HIS311Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Atlantic Canada, American Civil War, Tabula Rasa
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British were quite prepared to remove what the americans thought was their property. Harry washington, a slave, on washington"s plantation took advantage of arrival of british army. General carlton last british commander made sure that all the ex-slaves were shipped before the americans would get back to nyc. Lincoln was doing exactly what british admirals had done in the war of 1812. Had accepted the logic that the slaves were a strong point for the economy of the south, but a weak political point. Their existence undermined the ability of the south to act in a coherent and forceful way. Kept the americans busy and there would not be serious american pressure on the american northern frontier. Slavery has strong negative impact on american foreign policy. The various political components of na are related. If something has an impact on the us, that will quite possibly have an impact on canada.
