Search Out the Land: The Jews and the Growth of Equality in British Colonial America, 1740-1867Mapping 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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Contents
Obstacles to Equality for Religious Minorities in Britain | 15 |
The New World before 1740 | 34 |
An Invitation to the Thirteen | 52 |
Remember Halifax | 73 |
The Protestant Jews of Quebec 17631774 | 93 |
The Establishment | 113 |
Two Steps Forward One Step | 145 |
The Upper Canada Proving Ground | 158 |
The Jews of Lower Canada | 171 |
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