HIS312H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Lower Canada, Chain Migration, Canada Company
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His312 lecture 3 september 27 2011. >> settlements particularly strong in st. lawrence valley started by france. >> up to the time of british conquest and 1760-70s immigration levels were low until loyalists arrived from us. >> rush of loyalists settled mostly in atlantic canada and upper canada. >> britain came to people canada, particularly upper canada. >> still a large french speaking minority in lower canada. >> aboriginal peoples in bna, but on decline disease, disposessed, etc >> bna in these years was made up of several colonies nf, ns, nb, pei, lower and upper canada. >> dominated late 18th and early 19th century. >> war of 1812 between britain and us (1812 14) >> dangers of transatlantic travel due to wars. >> economic boom in great britain due to wars. >> people were contented and did not really want to move around. >> when canada was a battleground, immigration virtually stopped.
