Examples Of Conflict And Unity In Canada's History

Canada’s history has shown both conflict and unity over the past centuries. Let’s first start with conflict. Most Canadian conflict is over land, and cultural identity. In 1754, the French and Indian War started. It was about competition with the fur trade, Indian allies, and land disputes because it wasn’t just the French that lived there, but also the British lived there too. After the French and Indian war, the British took over Canada. Even though the British did a good job of unifying the dominion, there was a huge group of French and English. Rebellions broke out because of the cultural difference of the English and French. The Red River Rebellion broke out between the upper and lower regions of Canada. The upper region was led by Mackenzie and the lower region was led by …show more content…
The rebellion was about Britain's rule over the French in the Manitoba region. The next conflict was over the native relations. Both French and British wanted the Natives to be friends with them. The British only liked the natives because they helped them take land. The French would work with the Indians and treat them fairly. The British would push the natives out because they thought they were better than them. Even with all of these examples of conflict, Canada has many examples of unity. The first example of Unity is the Quebec Act. The Quebec Act gave the French the right to have their own religion, language, and customs. This made the French happy and Canada was peaceful until the War of 1812. The War of 1812 started because the British wouldn’t let the Americans trade with anybody but them. The Americans tried to trade with other countries, so the British blockaded them with their heavy navy. So the Americans declared war, on the British. The Americans attacked Canada. The Canadians pulled together to fight off the Americans.They drove the Americans back successfully. The last example of unity is NAFTA, which stands for North America free trade