Roads to confederation, the making of Canada, 1867. Volume 2 / edited by Jacqueline D. Krikorian, David R. Cameron, Marcel Martel, Andrew W. McDougall, and Robert C. Vipond.

Includes bibliographical references.

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Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- V From Canada East to Quebec -- 1. The French Canadians and the Birth of Confederation -- 2. French Canadians and the Founding of Confederation -- 3. The Negation of a Nation: The Quebec Cultural Identity and Canadian Federalism -- 4. Canada and Its Aims, According to Macdonald, Laurier, Mackenzie King, and Trudeau -- 5. The French-Canadian Idea of Confederation, 1864â#x80;#x93;1900 -- VI The East, Ontario, and the West -- 1. The Life and Times of Confederation, 1864â#x80;#x93;1867

2. New Brunswickâ#x80;#x99;s Entrance into Confederation3. The Maritimes and Confederation: A Reassessment -- 4. The Maritimes and Confederation -- 5. George Brown -- 6. The West and Confederation -- 7. Promise of Eden: The Canadian Expansionist Movement and the Idea of the West, 1856â#x80;#x93;1900 -- VII The Geopolitics of Confederation -- Confederation; or, The Political and Parliamentary History of Canada from the Conference at Quebec, in October 1864, to the Admission of British Columbia, in July 1871 -- 2. British Policy in Canadian Confederation

3. Britainâ#x80;#x99;s Withdrawal from North America, 1864â#x80;#x93;18714. The United States and Confederation -- 5. Sewardâ#x80;#x99;s Attempt to Annex British Columbia, 1865â#x80;#x93;1869 -- VIII 1867: A Formative Event? -- 1. Unequal Union: Roots of Crisis in the Canadas, 1815â#x80;#x93;1873 -- 2. On the Edge of Empire: Gender, Race and the Making of British Columbia, 1849â#x80;#x93;1871 -- 3. The Origins of Quebec Society -- 4. The Liberal Order Framework: A Prospectus for a Reconnaissance of Canadian History -- 5. Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation and the Loss of Aboriginal Life

Roads to Confederation: The Making of Canada, 1867 Volume 2 includes material that demonstrates the varied perspectives from the provinces and regions of Canada and the viewpoints of officials in Great Britain and the United States and significant works by scholars that question whether Confederation was truly a formative event.

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