HIS263Y1 Lecture : oct 19
Document Summary
American revolutionary war: first civil war: continued struggle. Unclear new republic or the british empire who would be the dominate power: the war of 1812 combination conclusion continuation, 70k loyalist left, 50k went north. New brunswick in 1784 to accommodate the loyalists: 10k went west, they were uncomfortable even though they paid their travel. English speaking, protestant, french canadian were catholic, french speaking: british want to make them happy. Creates two new colonies: lower canada in the east, upper canada to the west, dividing line is the ottawa river, response to the loyalists, natives, economically under developed. Response to the loyalist"s colony of their own so they get it: absence of elective political constitution, second characteristic, new constitutional structure, house of commons. Elective representative make laws: not entire democratic but more democratic, required property to vote www. notesolution. com, men and women had to vote.
