Indigenous Peoples and Empires: Canada's Origins to 1763

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course explores Canada's origins to 1763. It covers the history of Indigenous Peoples before and after the arrival of Europeans. It addresses themes such as the role of the physical environment; the fur, fish, and timber trades; and the imperial struggle for dominance in North America. While the lectures will narrate the major developments in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the tutorials will focus on specific issues, such as the role of treaties in Canadian history. The course climaxes with the Conquest of Quebec and the end of the Seven Years War. CROSSLISTED: CANA 2207.03 FORMATS: Lecture | Tutorial