HIST 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Franco-Prussian War, Pacific Scandal, Continentalism
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British railway development begins in the early 19th c. 2 railway lines union pacific and central pacific lines completes 1869. East to west and west to east. Liberals- why don"t we build a north south railway and work with the us. Terms bc was seeking- not completion of a railway but just a wagon road that would connect bc to the rest on the country. Result in the fall of the conservative government. Has potential to undo bc entry into the country 1873. Where the railway is going to go. Very difficult to build a railway through bc. Search 1000km north trying to find a route. Pays ,000 to contribute to conservative party. National policy: tariffs, pacific railway, opening the prairies. Entitled to land in a square if tern it into a farm - then its yours. Free homesteads will be taken up first and turned into farms and houses.
