Civilizations 26b – Canada pt2: disease, extinctions, and colonialism up to the Riel Resistance

Along with colonialism, smallpox and the driving to extinction of the beaver and then the buffalo played an immense role in the creation of what is now Canada. We tell the story of these factors in the development of Canadian colonialism from the days of New France and the Hudson’s Bay Company to the Riel … Continue reading "Civilizations 26b – Canada pt2: disease, extinctions, and colonialism up to the Riel Resistance"