1. The unity of the westward movement.
2. The establishment of the Atlantic base (1604-1775).
3. The migration of the loyalists (1775-1790).
4. The followers of the loyalists (1785-1812).
5. Pioneers and immigrants (1812-1837).
6. The beginning of the southward migrations (1837-1861).
7. The interlude of the Civil War (1861-1865).
8. Expansion and depression (1865-1880).
9. From the provinces to the prairie states (1880-1896).
10. From the states to the prairie provinces (1896-1914).
11. War and its aftermaths (1914-1938).