HIS395H5 Lecture Notes - Industrial Revolution, Land Claim
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Just one man, or a bunch of people fantasizing about it and that man has claimed ___: said we didn"t" More people there, established community and that"s where the loyalists were after the war: both niagara and kingston were more established and thought he would set up there but instead chose wilderness area. Strategic advantage: distance from us and ____ harbor. In revolutionary war simcoe commanded them and after the war loyalists disbanded: simcoe got permission to re-establish. Virtually no one at this site when they arrived. When no one is settling the land, aboriginals are fine, so are europeans cuz there"s no reason for conflict. Old military fort located where it is b/c simcoe wanted to protect old military harbor: also built lighthouse and aimed it toraulter (?) point. Upper canada created under constitutional act: british authorities decided to create something which was in reaction to conservative action happening.
