HIS263Y1 Lecture 13: Lecture 13-October 25.docx
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13: upper canada: society, politics and economy to 1837. Book of negroes-log book-a genealogical source of all the black loyalists coming from the states-the migration of slaves during this period. Politics and governance: society-of upper canada a)immigration patterns-settlement patterns-class, rank, morality, and religion. Migration after the war of 1812-a lot come from the british aisles. A)people preferred to go west where it was less cold b)americans were not wanted in canada. *runaway slaves were the only significant group- it is not that they avoided experiencing racism-but they were able to get jobs. 1832-1/3 of all the people in canada were born in britain. After the war of 1812 the population of upper canada stood at 95 thousand-10 years later in 1825, population is sitting around 157,000-5 years later in 1837-400,000. First nations people find themselves marginalized based on the massive influx of new immigrants.
