The Revolt of French Canada, 1800-1835: A Chapter of the History of the British Commonwealth

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• List of Illustrations ix
• Maps x
• Acknowledgments xi
• Introduction xiii
• Part I - The Setting 1
• I - The Province of Lower Canada 3
• II - Lord Grenville's Act 23
• Part II - The Struggle in the Colony: Governor Versus Assembly 39
• III - Governor, Electorate, Assembly 41
• IV - The Popular Party 58
• V - Sir James Craig, 1807-11 77
• VI - The Francophile Governor Sir George Prevost, 1811-15 95
• VII - Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, I816-I8 109
• VIII - Lord Dalhousie, 1820-28 124

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• List of Illustrations ix
• Maps x
• Acknowledgments xi
• Introduction xiii
• Part I - The Setting 1
• I - The Province of Lower Canada 3
• II - Lord Grenville's Act 23
• Part II - The Struggle in the Colony: Governor Versus Assembly 39
• III - Governor, Electorate, Assembly 41
• IV - The Popular Party 58
• V - Sir James Craig, 1807-11 77
• VI - The Francophile Governor Sir George Prevost, 1811-15 95
• VII - Sir John Coape Sherbrooke, I816-I8 109
• VIII - Lord Dalhousie, 1820-28 124
• Part III - The Struggle in the Colony: The Fundamental Issues 149
• IX - The Question of Union 151
• XII - The Question of Representation 187
• XII - The Attack on the Councils 207
• Part IV - The Reaction in England 223
• XIII - Reaction in War 225
• XIV - Reaction in Peace 243
• XV - The Politics of the Colonial Office 260
• XVI - The Mind of Parliament 277
• Part V - The Ascendancy of French Canada 297
• XVII - The Triumph of the Assembly 299
• XVIII - The Work of the Assembly 311
• XIX - The Forces Dividing 321
• XX - The Catastrophe 335
• XXI - The Election of 1834 355
• Conclusion 374
• Appendix 378
• Bibliographical Notes 384
• Notes 390
• Index 419