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HIS 221: Canadian History, Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
Why did the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company merge?
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HIS 221: Canadian History, Pre-Confederation (to 1867): Why did the North West Company and the Hudson’s Bay Company merge?
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1. What was the role of slavery in New France?
2. Explain the migration of Black loyalists to Canada after the American Revolution. Why did they come? What was their experience in Canada? What was the “back to Africa” movement?
3. What was Canada’s role in the Underground Railroad?
4. What are the origins of the RCMP in Canada? How has the force changed since its inception?
5. When did the Klondike Gold Rush begin? What was its impact on the Yukon Territory?
6. Who was Joseph Brant? How has the historical memory of his role in Canadian history changed over time? What is his ‘legacy’?
7. Who won the war of 1812?
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9. What happened to the Jesuits in Canada after the British conquest?
10. Examine a current movement (last ten years) to take down/deface a statue featuring a historical character in Canada. Why is there pressure to remove it? What does this reveal about the person themselves, and/or the way we perceive history and historic
11. What was the Great Peace of Montreal in 1701? How did it impact the future of the Haudenosaunee people in Canada?
12. Examine the history of names and naming of indigenous people in Canada. Why have so many different names been used? What are the origins of different names? Why do we use certain names now, in 2020? What does this reflect about Canadian history, memor
13. How popular was the temperance movement in Canada? Did it have any lasting effects?
14. Choose a historical treaty between the government and an Indigenous nation and examine the process of how the treaty was negotiated, written, and legislated. What were the effects on Indigenous people? How did the terms of the treaty change over time?
15. Who were the filles du roi? What was their role in the shaping of New France? What can we learn about Canadian women’s history and gender roles from their experiences?
16. Examine another epidemic in Canadian history (smallpox, measles, tuberculosis). Describe the circumstances surrounding the epidemic, the impact on a specific geographical area, and the changes made to the health system because of the epidemic.
Books on the topic:
Empire of the Bay: An Illustrated History of the Hudson's Bay Company
by
Kevin Fleming (Photographer); John Gieger (Editor); Peter C. Newman
Call Number: FC 3207 .N495 1989
Publication Date: 1989-11-07
North West Company: Frontier Merchants
by
Town, Florida Ann
Call Number: FC 3212.3 .T68 1999
Publication Date: 1999
This Blessed Wilderness: Archibald McDonald's letters from the Columbia, 1822-44
by
Jean M. Cole
Call Number: FC 3213.1 .M22 A4 2001
Publication Date: 2001-07-15
The Writings of David Thompson, Volume 1
by
William E. Moreau
Call Number: FC 3212.1 .T46 A3 2009
Publication Date: 2015-08-14
More books:
Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West
by
D'Arcy Jenish
Call Number: GA 473.7 .T48 J46 2004
Publication Date: 2004-03-01
Forging a Fur Empire: Expeditions in the Snake River Country, 1809-1824
by
John Phillip Reid
Call Number: F 752 .S7 R463 2011
Publication Date: 2011-11-20
The North West Company
by
Marjorie Wilkins Campbell
Call Number: FC 3212.3 .C35 1957
Publication Date: 1973
Strangers in Blood: Fur Trade Company Families in Indian Country
by
Jennifer S. H. Brown
Call Number: FC 3207 .B76 2017
Publication Date: 1980-01-01
Trading Beyond the Mountains: The British Fur Trade on the Pacific, 1793-1843
by
Richard S. Mackie
Call Number: FC 3207 .M32 1996
Publication Date: 1997
Ebooks:
Keepers of the Record: The History of the Hudson's Bay Company Archives
by
Deidre Simmons
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Rupert's Land Record Society Series: The Hudson's Bay Company and Two Centuries of Mapping, 1670-1870
by
Richard I. Ruggles
Publication Date: 1991-01-01
Commerce By a Frozen Sea: Native Americans and the European Fur Trade
by
Ann M. Carlos; Frank D. Lewis
Publication Date: 2011-06-06