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CANADA’S ROLE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Mike Unsworth Michigan State University Libraries unsworth@msu.edu
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OUTLINE British North America Opinion on Conflict Economic Impact Movement of People Involving Britain in the Conflict Northwest Conspiracy Canadian Confederation Postscript Questions
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British North America
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UNITED STATES & BRITISH NORTH AMERICA “…bad neighbors in a dangerous neighborhood.” John Boyko, Blood and Daring : How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged A Nation, p. 2
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Opinion on Conflict:
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SOUTHERN VICTORY COULD RESULT IN A CHANGED BALANCE OF POWER
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
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MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE (1)
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MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE (2)
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CONFEDERATE HOPE: FOREIGN INTERVENTION
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BLOCKADE RUNNNERS’ DESTINATION
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TRENT AFFAIR, NOV. 8, 1861
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BRITAIN REINFORCES NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES
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CHESAPEAKE AFFAIR, DEC. 1863
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NORTHWEST CONSPIRACY
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LAKE ERIE SCHEMES
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1 st Lake Erie Expedition: Nov. 1863
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2 nd Lake Erie Expedition: Sept. 18 & 19 1864 (1)
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2 nd Lake Erie Expedition: Sept. 18 & 19 1864 (2)
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ST. ALBANS RAID October 19, 1864
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ARSON IN NYC HOTELS: NOV. 25, 1864
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BUFFALO RAID: DEC. 15-16 1864
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IMPACT: 1867 CONFEDERATION
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POSTSCRIPT: TWO CANADIAN DIXIEPHILES
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George Taylor Denison III
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Alexander Keith, Jr. “..a course, ill-bred vulgarian of no social standing…” Blockade Runner Capt. John Wilkinson
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QUESTIONS
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