HIS262H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rebellion Losses Bill, Intercolonial Railway, Clear Grits
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Competing visions for british north america: how confederation happened and why it matters. In the 1840s, an emerging key issue was public funding for education, since with democratic government, men were expected to be literate, which meant they needed an education of some sort. The protestants strove for sectarian school systems, while the french catholics demanded public funding for a separate school system. By the 1850s, every political faction agreed on one thing: women were not allowed to vote. As well, they all agreed that an intercolonial railway should be built asap. They also all agreed that the indigenous people should be completely assimilated by the. By 1855, all the british north american colonies had responsible government. Co-premiers baldwin (canada west) and la fontaine (canada east) led a reform government, and introduced the rebellion losses bill in 1849, which got signed into law by the governor.
