Pt I. Age of bullionism. 1. The Discoveries 2. Foundations of English bullionism 3. Foundations of French bullionism 4. Aftermath of the discoveries Pt II. Age of mercantilism. 5. Origins of the English plantation system 6. Origins of the French plantation system 7. Competition for empire, 1663-1713 8. France in America, 1713-1763 9. Competition for empire, 1713-1763 10. Triumph and collapse of British mercantilism Pt III. Age of industry. 11. Industrial revolution and the colonial system 12. Competition for empire, 1793-1832 13. Atlantic seaboard : from mercantilism to industrial capitalism 14. Contest for the continental interior, 1763-1821 15. Emigration and colonization, 1763-1841 16. Finance and politics in Canada, 1793-1841 Pt IV. Age of steam and steel. 17. Triumph of steam and gold 18. Commercial reorientation and structural change in the economy of united Canada 19. Dawn of the railway age in British North America 20. Railroad to Confederation : Canadian expansion 21. Railroad to Confederation : the Maritime response 22. Reconquest of the northwest 23. Rise of the Pacific economy 24. Fur trade and Pacific empire 25. From company colony to company province Pt V. Age of high imperialism. 26. Imperialist rivalries, 1873-1914 27. Railway from Europe to China 28. Contest for the continental interior, 1873-1914 29. Canada and the cross of gold 30. Industrial development and continental integration 31. Transcontinental empire 32. Canadian expansion overseas 33. Approach of war 34. Canadian economy in the Great War 35. Aftermath of war