CHAPTER XI.
Extent of Canada--The Lakes--Canadian Wealth--Early History--La Salle--Border Conflicts--Early Expeditions--Invasions from New England--Louisburgh and Ticonderoga--The Colonial Insurrection --Partition of Canada--Progress of Upper Canada--France and Canada--The American Invasion--Winter Campaign--New Orleans and Plattsburgh--Peace of Ghent--Political Controversies--Winter Communication--Sentiments of Hon. Joseph Howe--General view of Imperial and Colonial relations 158