Chapter 11
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/ br1842m.htm
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School offers the text of the treaty and related documents.
1858 Gold Rush
www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/exhibits/timemach/galler04/ frames/index.htm
The British Columbia Archives present an exploration of the Cariboo gold rush, detailing the people,
conditions, terrain, equipment and methodology, and commerce of the gold rush regions.
Partridge Island
www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~Heritage/PartridgeIsland
This site offers documentary material on the history of Partridge Island.
Maritime History
www.mun.ca/mha/index.php
The Maritime History Archive at Memorial University in Newfoundland includes parish and mercantile records, photographs, and maps.
Salt Fisheries
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/fisheries/main.asp?frame=on
The Newfoundland Salt Fisheries digital exhibit provides essays on various aspects of the fisheries,
thematic slide shows, photo galleries, a selection of audio and video clips, maps, primary documents, and illustrations.
Sir John Franklin
www.ric.edu/rpotter/sjfranklin.html
The Franklin expedition is documented at this site, which includes multimedia documents, images of the Arctic in
popular culture, links to further reading, and details of the search for evidence of his travels.
Grosse �le
www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/qc/grosseile/
This site provides a brief history of Grosse �le in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars.
The Underground Railroad
http://education.ucdavis.edu/new/STC/lesson/socstud/ railroad/Map.htm
This site, prepared by two education students at the University of California-Davis, offers two maps
showing the routes used in the Underground Railroad. Also available are internal links to online resources and a short bibliography.
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