Baie Verte, Fort at, 229, 230

Baldwin, Robert, Canadian reformer, 342, 350, 364; portrait of, 365

Ballads of French Canada, 450-453

Bank of England, 468

Barre, La, Canadian Governor, 195

Batoche, fight at (in 1885), 397

Battles, 460, 465

Beaujeu, Captain de, defeats Braddock, 230

Beauséjour, Fort, 229; captured by English, 230

Bedard, French Canadian journalist, 313, 314

Bering Sea question, 324

Biard, Father, Jesuit missionary, 61, 64

Biencourt, son of Baron de Poutrincourt, 60; his Acadian career, 60-65, 94; death of, 94

Bienville, father of Louisiana, 225

Big Bear, Indian chief, 395, 398

Bigot, Canadian Intendant, his crimes, 249; punishment of, 267

Binyon, Laurence, 466

Bishop's Palace, 305, 307

Borden, Sir Robert, 464, 468, 473, 475

Boston, City of, founded, 100

Bougainville, siege of Quebec, 253, 254, 256; his later career, 253

Boundaries of Canada under Quebec Act, 266, 277; treaty of peace of 1783, 289; in 1842 (Ashburton treaty), 375; in 1856 (Oregon), 375; after confederation in 1867, 380; in 1896, 4, 5

Bourgeoys, Margaret, founder of Congregation de Notre-Dame in Canada, 136

Bourgoyne, General, defeated at Saratoga, 288

Bourlamaque, General, 248, 254

Bowell, Mackenzie, Canadian premier, 394, 415

Braddock, General, defeated at Monongahela, 230

Brant, Joseph ("Thayendanegea"), Mohawk chief, 298-300; autograph and portrait of, 299

Brantford, named after Indian chief, 300. See Brant

Brebeuf, Jean de, Jesuit Missionary, 86; his heroism and death, 142; relic of, 143

Bressani, Jesuit Missionary, 138

Brion, Seigneur de, French Admiral, 32

British Columbia, scenery of, 16, 17; history of, 404, 405; enters Canadian confederation, 406; Indians of, 402

British North America Act of 1867, unites Canadian provinces, 374, 428

British troops and warships withdrawn, 433

Brock, Major-General, during war of 1812; defeats Hull, 322; dies at battle of Queenston Heights, ib.; portrait of, 323; monument to, 336

Brockville, city of, 324

Brodeur, Hon. Mr. L. P., 433

Brown, George, Canadian journalist and statesman, 372; political career, 372, 406-408; his part in confederation, 372, 410, 412; autograph and portrait of, 409; monument to, 413

Bruce, John, at Red River (1869), 388

Brulé, Etienne, Indian interpreter, 81, 84, 85

Bullion, Madam de, founder of Montreal Hôtel de Dieu, 134

Byng, Lord, 465, 474


Cabot, John, discovers North American Continent, 21-23

Calèche in French Canada, 443

Callières, Canadian governor, 204; makes peace with Iroquois, ib.

Campbell, Sir Colin, Governor of Nova Scotia, 362

Campbell, W. Wilfred, Canadian poet, 181

Canada, divisions of, 1-18; name of, 7; discovery of, 34, 35; river of, 35; Quebec, ancient capital of, 70; government of, under France, 156-167; ceded to England, 263; military régime of, 268; political state from 1763, 338-379; confederation of, 370-374, 391, 392, 404; railway building, 416; canals and waterways, 418; growth of manufacturing industries, 419, 420; bounty system, 419; population of, in 1908, 424, 425; French population of, 425; intellectual progress of, 425-429; revenue and expenditure, 425; government of, 426-429, relations with England, 428-429; awakening of national consciousness, 432; treaty-making power still withheld from, 433; map of (1643), 44; (1745), 221; (1896), opposite p. 1. See French Canadians

Canadian Air Board, 480

Canadian Manufacturers' Association, 422

Canadian Pacific Railway, 392, 396, 414, 417

Canals of Canada, 358

Cape Breton, Island of; discovered, 23-26; named Île Royale, 210; ceded to England, 215; restored to France, 219; ceded again to England, 264; government of, under France, 210, 211; part of Nova Scotia, 303. See Louisbourg

Card money of French Canada, 162

Carignan-Salières regiment, 152, 166

Carleton, General (Sir Guy), at siege of Quebec, 250; Canadian Governor, 277; saves Canada, 280, 283-287; becomes Lord Dorchester and again Governor, 301

Caroline, burning of steamer, 354

Caron, Sir Adolphe, 396

Cartier, Jacques, his voyages, 30-46; autograph and portrait of, 31; discovers Canada, 34; first map of his discoveries, 44; death of, 46

Cartier, Sir George, Canadian statesman, 372; his character and services to Canada, 408-412; autograph and portrait of, 411; monument to, 413

Cartwright, Sir Richard, Canadian statesman, 298

Cascade Mountains, 17

Cataraqui (Kingston), 184

Cayngas, division of Iroquois Confederacy, 118. See Iroquois

Celéron, in the Ohio Valley, 223

Chaleur, Bay of, discovered, 32

Champlain, Helen, wife of Samuel Champlain, 77

Champlain, Lake, name of, 73

Champlain, Samuel, 48; first autograph and portrait of, 69; founds Quebec, 70; battles with the Iroquois, 72-75, 81-85; first visit to the Ottawa region, 78-80: his lost astrolabe, 79; discovers Lake Huron (mer douce), 82; surrenders Quebec to Kirk, 88; returns to Canada, 89; death of, 90; his services to Canada, 91; visit to Canada, 149

