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Search Out the Land
The Jews and the Growth of Equality in British Colonial America, 1740-1867
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English
Published/Copyright:
1995
About this book
Mapping the history of Canadian Jews from the arrival of the first settlers before 1750 through to the 1860s, Search Out the Land introduces a new set of colourful players on Canada's stage. Ezekiel Solomons, John Franks, Jacob Franks, Chapman Abraham, Rachel Myers, Moses David, Samuel Hart, Elizabeth Lyons, and a host of others now take their appropriate place in Canadian history. Focusing on the significant role played by Jews in British North America in the fight for civil and political rights, the authors compare the development of Canadians' rights with that in other British jurisdictions of the time and set the contribution of Jews within the context of other minority groups, including French Catholics, Presbyterians, Methodists, and Quakers. Using extensive archival, genealogical, and legal research, the authors prove that settlers other than those of British and French origins were building, exploring, and developing Canada from its inception.
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"A fascinating work. The Godfreys have gone well beyond where previous scholars have been, and have asked questions - and, more importantly, found answers - no one asked before." Irving Abella, Department of History, York University.
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Front Matter
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Contents
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Tables and Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Preface: The Search Begins
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Definitions
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Prologue
3 - Setting the Stage
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Obstacles to Equality for Religious Minorities in Britain in 1750
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The New World before 1740
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The Plantation Act, 1740: An Invitation to the Thirteen Colonies and the West Indies
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The Characters Take Their Places, 1747
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Remember Halifax
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Founding People, 1760–1763
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The “Protestant” Jews of Quebec, 1763–1774
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The Liberty Boys
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Cries of War and Peace: The Establishment of a Permanent Jewish Community in Canada, 1775–1790
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Exemptions from Oaths and Declarations: The Balancing Act for Colonial Equality 1750–1790
129 - British North America 1791–1860
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The Retrenchment: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
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The Upper Canada Proving Ground
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Beyond the Wilderness: The Jews of Lower Canada, 1791–1831
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Colonial Legislatures and the Demise of the State Oaths and the Declaration, 1820–1860
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The Last “Little Spot”
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From Toleration to Equality
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Epilogue
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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