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Resource used: Canada: A North American Nation, Pages 162-179 King George’s War (War of Austrian Succession) Erupted in 1739 over succession to the Austrian throne, sparked renewed hostilities in North America French tried to regain Nova Scotia, New Englanders successfully captured Louisbourg in the spring of 1745, an “impregnable fortress” They ignored European military conventions [...Read more...]
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This is a quick summary of the major events leading up to the Confederation of Canada from the British North American colonies. Internal factors I. Political issues in Canada East and Canada West made the idea of Confederation appealing Sectionalism Numerous political parties English Reformers – Hinks, Morin Clear Grits (Liberals) – George Brown Parti [...Read more...]
This is a digital version of a handout from my History class. Author unknown. The National Policy of 1878 was an aggressive, costly, expansionist policy of economic nationalism for the settlement and industrialization of Canada. This policy was a political decision to create an East-West trading system to counter the North-South geographic pull of the [...Read more...]