HIST 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Scorched Earth, Uitlander, Battle Of Paardeberg
8 Apr 2013
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The 1891 election was largely fought out over the issue of continentalism versus continued support for the national policy. Tariffs will create a national, canadian economy by protecting and encouraging manufacturing in the east and providing guaranteed markets and exports of staple goods from the west. John a. macdonald died in june 1982 and the conservative party entered a crisis phase. Laurier"s sunny ways: sought compromise on issues that divided the nation, like the manitoba schools question which ended wit the laurier- greenway. Public schools act, 1890 and abolished french as official language. Feds could intervene if constitution not followed . The laurier- greenway compromise ended the manitoba schools question. Under laurier"s watch, and the adoption of parts of the national policy, canada experienced unprecedented expantion. Idealized image of vancouver for advertising purposes, 1898. The geography of the western canada can be divided into three main categories: arid, short grass prairie, and park land (long grass prairie)
