HIST 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Canadian Shield, Corn Laws, Indigenous Peoples Of The Eastern Woodlands
10 Nov 2016
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6 remaining colonies of bna: upper canada, lower canada, new brunswick, Characteristics of colonial society in bna by 1840s. All experienced significant settler population growth (but varies depending on the colony- different scales) Growth was driven by immigration and high birth rates. New brunswick, pei and upper canada was mostly protestant. 4 major sects for protestantism: anglicans, methodists, presbyterians, baptists. Indigenous peoples were physically separated from settlers, mostly onto reserves. Roles were mediated by intersections of race and class. Driven in large part by connections in british mercantile system. Trade directly almost solely to britain, with intent to provide britain with necessary natural resources for industrialization. Timber, fish, natural resources, agricultural products were directed towards. In reverse, britain would sell its manufactured goods back to bna (furniture, weapons, etc. ) Colonies staple resources home country manufactured goods . Mercantile economy linked to interests of britain. Influence of rivalry and links with the us.
