HIST 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Living Wage, Joseph Howe, Lachine Canal
14 Apr 2016
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The political shift of the victorian period. Growing middle class demands more equal dist of power. Want elective representation (still only men tho) not appted officials. Idea of nationalism adjusted specifically to can. Indg ppls already had this idea of nationalism/nationhood, from @ least. French canadians resisted romantic idea of larger bna identity. Businessmen saw confederation as good for business. Us civil war made confederation seem more urgent. Need to pacify those that don"t want confed. Need to fulfill promise to expand west. Canada pop was dispersed, railroad would help 2 better connect. Indg ppls still numerous in west, in control of land (in practice) Metis in red river and the pacific northwest. Only 19,000 non-indg in van island and mainland. Fewer than 2,000, but played big role in bc hist. French population not erased by confed, was present in all of can, even pacific nw. British immigrants had also migrated to the eastern coast.
