Agriculture of the _Habitants_, 16

"Alabama" affair, the, 288

Alien Admission Bill, 106

America, United States of, Bagot's diplomatic services in, 126, 127-8
and Canadian Annexation, 204, 218, 219
and Canada, Federation in, differences between, 329
Elgin's skilful Diplomacy with, 191
Politics in, as affecting Canadian (1852), 200, 207, 215
Relations with Great Britain as affected by Canadian Autonomy, 287
Tory feeling to, after 1812, 248
Trade of, with Canada as affected by Free Trade, 272, Grey's
views on, 273

American Aggression, and the Defence of Canada, Peel on, 254
Education, Burke on, 40
Immigrants, Annexation views of, 333
War, the, attitude to, of Canada and Great Britain, 288;
Military power shown by, 290

Amnesty, Bagot's attitude to, 155

Anderson, John, political indifference of, 55-6 _&n._

Anglicanism (_see also_ Clergy Reserves), in Canada, 43-4, 47;
Imperial support to, 48, 49

Anglicization of French Canada, views on, of various Governors,
57, 59, 83, 142, 211, 306, 311-12

Anglo-French Reforming _bloc_, evolution of, 65, 161
Attitude of, on Metcalfe's arrival, 161 _et sqq._

Annexation, Federation as alternative to, Russell on, 265
Manifestoes on, 334, 337
Movement in favour of, activity in 1849, 330;
Inconsistencies on, of _The Times_, 233; Opposition to, of
Brown, 342; Supporters of, 204, 330 _et sqq._; _Rouges_
views on, 302
Risk of, on Elgin's arrival, 191
Tory views on, 204, 254, 255

Anti-Union attitude of French Canadians, 124

Ashburton Treaty, the, Difficulties solved by, 127-8, 132

Armstrong, Peter, Typical Squatter, 29

_Art of Colonization_, by Wakefield, 239

Arthur, Sir George, Governor-General, Timid despatches of, 249
on Colonial Disloyalty, 60-1
on the Durham Report and its effect, 248-9

Autonomy, Canadian, the Struggle for, _passim_
British opinion on, changes in, 230 _et sqq._
Conditions demanded by, 277
Limitations on, views of Durham and Sydenham on, 119-21
Macdonald's views on, 344
Movement towards, as affected by Successive Governors, 122-5,
138, 228, by Elgin, 228-9, and by Grey, 268-71
Natural outcome of _Laissez-faire_, 291
Results, as affecting Anglo-American relations, 287;
Confederation, 305; Connexion of Canada and Great Britain,
323 _et sqq._; Party sy