HIST 3535 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Heritage Minutes, Eastern Canada
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Black refugees and the war of 1812 (short lecture) Grand (when they would escape for a longer period of time establishes community) And petit- they don"t establish something on their own. War 1812 (narrative of triumph, fending off the americans) Declaration of war by madison -> war of 1812. American trade interests have been caught and they are trading to take up land to get power. People are getting taken to one side of the conflict to another and not just trade items. It was not people who were part of the navy but also indigenous people. Again this is in the context of americans playing the role of colonist. We have 1811- war hawks this is a declaration of war against britain. Blacks fought on both sides americans and british but most made up the. He won his freedom in the war of 1812 that was said in the video.