HIS 2363 Lecture Notes - American Civil War, Lower Canada, Responsible Government
2 Dec 2013
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In 1861: more slaves in the usa than the entire bna population. 1861 - the outbreak of the us civil war ( the war of independence), even the south of the us that had less of a population had a larger population than the canadas. Montr al was only the size of dundee which was the 16th largest city in england. British politicians that were deciding the fate of canada were more interested in what was happening in the civil war. Confederation was not the first union that arrived in bna, it was the union of upper and lower canada, they have an assembly (chamber of commons), a legislative council (senate) and continue under a governor sent from england. Young volunteer in the war of 1812 (16 years old) Trained as a doctor, practised for 22 years. Elected to the assembly of lower canada in 1841. Canada was always a mix system between democracy and non democracy.
