HIS261H5 Lecture Notes - The Strongest, Canadian Shield, Royal Ontario Museum
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08 the first big boom: canada enters the twentieth century. Canada s second generation (up until the beginning of the first world war) Brief recap of last generation: we had a vast increase of territory from the west, the beginning of migration into the mountain west, railways were built from east to west, western canada did get finished by 1885. Parts of it were built for years, and were knit together in 1885. There is a very special photograph of the last spike of nail into the railway. You can get from vancouver to montreal in a few days: there were also important laws and institutions established. Something that is an important element of the first generation history and the assimilation stilt on it. It is still in effect, and is very significant. Establishment of provincial rights and national policy of protective tariff in the.