Indian War)-1756-1763
- CHAPTER 4 - The Early British Regime (1760-1791)
- 4.1 The British and the Indians
- 4.2 The Conquest and Quebec
- 4.3 The Royal Proclamation, 1763
- 4.4 Actions of the Early Governors
- 4.5 The Quebec Act, 1774
- 4.6 Prince Edward Island
- 4.7 The American Revolution
- 4.8 The Loyalists in the Maritimes and Quebec
- 4.9 Opening the West
- 4.10 The Constitutional Act, 1791
- CHAPTER 5 - Towards Modernization (1792-1815)
- 5.1 Immigration
- 5.2 The Impact of the French Revolution on Quebec
- 5.3 Early Upper Canada
- 5.4 Resource-Based Economies and Societies
- 5.5 Fur-Trade Rivalries and the Rise of the Métis
- 5.6 The Beginnings of Political Parties
- 5.7 The War of 1812
- 5.8 The Beginnings of Political Opposition
- CHAPTER 6 - Reform and Rebellions
- 6.1 Colonial Oligarchies
- 6.2 Moderate Reform in Upper and Lower Canada
- 6.3 The Atlantic Colonies
- 6.4 New Tensions in the Canadas
- 6.5 Rebellions in the Canadas
- 6.6 The Durham Report
- CHAPTER 7 - The Union of the Canadas
- 7.1 The Act of Union,1840
- 7.2 Rise of a Reform Coalition
- 7.3 The End to Mercantilism
- 7.4 The Achievement of Responsible Government
- 7.5 New Political Parties
- 7.6 Reciprocity and Tariffs
- 7.7 Transportation Improvements
- 7.8 Industrialization
- 7.9 Boundary Adjustments
- 7.10 British Columbia
- CHAPTER 8 - Colonial Societies in the Early Nineteenth Century
- 8.1 The "Peopling" of British North America
- 8.2 Economic Development
- 8.3 Religion
- 8.4 Education
- 8.5 Social Institutions
- 8.6 Women
- 8.7 Culture
- CHAPTER 9 - Confederation
- 9.1 Political Instability in the Canadas
- 9.2 Anglo-American Entanglements
- 9.3 Maritime Union
- 9.4 The West
- 9.5 The Great Coalition
- 9.6 The Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences
- 9.7 The Debates Over Confederation
- 9.8 The British North America Act
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