This course surveys the main themes in the evolution of what is now Canada.

             from pre-European native societies to the present. It traces the patterns.

             of colonization, immigration, and settlement and the evolution of the.

             Canadian state from colonial rule through Confederation to the challenges.

             of separatism, highlighting the role of political parties and leaders, the.

             impact of regionalism, and relations with Britain, the United States, and.

             the wider world. It considers the growth of a capitalist economy and the.

             social and cultural changes set in motion by industrialization and.

             urbanization. Particular attention is given to the emergence of new social.

             classes, the transformation of family life, the emergence of new social.

             institutions, and the trends in cultural and intellectual life. The course.

             also examines the cultural conflict and accommodation between natives and.

             Europeans, French and English, and new immigrant groups and those born in.

             Canada.

             COURSE SCHEDULE (LECTURES):.

             FALL TERM.

             1- September 8 No LECTURE.

             September 13 Introduction.

             2- September 15 First Nations' Territory .

             September 20 YOM KIPPUR NO LECTURE.

             3- September 22 The arrival of Europeans: Viking and Basques in America.

             September 27 The arrival of Europeans: the French and the English .

             4- September 29 The French in America: the Fur Trade.

             October 4 The French in America: Institutions.

             5- October 6 The English in America: the case of Nova Scotia.

             October 11 THANKSGIVING NO LECTURE.

             6- October 13 The Conquest.

             October 18 The British Rule and the American Revolution.

             7- October 20 and 25 Immigration and Development.

             8- October 27 and November 1 The Maritimes under the British Rule.

             9- November 3 and 8 A New Colony: Upper Canada.

             10- November 10 Rebellions in Upper Canada.

             November 15 TEST.

             11- November 17 and 22 Rebellions in Lower Canada.

             12- November 24 and 29 The West, the Fur Trade and British North America.

             13- December 1 and 6 Confederation: the Hope of a New Political.