HIST 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lower Canada, Navigation Acts, Corn Laws
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Following the american war of independence and the war of 1812- brt empire was reduced. Upper canada, lower canada, new brunswick, nova scotia, pei and. Newfoundland the remaining colonies- shape the character of the societies that live here- reach agreement to create canada by 1867. Characteristics of colonial society in bna by 1840s: all experienced significant settler population growth distinguishing characteristic. (whereas new france was slow pop growth). Relatively significant population growth- by emigration and natural increase. Would have populations that would exceed the indigenous populations at their peak: immigration and high birthrate- (natural increase). Drive up the population: high marriage rates- 1832-1866 88-91% of the women in those colonies were married, high religiosity (protestant and catholic)- acting participation in religion. Largest concentration of catholics were located in lower canada (the former new france settlements). But catholics in all colonies. (protestant groups: anglican, baptists, methodists and pestiterians. : displacement and segregation of indigenous people- late 18th century to mid.
