201, 213, 214, 219, 235, 246,
247, 308; siege of, 22.
Quebec Act (1774), remedied certain
religious and legal grievances,
8, 10, 17; Council under, 11, 12;
the case for the Act, 12; whole
of American West included in
Government of Quebec by, 13;
new boundary of Quebec fixed
by, 15, 35; revoked commissions
to judges and other officials, 24;
its provisions as to religion re-
enacted in the Constitutional Act
of 1791, 49.

- Conference, 1864, 230, 232, 233,
237, 239.
Queen's College, Kingston (Presby-
terian), 183.

Queenston, 98; battle at, 91, 101.
Qu'Appelle, Fort, 82.
Quinté, Bay of, 38, 43, 73.

Railway development, 213, 214,
235, 237, 238, 240, 247, 272-3,
286-96, 340.
Raisin, River, 91.
Ray, Cape, 36.

Rebellion Losses Bill (1849), 196–
8, 200, 215.

Rebellion of 1837,the, 137-44, 200.
Reciprocity Treaty with United
States (1854), 210, 246, 278,
279, 300.

proposal for new (1874),
301; (1891), 308.

Red River, 81,82,83, 258, 290, 291.
Expedition, 272, 298.

Settlement, 81-85, 249, 255,
263, 264.
Redistribution Act of 1882, 315.
'Reds,' the, 202.

Reform Bill of 1829, 113; of 1885,
316.
Regina, 330, 338.

Responsible government, first sug-
gestions of, 67; further sugges-
tions of, 119-20; opinion of
Gosford Commission on, 121;
demand for in Upper Canada,
130; Lord Durham's Report on,
151; movement towards in Mari-
time Provinces, 157, 159; ques-

tion of at passing of Union Act,
167, 168; attitude concerning,
174; resolutions of Canadian
Parliament regarding, 174-5;
triumph of in Maritime Pro-
vinces, 186-90; Lord Elgin's
views on, 211.

Revenue of Canada in 1799, 63, 65.
Riche, Point, 36.

Richelieu, River, 19, 21, 138, 176.
Richmond, Duke of, Governor,

104, 125; imitates blustering
and verbose style of Sir J. Craig,
104; asks Assembly for much
increased Civil List, 104; sudden
death from hydrophobia, 104.
Rideau Canal, the, 132.
Lake, 132.
River, 132.

Riel, Louis, 305; leads half-breeds
in resisting transfer of Hudson's
Bay Company's territory, 269;
attempts to starve out McDougall
at Pembina, 271; sets up dicta-
torship, 271; puts to death
Thomas Scott, 271; Red River
Expedition sent against, 272;
his escape, 272; reward offered
for his apprehension, 298; re-
turned as member of Parliament,
but expelled, 298; banished for
five years, 299; invited by half-
breeds to champion their claims,
329-30; defeated and captured,
330; hanged, 331.
Rivière-du-loup, 214, 278.
Road-system of Canada, 122.
Robinson, John Beverley, Attorney-

General of Upper Canada, after-
wards Chief Justice, 106, 165.
Rocky Mountains, 36, 79, 80, 247,
249, 252, 259, 268, 273, 290,
291, 339.

Roebuck, John, 146, 257.
Rolph, Dr., a leader in Canadian
rebellion, 126, 133, 141, 142,
143, 205.
Roman Catholic Church, liberty
of doctrines guaranteed by Treaty
of Paris, 4; status of, 8; position
of under Constitutional Act of
1791, 52-4; question of right of

patronage in, 70; policy of Lord
Dalhousie concerning, 107; col-
lege established by, 135; its
attitude towards rebellion of
1837, 138; supports Lord Elgin's
policy of land settlement, 194;
its power in Lower Canada, 206;
hostile to transfer of Hudson's
Bay Company's territory, 268;
powers and privileges under
education acts in Quebec and
Manitoba, 319-24..
Romilly, S., legal opinion of, 81.
Roosevelt, President, 336.
Rosario Straits, 284.
Rosiers, Cape, 6.

Ross, John, Canadian statesman,
215.

Royal Island, 35.

Rupert's Land, 244, 263, 268, 270,
272, 339.
Russell, Lord John, Secretary of
State, 163, 176, 188, 221; atti-
tude of regarding responsible
government, 157, 167, 168 and
n., 186; speech on Australian
Government Bill, 204.

Peter, Acting Governor of
Upper Canada, 76.
Ryerson, Egerton, a leading Metho-
dist, 130.

Ryland, George, Secretary to
Governor, 69; his mission in
England, 70, 71.

Sackett's Harbour, 91, 92, 96, 98.
Saguenay, River, 194.
Salaberry, de, Colonel, commands
French Canadians at battle of
Chateauguay, 95, 101.

Colonel (son of above), 271.
Salisbury, Lord, 283, 331.
San Juan, Island, 283.

