Dickey, R.B.; delegate to Quebec Convention of 1864, 305 Dochet Island (St. Croix River); first settlement of French on, 8 Dominion of Canada; origin of name, 215; established, 215, 216; first ministry of, 216; first parliament of, 217; completed from Atlantic to Pacific, 227, 232, 234; history of, from 1873-1900, 236-272; map of, _at end._ Dorchester, Lord; see _Carleton, Sir Guy_ Douglas, Sir James; governor of British Columbia, 232 Drew, Captain; seizes steamer Caroline on U.S. frontier, 154. See _Caroline._ Drummond, Attorney-General; member of MacNab-Morin ministry, 186 Drummond, Dr., Canadian poet, 285 Drummond, General, services of, during war of 1812-15, 116, 117, 122 Duck Lake, N.W.T., defeat of government forces at, in Canadian rebellion of 1885, 252 Dumont Gabriel; takes part in Riel's North-west revolt of 1885, 252, 253 Dufferin, Lord; governor-general of Canada, 241, 243, 267 Durham, Earl of; high commissioner to Canada after rebellion of 1837, 136; his humanity and justice, 137; returns from Canada when rebuked in England, ib., his report on Canadian affairs, 165 Durham Terrace, constructed, 160 Education in Canada; state of, under French rule, 33, 34, in 1838, 162, 163; after union of 1840, 192; present condition of, 290; contributions by government and people, ib. Elgin, Lord; governor-general of Canada, character of, 172, 173; established responsible government, 173; action of, on Rebellion Losses Bill in 1849, 188, 189 Falkland, Lord; governor of Nova Scotia, 176; quarrels with Joseph Howe and Liberal party, 177-179; returns to England, 179 Family Compact in Upper Canada; meaning of, 141; controls government, ib. Fenian raids; in 1866, 213; in 1870-71, 230, 231, Canada never indemnified for, 305 Ferland, French Canadian historian, 192 Fielding, Mr., finance minister of Canada, 265, his budget of 1897, 209 Fish Creek, N.W.T.; General Middleton checked at, in engagement with rebels of 1885, 253 Fisher, Charles; delegate to Quebec Convention of 1864, 205 Fishery question between Canada and the United States, 293, 302, 304, 307, 308 Fitzgibbon, Lieutenant; successful strategy of, at Beaver Dams in 1813, 116 Franchise Act of Dominion, passed, 255, repealed, 268 Frechétte, French Canadian poet, 285 Free Trade policy of England; its early effects upon Canada, 172, 187, 189 French Acadians See _Neutrals_ French Canada; during French regime (1534-1760), 4-37; under military government after conquest by Great Britain, 37, 38; desire of British government to do justice to, 44, 45, provisions of Quebec Act affecting, 45, 48; political struggles and rebellion in, 124-138; influence of Union Act of 1840 upon, 170, 187; brought into confederation, 216; results of union upon, 273; literature in, 284, 285 French exploration in great valleys of North America, 15-21 French language; use of, restricted by Union Act of 1840, 187; restriction removed, ib. Frobisher, English navigator; voyages of, to Canada, 8