HIS261H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Lower Canada, English Canada, North West Company
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Test choose 3 out of the 4. taken quotes from the textbook explain them. Boundary with united states separating new brunswick: early 19the century colonies well established and distinguished. Images from book: logging in northern new brunswick. Qu bec was the major portal arrival for immigrants since. Explored by spanish, russians fur traders travelled through water. Captain vancouver chartered the area closely in 1790s and claimed it. Penetrated by both american and canadian traders in 1790s montreal fur trade company is still on both of them are accessing the area. 1803 acquired it (louisana purchase) and then began to explore it. Several interests converging on this territory by 1800s. Canadians (who were basically british) and american"s jointly occupied it. 1818 territory = 49th parallel confirmed between canada and usa (the prairies) but the mountains were not marked so they decided to joint occupancy. By 1820s, 1830s another element of british north america .
