tailieunhanh - Canada under British Rule 1760-1900

The aim of this series is to sketch the history of Modern Europe, with that of its chief colonies and conquests, from about the end of the fifteenth century down to the present time. In one or two cases the story commences at an earlier date: in the case of the colonies it generally begins later. The histories of the different countries are described, as a rule, separately, for it is believed that, except in epochs like that of the French Revolution and Napoleon I, the connectioconnection of events will thus be better understood and the continuity of historical development more clearly displayed | Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 1 Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 The Project Gutenberg eBook Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 by John G. Bourinot This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 Author John G. Bourinot Release Date June 19 2004 eBook 12661 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CANADA UNDER BRITISH RULE 1760-1900 E-text prepared by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders from images provided by the Million Book Project CANADA UNDER BRITISH RULE 1760-1900 BY SIR JOHN G. BOURINOT . . . Author of Parliamentary Procedure and Practice Constitutional History of Canada The Story of Canada etc WITH EIGHT MAPS 1900 CAMBRIDGE HISTORICAL SERIES EDITED BY G. W. PROTHERO . . Honorary Fellow of King s College Cambridge and Late Professor of History in the University of Edinburgh. GENERAL PREFACE. The aim of this series is to sketch the history of Modern Europe with that of its chief colonies and conquests from about the end of the fifteenth century down to the present time. In one or two cases the story commences at an earlier date in the case of the colonies it generally begins later. The histories of the different countries are described as a rule separately for it is believed that except in epochs like that of the French Revolution and Napoleon I the connection of events will thus be better understood and the continuity of historical development more clearly displayed. Canada under British Rule 1760-1900 2 The series is intended for the use of all persons anxious to understand the nature of existing political conditions. The roots of the present lie deep in the past and the real significance of contemporary events cannot be grasped .