Canada: A People's History

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  • CBC
  • Måndag 20
  • Documentary History

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When The World Began... (15 000 B.C. to 1800 A.D.)
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The opening episode of this 16-part documentary ranges across the continent, looking back more than 15,000 years to recount the varied history of the first occupants of the territory .. show full overview
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Adventurers and Mystics (1540 to 1670)
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With the search for the Northwest Passage and the expansion of the Grand Banks fishery, the New World soon becomes a destination for permanent European colonies, in Newfoundland and .. show full overview
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Claiming the Wilderness (1670 To 1755)
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A small French settlement in New France builds a flourishing society and stakes a claim to a massive continent between 1660 and 1750. New France's populace includes shop keepers, .. show full overview
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Battle for a Continent (1754 to 1775)
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period of a little more than two decades in the mid-18th century changes the destiny of North America. England and France battle each other in the Seven Years' War, a conflict that .. show full overview
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A Question of Loyalties (1775 to 1815)
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At the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775, American rebels invade Canada but despite the efforts of rebel spies to entice Quebec to join the revolution, les Canadiens refuse to .. show full overview
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The Pathfinders (1670 to 1850)
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The Canadian west is opened by the great fur-trading empires of the Hudson's Bay and Northwest Companies, the native people who were their indispensable allies, and bold explorers and .. show full overview
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Rebellion and Reform (1815 to 1850)
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By 1830, the struggle for democratic government in the colonies of British North America has reached fever pitch. As the colonies grow in wealth and population, a generation of .. show full overview
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The Great Enterprise (1850 to 1867)
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In a few short years, a handful of small and separate British colonies are transformed into a new nation that controls half the North American continent. The story of Confederation, its .. show full overview
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From Sea to Sea (1867 to 1873)
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Confederation is barely accomplished when the new dominion must face an enormous challenge: extending its reach into the vast prairies and beyond, to the Pacific Ocean. But Canada .. show full overview