History 2125F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Samuel Cunard, Anders Chydenius, Hugo Grotius
21 Mar 2014
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Atlantic canada: was prosperous, wind, water, wood, works well, some of richest canadians are in that area, reasonably well paid worker in 1860"s makes 200 a year. Lower canada southern quebec: destroyed in 18th century warfare, conquest of french by english, after conquest the english speakers control the politics and economy, english speakers dominate economy by 1800. Iconic business man to run french speaking province. Montreal harbor 1832: biggest and most prosperous place in british north america. In 1832 your average in income is double if you are english rather than. Canada company huron tract 1832: blending of government idea and private sector to develop, over 1 million acre of land. Process of land development: people on the land, organized, surveyed, very slow process, most people farmed around the trees until they rotted out. Building changes: by 1860s start to see classic vernacular southern ontario house.
