HIST113 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Saltfleet Township, Land Values, Canadian Shield
28 Dec 2015
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A current affair: e. d smith and agricultural change in 19th century. Sean w. gouglas (assistant professor history university of alberta) Religion and culture contributed to the fabric make-up of ontario. Ethnic minority was created with irish catholic immigrants unable to gain. Protestants were given up to 15-20% more land than catholics, although some contest this and it was work ethic and frugality that earn the accumulation of more land. Belief that geography patterns were used to determine good land from bad to help facilitate a agrarian middle class of evangelicals. Article looks to approach other variables that shaped and influenced the decisions and successes of farmers including. Local environment variables that affected the choice farmers made about what they planted, but also distribution of wealth. Variety of geophysical and climatic variables that influenced choices farmers made including, location to the niagara escarpment, distance to. Water source, and location to red hill creek valley.