Sandwich, 89, 91, 94.

Saratoga, 23.

Saskatchewan, district, 256, 258,
266, 338.

- River, 258, 268.
Sault-au-Matelot, 22.

Sault Ste. Marie, 80, 83, 282.
Schuyler, General Philip, 20, 21.
Scoodic, River, 28, 29.

Scott, Thomas, put to death by
Reil in Red River Rebellion, 271,
298, 299, 331.

Selkirk, Lord, 258; his coloniza-

tion scheme, 81; arrival of first
settlers of, 81; action of North-
West Company towards, 82;
destruction of settlement of, 83;
his action and visit to site of
colony, 83; the case in the law
courts, 83; ignores warrant for
his arrest, 84; outcome of the
contest, 85; his interests acquir-
ed by Hudson's Bay Company,

249.

Semple, Governor of Fort Douglas,
83.

Seven Years' War, 80.
Sheaffe, Major-General, 91, 92.
Shebandowa, Lake, 272.
Shelburne, Lord, Secretary of State,
27.
Sherbrooke, Sir John Coape, Go-
vernor, 83, 84, 154; continues
conciliatory policy of Prevost,
103; resigns at critical time,
104; his attitude on question of
Union of Upper and Lower
Canada, 106.

Sicotte, Louis, politician, after-
wards judge, 224, 225.
Sierra Leone, 77.

Sifton, Clifford, Minister of Interior,
338.
Simcoe, Colonel John Graves,
Lieutenant-Governor of Upper
Canada, 58; his dispute with
Lord Dorchester, 58, 74; a great
road-builder, 58, 74; his efforts
on behalf of Education, 134.
Lake, 74, 133.

Simpson, Sir George, Governor of
Hudson's Bay Company, 256.
Simpson's River, 80.
Sitklan, Island, 335.

Smith, Chief Justice, his plan for
a General Assembly, 48.
Donald (now Lord Strathcona),
271, 295, 296.

-

Goldwin, 306.

Souris, River, 82.

South African War, 342.

-

Island (Prince Edward Is-
land), 159, 160.

St. Just, Letellier de, Lieutenant-
Governor of Quebec, 314, 315.
St. Lawrence Canal, 301.
Gulf of, 6.

River, 1, 6, 28, 29, 36, 43, 56,
78, 92, 95, 105, 106, 107, 11,
127, 132, 173, 176, 210, 213,
214, 282, 300.

St. Louis, Lake, 95, 127.
St. Maurice, River, 194.
Stoney Creek, battle at, 94.
Stopford, Captain, capitulates at
Chambly, 21.

St. Ours, 138.
St. Paul, 271.

St. Peter, Lake, 176, 201.
Strachan, Dr. (Archdeacon, after-
wards Bishop), 84, 128, 131,
135, 165, 169, 219.
Strathcona, Lord, 249, 296; re-
marks on Western development,
339. See Smith, Donald.
St. Regis, 36.

Stuart, Scottish lawyer, afterwards

Chief Justice, 103.

Sumner, Mr., American statesman,
280.

Superior, Lake, 35, 80, 265, 272,
290, 339.

Swiss Republic, President of, 284.
Sydenham, Lord. See Thomson,
Charles Poulett.

Taché, Roman Catholic Bishop
(afterwards Archbishop), 268,
271, 299, 329.

- Dr. (afterwards Sir) Etienne,
Prime Minister, 216, 225, 237.
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 40;
killed at Moraviantown, 94.
Temiscouata, Lake, 30.
Thames, River, 94.

Thompson, Sir John, Prime
Minister, 321.

Thomson, Charles Poulett (after-
wards Lord Sydenham), Go-
vernor, 163, 172, 173, 178,
183, 186, 201, 235; summons
Special Council, 164; on the
situation at passing of Union
Act, 166; his opinion on the
question of responsible govern-
ment, 168; his activity, 169;
difficulties in way of, 170;
passes measure of local govern-
ment, 171; resolutions drafted
by regarding responsible govern-
ment, 174-5; his confidence,
176; death of, 177.

Thornton, Sir Edward, minister at
Washington, 280, 300, 318.
Thorpe, Thomas, Upper Canadian
judge, 77.

Three Rivers, district, 44, 122.

town, 2, 52, 107.

Thunder Bay, 272.

Ticonderoga, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24.
Tilley, S. L., New Brunswick
statesman, 238, 276, 304.
Tongas Channel, 335.
Toronto (York),7, 475,134,142,143,
165, 176,199, 214, 219, 235, 286.
Treaties-

Alaska Boundary Commission
(1903), 334-6.
Anglo-French Agreement (1904),
36.

Ashburton (1842), 32, 252.
Convention with U.S. (1818),
249, 252, 278, 279, 282.
(1827), 252, 253.

