Canadian History has many distinct and unique chapters. Among the most significant of these chapters is the colonization of the area surrounding the St. Lawrence River in what is now the Province of Quebec. To better understand the colony of New France and its significance to the Canadian story, an ...

French Canadians & The Blackstone Valley John J. Barron Ethnicity in Massachusetts Wed. 12:30 The French have a lengthy history on this continent. The French became interested in the "New World" in 1524 when...

Sir Guy Carleton was an extraordinaire of foreign relations. Carleton came to Canada at a difficult time, when the French were just getting over the defeat of the Conquest. When Carleton became the Governor of Quebec, he introduced the Quebec Act. This Act ensures religious freedom and land entitlem...

Thesis: In retrospect, the American Revolution was as important to Canada as it was to the United States, as it divided the continent in two, which created one country and paved the way for the evolution of another. From the first time that the Rebel Patriots in the thirteen colonies caused unr...

Quebec has always been trying to maintain it's cultural identity. I this essay, I will try to outline the reasons why has this always been the case, and its direct link to French-Canadian nationalism. The path that leads to separatism is a long and winding one. The French saw Confederation as the on...

The War of 1812, which was known to many people as the forgotten war, originated in Europe, where just like the Americans, many others were fighting for their independence. The War of 1812 steamed from the European wars of the French Revolution and their successors, the Neopoleonic Wars. France and ...

Canadian Federalism Threatened: The Issues of Quebec Nationalism and Regionalism Canadian Federalism Threatened: The Issues of Quebec Nationalism and Regionalism When it was it first conceived in 1867, Canada was founded as a state that would create a government structure based on feder...

Intro Why do some people decide to remain where they are on the social stratification ladder? Individuals often make conscious decisions, which will affect their likelihood of an achieving higher status in society. Looking at social class from a micro perspective we see that social class is ...

This paper will attempt to address what is perhaps the single most life altering issue facing our societies today. It is life altering in the utmost sense of the word, literally altering life as we know it. Life on this planet has undergone some significant changes since the dawn of civilization; ...

Effects & Consequences of Early European Contacts on the Native Peoples of Eastern North America In this writing I will attempt to describe how early contacts with the Europeans effected the Native peoples of North America. I will also try to analyse if it effected their ...

Canada evolved into a nation during the 18th and 19th centuries. Many factors were accountable for this change, which includes the Loyalists\' migration north and the Constitutional Acts of 179 and 1867. There were key people and sanctions during this evolution: the Crown, the American Revolution, t...

When the Europeans came to America, there were fur-bearings animals everywhere. The best quality of furs came from the north, the reason why, is because in the north the animals needed a thicker coat to protect themselves from the harsher winter. The Indians were only hunting the fur-bearing anima...

Rupert's Land: land owned by Hudson's Bay Company and stretching over what is the NWT, western Canada and northern Ontario and Quebec. (By purchasing this land Canada now had vast territories to fill up with settlers.) Red River Settlement: settlement established in 1811 by Lord Selkirk a...

THE REBELLION IN LOWER CANADA: Immigration, Crop Failures and Political Discontent Henceforth, there must Be No Peace in the Province - no quarter for the plunderers. Agitate! Agitate!! Agitate!!! Destroy the Revenue: denounce the oppressors. Everything is lawful when the fundamental liberties...

The proclaimed objective of school reformers that students would have access to common schools regardless of religion, social class, sex and skin color proved to be insincere. Access to common schooling did not imply equal access for all regardless of race, religion or any other factor that could b...