The Nations of Canada

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Episode 110: Affection to Animosity Oct 05, 2022

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A prolonged war-time boom propels Newfoundland towards self-sufficiency, while impatient Newfoundlanders wonder if Britain will ever recognize their existence.
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Episode 109: Tecumseh and the Chesapeake Sep 28, 2022

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Simultaneous crises on the Atlantic and on the western frontier bring the United States and Britain closer to war than at any time since the Revolution.
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Episode 108: At High Romps Sep 21, 2022

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Upper Canada matures into a developed colony, complete with shipwrecks, murder, and drunken carriage rides up Yonge Street.
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Episode 107: This Rascally and Unnatural Country Sep 14, 2022

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The fur trade war escalates as the Northwest Company faces a rival upstart in Montreal. The resulting influx of voyageurs makes French-Canadians a permanent fixture in the landscape of the Northwest.
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Episode 106: Anxiety and Paranoia Sep 07, 2022

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As the global war with the French continues, the colonial governments at York and Quebec grow increasingly distrustful of their own subjects.
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Episode 105: The River of Disappointment Aug 31, 2022

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Fur trader Alexander Mackenzie is convinced that the future of the continent lies on the other side of the Rockies, and he's determined to find it.
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Episode 104: Fallen Timbers Aug 24, 2022

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Unfinished business on the western frontier threatens to drag British North America back into a continental war.
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Episode 103: Our Liberty Becomes an Illusion Aug 17, 2022

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With the British Empire once again at war with France, ethnic divisions in Lower Canada suddenly take on a greater significance.
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Episode 102: The Nootka Crisis Aug 10, 2022

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Spanish, British, and American rivals scramble to secure a base on the Pacific coast, creating a diplomatic crisis half a world away in Europe.
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Episode 101: Willing to Go Wherever Aug 03, 2022

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The institution of slavery finds itself under assault in the courts of British North America, but when Black Loyalists get a chance to leave the largely hostile colonies, many seize the opportunity.
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