Chapter I

Canada Discovered 4
Cartier's Arrival in the St. Lawrence 5
Commencement of the Fur Trade 6
Quebec Founded 7
Exploration of the Ottawa 8
The Cold--Lake Huron 9
Sixty White Inhabitants 10
The First Franco-Canadian 11
The Colonists Dissatisfied 12
The Hundred Associates 13
Quebec Surrendered to the English 14
The Restoration--Death of Champlain 15
The Massacre at Sillery 16
The Effect of Rum upon the Iroquois 17
Arrival of Troops--A Moon-Light Flitting 18
Swearing and Blasphemy--The Earthquake 19
The Physical Features of the Country 20
The First Governor and Council 21
First Settlement of old Soldiers 22
The Canada Company 23
Kingston Founded 24
The Small Pox--De Frontenac--Sale of Spirits 25
Marquette--Jollyet--The Sieur La Salle 26
The First Vessel Built in Canada 27
Voyage of the Cataraqui--Tempest on Lake Erie 28
Mouths of the Mississippi--Murder of La Salle 29
Indian Difficulties--Fort Niagara 30
Deception and its Results 31
Massacre of Schenectady 32
Education--Witchcraft 33
Port Royal reduced by Phipps 34
De Frontenac's Penobscot Expedition 35
Trade--War--Population 36
New England Expedition to Canada 37
Gen. Nicholson--Peace of Utrecht 38
Social Condition and Progress 39
Louisbourg--Shirley's Expedition 40
Siege of Louisbourg 41
Surrender of Louisbourg 42
A French Fleet Intercepted 43
The New Englanders' Convention 44
Surprise and Defeat of Braddock 45
Avariciousness of Bigot 46
Capture of Oswego by Montcalm 47
Incompetent Generals--Change of Ministry 48
Abercrombie's attack on Ticonderoga 49
Surrender of Fort Frontenac 50
Wolfe's Invasion 51
The Repulse at Montmorenci 52
The Battle of Quebec 53
Death of Wolfe 54
Death of Montcalm 55
Canada ceded to England 56
Canada and New England 57
Quebec Act--Taxation without Representation 58