Treaties (cont.)—

Easton (1758), 15.
Jay's (1794), 28.
Ghent (1814), 30, 100.
Paris (1763), 4, 159.

- (1783), 27-30, 34-6, 126.
Reciprocity Treaty with United
States (1854), 210, 246 278,
279, 300, 308.

Spain, with United States (1819),
252.

Washington (1846), 253.

· (1871), 279-85, 301, 334.
Trent, River, 43.
Trent, the, 223.
Trenton, Battle of, 23.
Trinity University (Anglican), 219.
Truro, 278.

Tupper, Dr. (afterwards Sir)
Charles, Prime Minister, 229,
238, 276, 293, 295, 322, 323.
Turton, Thomas, member of Lord
Durham's staff, 146.
Two Mountains, county of the, 139.

Union Act (1840), 163-84.
Union of Upper and Lower Canada,
question of, 106, 107, 112;
union as against confederation,
152; Union Act of 1840, 163-
84; number of representatives
in united Legislature, 165; con-
ditions of, 166; acceptance of
conditions, 167; Act of Union
passed by Imperial Parliament,
170; first Ministry under Union,
171.

United Empire Loyalists, 73, 78,

86, 134, 340.

United States, 2, 137, 195, 233, 236,

266, 268, 270, 278, 302, 304,
311, 318, 321, 339, 341, 342;
boundary questions between
Canada and, 27-36; fishing
rights of under Treaty of Paris,
36; provisions as to recovery
of debts under Treaty of 1783,
37; emigration of loyalists from,
37; fails to fulfil obligations
towards American loyalists, 38;
war between Indians and, 39,
40; prospects of war between

Great Britain and, 65, 66, 71;
war with in 1812,71; emigrants
from, 75; danger to Canada of
emigrants from, 77; causes and
issue of the war with Great
Britain, 87; invasion of Canada
by, 89, 91; troops of surrender
at Detroit, 90; Prevost arranges
armistice with, 90; naval power
of on Lakes, 91, 92, 94, 98;
defeat of at Queenston, 91;
invade Canada for third time,
91; battles with at Frenchtown,
Fort Meigs, Ogdensburg, Sack-
ett's Harbour, Stoney Creek,
Lake Erie, Moraviantown,
Chrystler's Farm, River Cha-
teauguay, Fort Niagara, Fort
Erie, Chippawa, Lundy's Lane,
and Plattsburg, 91-100; Treaty
of Ghent with, 100; character
of war with, 100; filibusters
from burn Canadian steamer and
make raids on Upper Canada,
149; fear of war with over
Oregon boundary question, 191;
suggestions of annexation to,
196, 199, 276; Reciprocity
Treaty with Canada, 210; im-
minence of war with over affair
of Trent, 223; would have
absorbed Upper Canada but for
Confederation, 236; American
and AustralianConstitutions com-
pared with Canadian, 241; refuses
to renew Reciprocity Treaty,
246; Fenian raid from, 246;
dispute with in regard to Oregon
territory, 250, 252-4; possibility
of purchasing Hudson's Bay
Company's territory, 267; pur-
chases Alaska from Russia, 267;
fisheries question dispute, 279,
282-3; Washington Joint High
Commission, 279-85; refuses
to indemnify Canada for Fenian
raid, 279-80; fisheries arbitration
under Washington Treaty, 283;
dispute over San Juan Island,
283-5; refuses to accept new
Reciprocity Treaty, 301; move-
ment for commercial union with.

Wabash, River, 35.

Wakefield, Gibbon, 146, 150, 151.
Walker, T., disputes fermented
by, 7.

Washington, George, cautious atti-
tude of towards Canadians, 20.
city, 149, 336.

- Joint High Commission, 279-
85, 301, 312.
State, 250.

Treaty (1846), 253.

(1871), 279-85, 301, 334.
Watkin, Edward (afterward Sir),
railway promoter, 263, 264.
Watson, Lord, 243.

Wayne, General,

commands

American forces in Indian war
of 1794, 40.

Webster, Daniel, American Secre-
tary of State, 32.

Weir, Lieutenant, murder of, 139.
Welland Canal, the, 132, 148,
176, 301.

Wellington, Duke of, 125, 182;

330.

Wilmott, Lemuel Allan, New

Brunswick statesman, 159, 189.
Wiman, Erastus, Canadian advo-
cate of union with States, 307.
Windsor, 214.

Winnipeg (Fort Garry), 264, 291,
338, 339.

- Lake, 81, 268, 339.
Wisconsin, 336.

Wolfe, General, 61, III.
Wolseley, Colonel (now Lord),
commands Red River Expedi-
tion, 272.

Woods, Lake of the, 35, 36, 268,
318.

Wooster, General, succeeds Mont-

gomery in command of American
forces, 22; retires from siege of
Quebec, 22.