Canadian History Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (162) essays
Canadian History essays:
Honour of the Battlefield (Canadian point of view)
... time, was a place of honour. Militants who were thought of as heroes are now viewed as mere men who have seen, and challenged, the face of death. Before World War I, the Canadian military basically did not exist. It consisted of a platoon, and a couple of militias - a mere branch of the British army ...
L'indépendance de Québec
... parce qu'ils avait plus d'anglais que français en Canada . Alors les français était forcée a faire quelque chose qu'ils voulait pas faire. « ... que leur situation majoritaire est menacée par une minorité anglophone constituent de la population de l'agglomération montréalaise. »*2 L'idée c'est que ...
Defining Moments in Canadian History
... in that decade was the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Some say it was the time Canada surfaced from under Britain's supremacy; others feel that it was a time of Canada's independence. It was a tough battle but the consistency and the devotion of Canadian soldiers had won the surrender of the German Army ...
The Causes Of The Acadian Expulsion
... in Atlantic Canada in both Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton Island. There economies thrived almost entirely off of the grand banks fisheries of the Atlantic. Following the Treaty of Utrecht and Queen Ann's letter, the French were the first to take action in determining the intent of the Acadian ...
Rival Cities: Victoria, Fort Langley and New Westminster
... Royal City" J. M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited and the Incorporation of the City of New Westminister. Keystone Press Lt., Vancouver, 1958. McKelvie, B.A. "Fort Langley Birthplace of British ...
Pressures Leading To Confederation
... of British North America was achieved through both internal and external pressures. B.N.A. had political problems which lead them to confederation, they were also pushed into confederation by the termination of the reciprocity treaty. There were political problems in B.N.A. which lead ...
Canadian Theatre
... Canada is one of the greatest countries to live in. Canada has a vast variety of everything. Canada has a variety of Theatrical programs. One of the programs, which gives a perfect image of Canadians, is called Midlands. Midlands is a play written by a Canadian ...
War of 1812: Isaac Brock and The Fall of Fort Detroit
... war. Indeed, these rumours became true when President Madison declared war on Canada, Turner (1982), "On June 1, 1812, President Madison asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain. He gave five reasons. First was impressment. Second, he complained of British ...
Religious Sisters: as women in Alberta's History
... in unvisited tombs."#Almost without exception, venerable praise is paid to the courageous missionaries who played a fundamental role in the development of the Canadian West. The legacy of ...
Reasons for Confederation
... panic was the fact that the Americans were gradually hemming Canada in from the South and North. When gold was discovered in British Colombia, thousands of Americans rushed to join the small colony of 800. Soon, the town is a bustling small city consisting of more Americans than Canadians ...