HIST103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Joseph Howe, Pacific Scandal, North-West Rebellion

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George brown and confederation: confederation - july 1st 1867. Macdonald"s government (1867-73: parties - conservatives and liberals, macdonald"s goal was to consolidate the union, wanted to have a strongly centralized state. Nova scotia and better terms: anti-confederates led by joseph howe demanded "better terms, macdonald gets howe to join his cabinet. Liberals - alexander mackenzie: prime minister 1874-78, mackenzie had to slow down the railway construction until 1890, proposed free trade agreement with the us, 1878 campaign "national policy, people didn"t like liberals. Legacy of the national policy: np adopted by liberal pm wilfrid laurier, np was canadian economic policy to 1930s, or right through 1988 until they signed a free trade. Agreement with the us: national policy was of symbolic importance, reflected idea of nation reaching out to bring country together, anti-americanism, gave meaning to canada being a british subject. Provincial rights: provinces wanted more provincial power, and they got it. Jesuit estates act (1888: manitoba school question (1890-96)

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