History 2201E Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Red River Colony, United States Territorial Acquisitions, Trent Affair
20 Jun 2012
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Step away from total control from britain, even though we are still a dominion: maritimes much less industrialized than the province of canada, wind and water driven economy. Economic problems with britain and the united states: canada"s biggest problem/concern with the united states was their economic policy. Canada losing sure market in britain because of decline of mercantilism and sure market in the united states because of protectionist policy. Britain stopped making so many investments in canada; caused loss of profits, jobs, etc. in canada: great irish potato famine: 1845-1849. Influx of immigrants from ireland: annexation of canadian problems to the united states would have opened a great market; takes hold in 1849. Business people in montreal draw up annexation manifesto in 1849. Would have completely drown out french canadians. Nothing to do with political ideology, purely economically driven. The northern states liked the idea on principle, was the southern states who didn"t like the idea.
