HISC45H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: European Canadian, Underground Railroad, Loa
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African american migration to canada/ontario [uc(upper canada): 1791, cw (upper canada becomes canada west): 1841, ont: 1967] 1820s/30s 1850s to american civil war (1861-65) Settlement, experiments, experiences some key leaders. Note: black migration occurred prior to this period too. Most recent estimate 22000-23000 ppl came during this periodthese numbers are inflated by white canadians who opposed this migration, by abolitionists who were supporting the cause. Canada didn"t prove to be the safe haven it sought to be the conventional argument is that a lot of ppl went back. Newer research shows that there was no mass migration back after the civil war. In terms of their experiences, there is a variety of their experiences some tried to settle in these planned black communities (tried to create indepednente self sufficient farm communities) Quick run down on how things played down in the us. Before the american revolution slavery existed on paper throughout the american colonies.
