The Scot in British North America

Book Cover

Dedication

Letter
Political Map of Canada

Our thanks to 
Jeanette Simpson 
for transcribing these volumes for the web site.

By
W. J. Rattray, B.A.
Toronto
Maclear And Company
1880

Death of Mr W.J. Rattray
Learn here of the man who wrote this publication

Click here for Map of British North America circa 1823

• Preface
• Introduction
• Part I --- The Scot at Home and Abroad
• Chapter I - The Land and the People
• Chapter II - Early History
• Chapter III - The War of Independence
• Chapter IV - Religion in Scotland–The Reformation and the Covenant
• Chapter V - The Highlanders and Jacobitism
• Chapter VI - The Women and the Homes of Scotland
• Chapter VII - General Summary
• Part II --- The Scot Across the Sea
• Chapter I - The Scots Across the Sea
• Chapter II - Early Conquest and Colonization
• Chapter III - British Rule after the Conquest

• Preface
• Part III The Scot in Public Life
• Chapter I The War of 1812
• Chapter II Colonial Government down to 1791
• Chapter III Constitutional Rule prior to 1812
• Chapter IV From 1815 to 1841 Part A
• Chapter IV From 1815 to 1841 Part B
• Chapter V Canada from 1840 to 1867 Part A
• Chapter V Canada from 1840 to 1867 Part B
• Chapter V Canada from 1840 to 1867 Part C

VOL. III

• Preface
• Part III. (continued)
• Chapter VI. The Maritime Provinces from 1837 to 1867 Part A
• Chapter VI. The Maritime Provinces from 1837 to 1867 Part B
• Chapter VII. The Dominion from 1867 to 1882. Part A
• Chapter VII. The Dominion from 1867 to 1882. Part B
• Chapter VII. The Dominion from 1867 to 1882. Part C
• Part IV.
• Chapter I. Universities and Colleges
• Chapter II. The Churches Part A
• Chapter II. The Churches Part B
• Chapter III. The Legal Profession

VOL. IV

• Preface
• Part V. The Scot in the North-West
• Chapter I The Country and its early History
• Chapter II British Fur-hunting and Settlement
• Chapter III, Part A, The Rival Companies and Lord Selkirk
• Chapter III, Part B, The Union of the Companies
• Chapter IV, Part A The Company and Colonization
• Chapter IV, Part B The Company and Colonization
• Chapter V The Canadian Pacific Railway
• Chapter VI The Influx of Settlement
• Chapter VII British Columbia
• Chapter VIII Journalism and Literature
• Chapter IX Addenda

Early Scottish Influence in North America
Lecture delivered before the Caledonian Society of Montreal in St. Andrew's House, on 7th January, 1898 by Farquhar Stuart MacLennan, B.C.I. (pdf)
Memories of Canada and Scotland
Speeches and verses by the Right Hon. The Marquis of Lorne, K.T., G.C.M.G., &c. (1884) (pdf)

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