NO101 Lecture Notes - Saint Lawrence Seaway, Bug Juice, Industrial Revolution
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How or why does size matter: commonalities in the history and development of canada, the us and mexico due to size: Struggle for the occupation and settlement of the land. Political struggle between central and regional governments. Ex invasion/ land grab (texas) mexico was too big to fully settle. Montreal no longer a stopping point 1959) train continues through. Example: the whoop up trail (19th century: connected fort benton, mt and forts in southern alberta (near today"s lethbridge and calgary); it took six weeks by wagon. Fort benton was at the headwaters of the missouri river and thus connected to saint louis by steam ship: whoop up country. The coming of the railroads changed the fate of the town and connected the canadian forts to the rest of. The railroads divided the western region and brought alberta and sask. Fort benton (before train/ railroad was important for trade) 1870.
