Act of Union of 1840 Brought many changes to the new province of Canada
“What would happen if a majority of francophones and anglophones consciously thought of themselves as being from here, not there? Being from here meant that a quite different political philosophy could somehow emerge. What if these francophones and anglophones decided to work together to develop such a political philosophy? The British . . . . would not see this coming because of their belief that politics was all about race, religion, language and the division of the public spoils – patronage, contracts, land.” - Quote from Lafontaine and Baldwin
Statue of two leaders outside Parliament Hill in Ottawa Heritage Minute Clip
Preferential Tariffs….colony !! Trade to Mother Country… Very Good!!!
1846 no more Preferential Tarrifs…colony
What is the difference? What stayed the same?
References: Slide 1: The Constitutional Act of 1791. (n.d.). Retrieved September 22, 2017, from https://slmc.uottawa.ca/?q=constitutional_act_1791 Slide 2: John Ralston Saul, Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine & Robert Baldwin Slide 5: Political posters. (n.d.). Retrieved September 25, 2017, from http://www.historyextra.com/posters Slide 6: Carley, M. (n.d.). Retrieved September 22, 2017, from http://history.lbpsb.qc.ca/mod4u3polrg.html LBPSB. (n.d.). Constitutional Act Chart. Retrieved September 22, 2017, from http://history.lbpsb.qc.ca/m4u1l1.htm