CANS 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Joseph Howe, Chinese Head Tax In Canada, Smallpox

• School: McGill University
• Department: Canadian Studies
• Course: CANS 200
• Professor: Marie Anne

Document Summary

United canada from 1840 to 1867 map: upper and lower canada renamed united canada , colonies of british north america on the east coast. 1857 canadians create a process for enfranchisement for indigenous people: when you can tell indigenous people they are eligible to vote, royal proclamation still governs relationship with property. 1867 confederation: canada is very small at this point, not a transcontinental nation. If you separate, upper canada will have to do most of its importing/exporting through the united states because montreal is main import/export city (lower canada) British rights in canada: britain has no interest in having anything to do with british citizen"s rights in canada. 1869-70 canada buys rupert"s land from the hbc. Indigenous people are seen to be needing education up to those rights. Liberal act, not passed by macdonald: macdonald is systematically taking american railway money to win the election and build the canadian.