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Settlement in an Age of Mercantilism
Chartered Companies, Clash of Empires, 1500–1700
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This chapter discusses mercantilism and the beginnings of chartered companies such as the Hudson Bay Company and European settlement in Canada as the European empires sought to expand their trade and share of resources such as fur, timer and fish.
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Bryan D. Palmer
Bryan D. Palmer is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair, Canadian Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former editor of Labour/Le Travail, and has published extensively on the history of labour and the revolutionary left. Among his many books are Canada’s 1960s and the co-authored, Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History. He lives in Warkworth, Ontario.