Chansons of French Canada. See Ballads

Charlottetown, city of, founded, 311

Chartres, Fort, on the Illinois, 224

Chateau St. Louis, history of, destroyed by fire, see frontispiece

Chateauguay, battle of, 328; monument of, 337

Cheveux Relévés, 116

Chippawa-Queenston Canal, 476

Chrystler's Farm, battle of. See War of 1812

Clergy Reserves, 346; settled, 367

Coal, 423, 424

Coalition Government, 467, 475

Cobalt, 463

Colbert, French Minister of State, 152-156

Colborne, Sir John, Commander-in-Chief during Canadian rebellion of 1838, 352-357

Commons. See House of Commons

Compagnie des Cents Associés, 86; charter revoked, 152

Confederation of Canada, 370-374, 380, 391, 392, 404, 406

Congregation de Notre Dame, founded, 136

Conscription, 467

Constitutional Act of 1791, 303-305; operation of, 309-315, 338-358

Constitution of Dominion of Canada, 426-429

Constitution of Provinces of Canada, 426, 427

Convents in Canada, founded, 130 et seq.

Cortereal, Caspar and Miguel, Portuguese voyagers, 24

Cosa, Juan de la, Spanish pilot, his map of 1500, 23, 25

Costabelle, M. de, first governor of Cape Breton, 210

Côtes, 166

Coudres, Isle de, named, 35

Courcelles, M. de, Canadian governor, 153

Coureurs-de-bois, 170-176

Craig, Sir James, Canadian governor, 312-314

Crerar, Hon. T. A., 475

Crévecour, Fort, on the Illinois, 186

Crowfoot, Indian chief, 397

Carrie, General Sir Arthur, 465

Cut-Knife Creek, fight at (in 1885), 397


Dairying, 423

Daniel, Father, Jesuit missionary and martyr, 142

D'Anville, Duke, 217, 218

D'Aunay, Chevalier, 98; his feud with Charles de la Tour, 99-105; death of, 105; marriage of his widow, 106

Dauphin map (1543), 44

D'Avaugour, Baron, Canadian governor, 160

Davin, Nicholas F., 458

Dawson, Dr. G. M., Canadian scientist, 401

"Découverte, La Nouvelle," by Father Hennepin, 187

Demobilization, 469

Demons, Isle of, 46

Denonville, Marquis de, Canadian governor, 195

Denys, Nicholas, in Acadia, 97, 106

Déserts, Isle of, 54, 64

Detroit, history of, 207, 223, 270-272, 274

Devonshire, Duke of, 474

Diamond, Cape, 44

Diamond Jubilee, 423

Dieskau, Baron, defeated by Johnson, 231

Dingley Act, 431

Disarmament Conference, 475

Dollard, Sieur des Ormeaux, his heroism, 151

Dominion Police, 481

Dominion of Canada. See Canada.

Donnacona, Indian King of Stadacona, 36, 42, 43

Dorchester. See Carleton

Doukhobors, 425

Druillètes, Gabriel, Jesuit missionary, 139, 140

Drummond, General, wins battle of Lundy's Lane, 331

Dufferin, Lord, Canadian governor, 380, 394

Duhaut, La Salle's murderer, 190

Duluth, Daniel Greysolon, 176, 187

Dumont, Gabriel, half-breed leader in second Red River Rebellion, 395, 397

Duquesne, Canadian governor, 223

Duquesne, Fort, 224, 226

Durham, Lord, Canadian governor, 355; his report on Canadian affairs, 340, 356, 361


Earthquake of 1663 in Canada, 151

Eboulements, Les, 151

Education in Canada, 358, 359, 368, 425-428

Edward (Lyman), Fort, 222

Elections, 1900, 1911, 1917, 1921, 460, 463, 467, 475

Elgin, Lord, Canadian Governor, 363

England and Canada, relations between, 428-429

Eries ("Racoons"), 117

Etchemins ("Canoemen"), 114


Falkland, Lord, Nova Scotian Governor, 362

"Family Compact," 344; broken up, 355

Farming, the most important industry, 422-423

Fenian Raids, 378

Fielding, Mr. W. S., 433

Fish Creek, fight at (in 1855), 396; monument to dead, 400

Fisheries of Canada, 324, 335, 375, 424

Fitzgibbon. See War of 1812

Five Nations. See Iroquois

Forbes, General, 243; in Ohio Valley, 246

Foster, George A., Canadian statesman, 298

Fraser River, 16, 17, 383

Fréchette, Louis, French Canadian poet, 181; his portrait, 449

Frederic (Crown Point), Fort, 222

Free Land, 482

Free libraries, 426

French Canada. See French Canadians

French Canadians, language of, 435-438; villages of, 439-442; attachment of, to Roman Catholic religion, 438-440, 447; habits of, 446; literature of, 448; feelings of, towards England, and confederation, 454-456

Frog Lake Massacre (in 1885), 395

Frontenac, Count, Canadian Governor, 194-204; character of, 193; repulses Phipps at Quebec, 199-201; humbles Onondagas, 203; death of, 204; autograph and statue of, 193

Frontenac, Fort, 184, 195, 196, 246; destroyed, 247

Fruit-growing, 423