HIS311Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: British Subject, Peelite, Imperial Federation
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Canadian-american relations even though no of cial diplomatic relations existed. Late 19th c, many canadians had a pessimistic view of the future. So many people were downcast on even staying together. Wagered the country was destined to be absorbed into the us or an unimportant canadian colony. A lot of talk about what they called the destiny of canada. Population 3. 5 million counting not only the people constituent provinces but also the people in the rest of unclaimed canada" (british columbia, rupert"s land, northwestern. Us population 40 million people in 1860s. 80% of the population was born in canada. People had ancestors going back several generations. More than 80% population worked in natural resources. 125,000 jews largest other" religious group. Canada in 1867 was not a land of tolerance and diversity. Very little to bring together of different ethnic groups. Greatest rift was between english-speaking protestants and french-speaking catholics.
