The Canadian government begins advertising its northwestern frontier to prospective settlers, but finds that it needs to get creative to compete with the United States. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Shortly after a successful re-election campaign, a railway corruption scandal brings down John A. Macdonald's government. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Railway debt and pressure from Britain forces Prince Edward Island to reconsider joining Canada, as the seventh province of confederation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

As Canada industrializes, a labour movement emerges in Hamilton, Ontario, seeking a dignified role for workers in the emerging modern economy. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Canadian negotiators begin the treaty-making process in the northwest, and find their work far more challenging than they anticipated. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Manitoba, Canada's newest province, is faced with the challenge of managing an anxious Metis majority, a well-armed Canadian minority, and the possible threat of a Fenian invasion. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

As Canada seeks an outlet on the Pacific Ocean, the colonists of British Columbia contemplate their future in the British Empire. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

As British and American diplomats gather in Washington for the largest Anglo-American conference in a generation, John A. Macdonald joins the British delegation, to ensure Canadian interests are represented. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.…

In the thrilling conclusion to the Red River Crisis, Ottawa agrees to several of the provisional government's demands, creating hte province of Manitoba, but more ominously, also despatches a military expedition into the northwest. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.…

Ottawa's plans for expansion in the northwest meet resistance on the Red River. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Canada begins its first great national project - a settlement frontier in the northwest. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Wary Newfoundlanders contemplate an invitation to join the Canadian confederation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

In the first year of its existence, Canada faces a province seeking to leave the union, and the assassination of one of its leading politicians. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

The podcast takes a pause in the narrative to field questions from listeners. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Two and a half years after the Quebec Conference, and after bitter debates, dead-ends, political pressure of dubious constitutionality from London, two elections in New Brunswick, and an invasion or two, confederation finally comes into effect. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/suppo…

After several false alarms British North America undergoes two Fenian invasions in a matter of weeks, creating the greatest security crisis in a generation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

The end of the Civil War in the United States creates a military threat to British North America, though not the one many Canadians feared. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

As the Maritime delegates return home from the Quebec conference, they discover that the voting public does not necessarily approve of their work. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

When all conventional political solutions to Prince Edward Island's intractable Land Question fail (including union with Canada), the farmers of the colony take matters into their own hands. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Attempting to stave off defeat, an increasingly desperate Confederacy turns to an espionage campaign in Canada, perched on the Union's unprotected northern flank. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Canadian delegates crash a conference on Maritime Union, and present a much more ambitious confederation of British North American possessions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

With Canada facing crippling railway debts, political paralysis and dysfunction, and a looming security threat, George Brown proposes major constitutional change. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

While the Civil War rages in the east, the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia face their own conflicts. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

The American Civil War comes to the Maritime colonies, as a network of Confederate agents develops in Halifax. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

The outbreak of the Civil War in the United States creates both threats and opportunities for British North Americans. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

The Canadian government formalizes its assimilationist Indian policy in statute, sparking a new round of resistance and political organization among indigenous communities. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

The Prince of Wales visits Canada, and discovers that some of his mother's subjects there are a bit too loyal to the Crown. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Canadian politics enters a state of paralysis as trans-national coalition governments become ever more difficult to maintain. The only answer appears to be dramatic constitutional reform. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

A reformed rebel arrives in Montreal, intent on constructing a distinct Canadian national identity that includes British, French, and Irish components. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

As the gold rush hits Vancouver Island, Governor James Douglas searches California for migrants unlikely to agitate for annexation into the United States. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

The discovery of gold on Fraser River attracts a flood of American prospectors, threatening a repeat of the Oregon crisis, and further surrenders of British territory in the Pacific Northwest. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.…

Almost two hundred years after its founding, the Hudson's Bay Company is forced to contemplate a world without its monopoly charter. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

In an effort to avoid a repeat of the Oregon surrender, the Hudson's Bay Company establishes a settler colony on Vancouver Island. The early returns are, however, mixed. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Deprived of preferential access to the British market, the colonies seek economic salvation in the form of railroads and free trade with the United States. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Taking a page out of the Reformers book, a new generation of conservatives form a coalition across the linguistic divide. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Teacher and newspaper editor Mary Ann Shadd initiates a debate about what Canada's role in ought to be in furthering the cause of blacks in North America. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

The desperate search for a Royal Navy expedition sparks the most concentrated burst of exploration in the history of the Canadian arctic. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

The tenant farmers of Prince Edward Island decide they no longer want any part of an experiment to revive a bygone era of aristocratic land tenure. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

An attempt to implement a publicly funding school system produces mob violence in Lower Canada, and a slew of court battles in Upper Canada. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Shingwauk, an Ojibwe chief in the Sault Ste. Marie area, calls on the Canadian government to form an economic partnership for the development of the territory north of Upper Canada. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in the United States accelerates black migration across the international border, creating new communities and re-shaping the racial politics of Upper Canada. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.…

As New Brunswick struggles with the loss of preferential access to the British lumber market and an influx of Catholic migration from Ireland, ethnic and religious tensions play out on the streets of St. John. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.…

Independent Metis traders in the Red River colony provide the Hudson's Bay Company with the greatest challenge to its monopoly in 180 years. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Canadians take to the streets of Montreal to re-fight the 1837 rebellion, destroying the parliament building in the process. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

As revolutions sweep across Europe, two former rivals in Nova Scotia carry out their own political transformation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

An increase in Catholic migration from Ireland reshapes Canada's demographic landscape, and reminds the Orange Order in the colony of its original, sectarian identity. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

The arrival of American settlers in significant numbers, and a bellicose presidential campaign in the United States, force an end to the Anglo-American power sharing agreement in the Pacific Northwest. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.…

A generation after the military alliances of the War of 1812, indigenous communities and the Canadian state begin forging a new relationship. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

Post-rebellion Canadian politics are muddied by a series of untimely deaths in the Governor-General office. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.By Greg Koabel

With the collapse of the Patriote movement, the Catholic Church re-emerges as a key pillar of French Canadian national identity. At the same time, habitant families begin looking beyond the crowded St. Lawrence valley. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-nations-of-canada--4572969/support.…