HISB40H3 Lecture Notes - Autocracy, Responsible Government, Social Conflict
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Key terms: assimilation, tories, deadlock, ryerson, sydenham, rep by pop cabbagetown, temperance, baldwin, house of industry, rehabilitation, grits, hincks, lafontaine, humanitarianism, libertarian, bagot, metcalfe, populist, common schools macnab, cartier, Union was distrasterous for french canadians and they become an oppressed people. Historians refer to this period as the 2nd conquest. Other hand: those who argue that the union failed in a political sense but it did achieve things like responsible government, economic advances, building railroads, signing of a free trade treaty, so not that much failure. Some argue that these were the good years for french canadians. Union of the canada"s was not a failure for the french or english canadians ( i would be arguing this) Historians argue that the institutions that arose were not aim at improving life for but to maintain social order. This was an oppressive period not a progressive period: politics: 1841-64, 1838-1841: lord durham"s report and the act of union, britain"s response.
