HST 711 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Tariffs In United States History, Revenue Act Of 1913, Alaska Boundary Dispute
5 Apr 2016
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Hst 711 canada and the united states. A modern canada is beginning to surface, through the advances of the american revolution. United states started to build household items that electrified the lives of americans which eventually spilled over to canada. Canadian life started to be americanized (forced to follow their way of life) Desire to settle remaining disputes (british and america started seeing themselves as allies, other european countries and their relationship with us begin to deteriorate) Europe at the time had bigger problems than to spend their time on us (germany"s military was strengthening) Focus on access to interior (yukon, 1897 they discover gold) Joint high commission (1898, equal # of americans and canadians discuss) They agree to another meeting called the alaska boundary tribunal (1903) Accepts us position, british judge agrees (vote goes for the american side, 4-2)
