ADMS 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Protective Tariff, Corn Laws, Protectionism

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 1010
• Professor: Eytan Lasry

Document Summary

Canada first caught the attention of european nations due to abundance of fish off eastern coasts. French and english were the first to establish settlements, mainly to preserve the fish they caught before transporting back. Fur trade soon begins to outdistance fishing as major economic activity: fur hats were popular in europe. In the us, agriculture played a bigger role: labour intensive activity caused population to grow much faster than. Canada: majority of the fur trade was done in conjunction with aboriginals. Fur trade led to the development of hbc (important trading company and property holder) Timber replaced the fur trade in importance: great britain was fighting a series of wars in europe, limited places in england to get timber it needed to build its fleets. Labour intensive timber trade helped immigration to canada: immigration patterns spread out along waterways. Canal development became important in opening up canada"s interior.