F
"Family Compact," the, Political views, and position of, [18], [60] et sqq., [101], [129-30], [133]
Farmers, Life and work of (circa 1845), [28-9]
Federation, see Confederation
Finance, Canadian (see also Civil List, Clergy Reserves, Tariffs, Taxation), in 1839, [86]; Bagot's action concerning, [137-8]; Grey on, in 1846, [272]
Foley, ——, [325]
Forests, difficulties due to, [9], [12-13]
Fowlds, Matthew, on Life at Coburg (1845), [27-8] &n.1
Franchise conditions (1832), [22]
Free-Trade, effects of, in Canada, [220], [285-6], [330]; Views on, of Elgin, [220], [285-6], and of Grey, [267], [272-4], [285]
French, the, in Canada, see French-Canadians
French-British Political solidarity (see also Anglo-French bloc), birth of, [215] et sqq.
French Canadians of Lower Canada (see also Papineau, Rebellions, &c.), [13-17]
Anti-Union movement among, [103]
District Councils set up for, [95], [118], [119]
Fate settled by Poulett-Thomson, [79-90]
Importance of, in 1842, [131], [132], [133-6], [141], [148], need for Conciliating, Harrison on, [133-4]; Admission of, to Office, problem of, and struggle for, [133] et sqq., the climax, [148-51], the aftermath, [151] et sqq.
Influence of the Roman Catholic clergy in, [15], [32-3], [337]
Language question and, [90]
Loyalty of, [337-8]
Nationalism, and the Nationalist Party among, Anglicization of, efforts towards, [57], [59], [83], [142], [211], [306], [311-12]; Obvious fault of, [196]; Problem of, on Elgin's arrival, [193], [195-6], [198], Elgin's solution of the difficulties, [210] et sqq., [305]; Irritation of, over Parliamentary Representation, [311-13]; Confederation favoured by, [314]
Political views of (see also Conservatism, Nationalism supra, Rouges), [15-17], [32], [41], [57-9], [105], [143], [196], [210] et sqq., [301], [302], [305], [331], [338]
Privileges accorded to, by Grey, [268]
Relations with Bagot, [57], [146-7], [149-50]; with Elgin, [193], [195-6], [198], [215], [222], [305-6]; with Metcalfe, [176-7], [195-6]; with Sydenham, [79] et sqq., [125], [132-5], [176]
French Revolution, the, Effects of, [4], [248]
Fur-trade, Social drawbacks of, [29-30]