A History of the Canadian Peoples

List of Maps
Preface
Introduction: Understanding History
1. The Beginnings: Indigenous Histories in North America NEW
2. Europe Arrives
3. Europe Settles In: Newfoundland, Acadia, New France
4. Struggling for a Continent, 1667-1759
5. Becoming and Remaining British, 1760-1815
6. Relying on Resources, 1816-1840
7. Becoming a Nation, 1840-1885
8. Becoming Modern, 1885-1913
9. Two Wars and a Depression, 1914-1944
10. Prospering Together, 1945-1960
11. Edging Towards the Abyss, 1958-1972
12. Coming Apart, 1992-2001
13. Freefalling into the Twenty-First Century, 1992-2001
Epilogue
References
Index

Instructor Resources
Instructor's Manual:
For each chapter:
- Chapter summary
- Lecture suggestions (3-5 new)
- Discussion questions (3-5 new)
- Research topics and sources (3-5 new)
- Updated lists of key people, places, and terms
- Updated lists of further reading
- 5 annotated web links
PowerPoint Slides:
- 15-20 updated lecture outline slides
Test Bank:
- 600 multiple-choice questions
- Over 120 true-or-false questions
- Over 120 short-answer questions
- Over 35 essay questions
Timeline Exercises: NEW
- Have students match key events and dates from over 130 choices.
Student Resources
Practice Quizzes: NEW
- 10 multiple choice questions for each chapter to help the students understand the material.
Flashcards: NEW
- Based on all key-terms in the text.
Additional Resources
Visual History Unit Online:
- Included in Enhanced E-book
- Updated to reflect art and imagery in 5e
- 2 new images per chapter taken from the text, along with a critical thinking question
- 1 new image per chapter from taken Library Archives Canada, along with a critical thinking question
Image Bank: NEW
- All figures are downloadable from the text.

The late J.M. Bumsted was a professor at the University of Manitoba. He also taught at both Simon Fraser University and McMaster University. His research areas included the history of Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, and cultural history. Bumsted was also the author of The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History, 4e (OUP 2014), and The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History 4e (OUP 2014).

Michael Bumsted has a PhD from the University of Aberdeen, where he taught a number of introductory anthropology courses. His research areas include material history and focus around the Hudson's Bay Company and the fur trade. Michael has researched alongside his father for most of his life and won the 2001 Edward C. Shaw Award Young Historians award for his essay, "From the Red to the Nile: William Nassau Kennedy and the Manitoba Contingent of Voyageurs in the Gordon Relief Expedition, 1884-1885."

Interpreting Canada's Past - Edited by Amy Shaw, Corey Slumkoski and J.M. Bumsted
Interpreting Canada's Past - Edited by Amy Shaw, Corey Slumkoski and The late J.M. Bumsted
The Peoples of Canada - J. M. Bumsted
The Peoples of Canada - J.M. Bumsted

Special Features

• A unique chapter introducing the study of history helps students better understand the discipline.
• Balanced coverage of political, economic, and social history makes this a comprehensive exploration of Canada's past.
• A lively writing style engages student and provides them with an accessible and appealing narrative.
• Chapter-opening timelines offer students a quick overview of the events and themes that marked the historical period discussed in each chapter.
• A stunning art program with over 200 pieces of art, including full-colour maps, photos, and tables.
• Broad coverage of women in Canada offers a thorough and inclusive treatment of women's roles and contributions to Canadian history.
• Thematic box program exposes students to more than just major events, people, and places:
• - Material Culture boxes explore a diverse selection of material symbols and cultural artifacts including the gill net, the Matthew, the Louis Roy Press, and the jingle dress.
• - Backgrounder boxes provide fascinating perspectives on the experiences of early explorers, settlers, ordinary citizens, and politicians, along with in-depth portraits of leading figures, humanizing the study of history.
• - Biography boxes of lesser-known figures from throughout Canadian history.
• - Contemporary Views boxes alert students to the fact that interpretations of historical events evolve over time and apprise them of the current consensus regarding moments in Canadian history.
• - Document boxes featuring primary source documents with additional context.
• Coverage of immigration, multiculturalism, and racism, especially in the post-1918 chapters, add depth to the detailed account of key topics while highlighting the change in historical perspectives.

New to this Edition

• New chapter on pre-Contact history creates a stronger balance between pre- and post-European settlement and is supported by expanded coverage of Indigenous histories throughout the text.
• Thoroughly revised and updated throughout with more balanced coverage of pre- and post-Confederation periods.
• Expanded thematic box program provides context, additional background, biographies, and unique perspectives on Canadian history with a focus on diversity.
• Updated end-of-chapter historiography essays contributed by historians from across the country help students better understand the study of history.
• Updated photo program including 50 new historical photographs and images integrated throughout to help students visualize Canadian history.