HIS 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Lower Canada, Northrop Frye, Liberalism In Europe
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Huge migration in the direction of upper canada, leading to a dramatic. By 1820s, 1830s you"re already seeing a veneer of social permanence and transformation social respectability o. Dominance over the landscape that was once intimidating. Champlain and st. lawrence railroad, 1837 (near montreal) 10 years behind great britain but we caught up. Building bridge at kingston mills, grand trunk railway, c. 1856. One of longest railway systems o o o o o o o o. Technological changes helped transform attitudes towards the landscape it fed a desire to conquer and exploit the land, ait brought increased knowledge of canada to a growing number of canadians . Progressed from a primitive cabin, miles from nearest neighbour with wilderness at the backdoor, travelling by horse or snowshoe . Most people were rural and had land: rough egalitarianism . Need for continuity: societies by 1830s: shakespeare club, literary club, Toronto: kingston, niagara, perth, cobourg, hamilton, st. catherines.
