HIS312H1 Lecture 3: Lecture 3 and part of 4
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Lecture 3: migration from the british isles to 1865. Napoleonic wars and the war of 1812: a brake on migration. Newfoundland"s rapid settlement scots in the maritimes: lord selkirk and assisted immigration to pei. The late loyalists (people coming from the united states) Upper canada got the bulk of the settlers during this period, and the area of most rapid growth, 1791 was the year in which upper canada was created. 1791-1860 canada was known as british north america, a series of distinct. British colonies under the control of a british governor general. Before 1815 a wartime period and after a period of a great migration. Both the napoleonic wars and war of 1812 had a impact on immigration, it discouraged immigration because it was particularly r isky to travel across the. Atlantic because boats could be attacked, in the war of 1812-1814 immigration from america to canada was very little.
