History 2201E Lecture : Upper Canada
22 Mar 2012
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Upper canada (ontario), 1790s-1840: how did a colony first settled. Introduction: the first part of this lecture will deal with the establishment and settlement of the new colony of upper canada from its creation in 1791 to the end of the war of 1812-14. Part ii of the lecture will deal with the period 1814-40, when the colony experienced a massive wave of new settlers from britain, a developing but fluctuating economy, and new grievances culminating in rebellion. With regard to the war of 1812-14, although much of the fighting took place here, the causes were external, rooted in conflicts between britain and the us. War of 1812, the largest number of immigrants to upper canada were motivated primarily by economic considerations, first the so-called late. Loyalists from the us and, after the war, irish, scots, and english from. Frustrated that uc"s economy and government were being dominated by an elite - the so-called family compact - many upper.
