Canada: A People's History

Season 1, Episode 7: Rebellion and Reform

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The colonial societies of Nova Scotia, Lower Canada and Upper Canada are caught up in a torrent of rapid growth and new currents of democratic thought. Through the stories of Joseph Howe, Louis-Joseph Papineau and William Lyon Mackenize, the strikingly different courses these political conflicts took are portrayed. Within ten years English- and French-speaking politicians would establish long-lasting partnerships that won the prize of self-government.

All Episodes - Season 1

When the World Began...
Episode 1
When the World Began...
 Adventurers and Mystics
Episode 2
Adventurers and Mystics
 Claiming the Wilderness
Episode 3
Claiming the Wilderness
 Battle for a Continent
Episode 4
Battle for a Continent
 A Question of Loyalties
Episode 5
A Question of Loyalties
 The Pathfinders
Episode 6
The Pathfinders
 Rebellion and Reform
Episode 7
Rebellion and Reform
 The Great Enterprise
Episode 8
The Great Enterprise
 From Sea to Sea
Episode 9
From Sea to Sea
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