HREQ 3125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Omniscience, Great Depression, North American Union

• School: York University
• Department: Human Rights and Equity Studies
• Course: HREQ 3125
• Professor: James Laxer

Document Summary

American newspaper editorials erupted in fury at the freeing of the perpetrators of the raid. On december 17, president lincoln revoked the order. He did this, not to lessen the tension with canada and britain, but to deal with it more effectively and to prevent a headstrong general from determining the course of events. The same day lincoln restrained general dix, his administration issued an order requiring all british north americans to present passports when visiting the united states. Meanwhile, members of the united states congress were turning their attention to the abrogation of the reciprocity treaty. In the early years of the agreement, reciprocity had been popular both in the united states and british north america. During the civil war, however, as relations grew strained between the united states and great britain, american politicians grew increasingly hostile to the trade agreement, claiming that it favoured. British north america to the detriment of american interests.