Canada and the American Revolution (1763-1783)

Canada and the American Revolution (1763-1783)

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| 57 min

This feature documentary recounts the opposition between American revolutionaries and Canadian communities settled along the St. Lawrence River during the period leading up to the American Revolution. The flames of rebellion spread northward but Canada resisted encroachment.

Credits
  • director
    Ronald Dick
    Pierre L'Amare
  • producer
    Ronald Dick
  • script
    Ronald Dick
  • executive producer
    Nicholas Balla
  • commentary
    William Weintraub
  • photography
    Jim Wilson
    Raymond Dumas
    Claude Lapierre
    Kjeld Nielsen
    Tony Ianzelo
    Eugene Boyko
  • editing
    Nicholas Balla
    Marion Meadows
  • re-recording
    Roger Lamoureux
  • narrator
    J. Frank Willis
  • music
    Robert Fleming

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Canada and the American Revolution (1763-1783)
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  • nellieledonne

    The habitants were the French settlers in New France.

    nellieledonne, 31 Aug 2016
  • alittlemother

    Someone help me get this straight? When he is referring to the French and then les habitants, I'm confused. Straighten me out, someone?

    alittlemother, 21 Jan 2013

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