ECON 2P19 Lecture Notes - Feasible Region, Dominion Lands Act, Canadian Prairies
7 Mar 2014
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The prairie wheat economy: there are four reasons for the level of attention it has received, first, plans to develop the plains for agricultural settlement were a motive for. Planning for prairie settlement: the hudson"s bay company gave up its claim to the region, contained in the. 1873, over a scandal involving political contributions from the railway"s silent. American backers: the liberal government of alexander mackenzie was unable to interest another company in the project, and ended up constructing pieces between waterways and american lines. In exchange for constructing a line of union pacific quality from montreal to the. Craigellachie, bc, on the morning of november 7: branch lines were built quickly, though not quickly enough to satisfy the settlers who depended on them. In the east, cpr through purchase and construction, extended the line to. Toronto and montreal and established connections through american railways to.
