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Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-67

2011-11-01 History
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Book Synopsis Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-67 by : Ged Martin

Download or read book Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-67 written by Ged Martin. This book was released on 2011-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-1867, Ged Martin offers a sceptical review of claims that Confederation answered all the problems facing the provinces, and examines in detail British perceptions of Canada and ideas about its future. The major British contribution to the coming of Confederation is to be found not in the aftermath of the Quebec conference, where the imperial role was mainly one of bluff and exhortation, but prior to 1864, in a vague consensus among opinion-formers that the provinces would one day unite. Faced with an inescapable need to secure legislation at Westminster for a new political structure, British North American politicians found they could work within the context of a metropolitan preference for intercolonial union.

John A. Macdonald

2013-06-01 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2013-06-01
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis John A. Macdonald by : Ged Martin

Download or read book John A. Macdonald written by Ged Martin. This book was released on 2013-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Canada’s first prime minister, a legendary political strategist who helped found a new nation in 1867. Shocked by Canada’s 1837 rebellions, John A. Macdonald sought to build alliances and avoid future conflicts. Thanks to financial worries and an alcohol problem, he almost quit politics in 1864. The challenge of building Confederation harnessed his skills, and in 1867 he became the country’s first prime minister. As "Sir John A.," he drove the Dominion’s westward expansion, rapidly incorporating the Prairies and British Columbia before a railway contract scandal unseated him in 1873. He conquered his drinking problem and rebuilt the Conservative Party to regain power in 1878. The centrepiece of his protectionist National Policy was the transcontinental railway, but a western uprising in 1885 was followed by the controversial execution of rebel leader Louis Riel. Although dominant nationally, Macdonald often cut ethical corners to resist the formidable challenge of the Ontario Liberals in his own province. John A. Macdonald created Canada, but this popular hero had many flaws.

Origins

1992 History
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Release : 1992
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Origins by : R. Douglas Francis

Download or read book Origins written by R. Douglas Francis. This book was released on 1992. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Causes of Canadian Confederation

1990 History
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Release : 1990
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Book Synopsis The Causes of Canadian Confederation by : Ged Martin

Download or read book The Causes of Canadian Confederation written by Ged Martin. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

British Businessmen and Canadian Confederation

2008 Business & Economics
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Release : 2008
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis British Businessmen and Canadian Confederation by : Andrew Smith

Download or read book British Businessmen and Canadian Confederation written by Andrew Smith. This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without pressure from a small but influential group of London financiers, Confederation would not have occurred in 1867, if at all. These financiers supported the unification of the British North American colonies because they believed it would rescue their under-performing investments and keep British North America within the British Empire. Andrew Smith discusses the role of British investors in Canadian Confederation, covering the period from the construction of the Grand Trunk Railroad in the 1850s to Canada's purchase of Rupert's Land in 1869-70. He describes how some investors lobbied the British government for the policies that made Confederation possible, working closely with the Fathers of Confederation, many of whom were participants in the same trans-Atlantic crony-capitalist system. British factory owners with classical liberal beliefs, however, disliked Confederation because they believed it would delay the political independence of the North American colonies, something they saw as beneficial. British Businessmen and Canadian Confederation reminds Canadians that most contemporaries of Confederation saw it as a way to preserve the colonists' bonds with Britain rather than to expand their political autonomy. It should interest a wide audience - from students of Canadian political history to historians interested in Victorian globalization.

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