Module 5: social, economic, political

Module 5

Political

Problems in United Canada

Political deadlock in assembly
What do you expect – 42 votes each…10 Gov’ts between 1854-64
1850s – Canada West has more people à now they want rep by pop

Want to form a federation

Afraid USA would take over Western Canada
Needed to settle it (bring people to live there)

1864 – [...]

Module 4: Social, Economic, Political

Module 4
 
Social  (people)
 
1800
Lower Canada à 160 000 people
Upper Canada à 20 000 people
 
1815
o       1st wave of immigration
·        Irish, Scots, English
o       Looking for a better life
 
1820-1850
1 million new people
o       competing for jobs
o       brought disease
o       overcrowding land
 
1840
Lower Canada à 717 000
Upper Canada à 432 000
 
1851
Lower Canada à 890 000
Upper Canada à 950 000
 
Society in Lower Canada [...]