To discover more about the first Canadians, archaeologists study ancient objects made of animal bone found in North and South America, which give evidence of the earliest immigrants and the routes they took to get to Canada.
A look at the early voyages by Spanish and Portuguese sailors, who were seeking gold and slaves, inspired by Christopher Columbus' return from the Caribbean.
Examines Jacques Cartier's explorations. In 1534, Cartier made the first systematic exploration of the water west of Newfoundland, but his greatest achievement was discovering the St. Lawrence River, the key to the entire continent.
A study of the development of the fur trade in North America by Europeans, the alliances that grew between certain Indian tribes and European nations, and the first use of European weapons by Indians, a turning point in history.
In the first half of the seventeenth century, for economic and religious reasons, thousands of English settlers came to North America, while the French kept their numbers down and increased their territory in pursuit of the beaver.
A look at the effects of the War of the League of Augsburg and the War of the Spanish Succession on New France in the St. Lawrence valley, Hudson Bay, Acadia, Newfoundland, and Louisiana.
This is a study of the great war for empire waged in Europe in the early part of the eighteenth century, and how it affected Anglo-French relations in North America.
A look at the War of 1812; the conflict between the North West and Hudson's Bay companies over expansion in the west; the Red River colony and the Metis; and European competition for control of the northwest coast.
This program looks at the effects of massive migration from the British Isles on British North America; the rebellions of 1837; the Durham Report, the union of the Canadas, and responsible government; and the creation of British Columbia.
A look at the American Civil War (1861-65), Confederation (1867), Red River and Northwest Rebellions (1869, Metis leader Louis Riel and the railway that joined the country, "sea to shining sea."
