Raya Mirkheshti, 8C History- Grant
“John A - Birth of a Country”
Given the fact that the audience will take away from the movie an impression of the historical events or figures portrayed in the story,does the film improve the viewer’s understanding of historical events? Justify your conclusion. (1 to 3 paragraphs)
Yes, the film “John A - Birth of a Country” improves the viewer’s understanding of historical events. The film talks a lot about Political Deadlock in the United Province of Canada. It is presented all throughout the movie. The main political parties in the United Province of Canada were the Conservatives, led by John A. Macdonald (Tories), and the Liberals (Grits), led by George Brown. And the rivalry between those …show more content…
The British colonies of North America felt threatened by the United States. Manifest Destiny, the belief that all of North America should belong to the United States, was a view held by many Americans during the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). Canadians were afraid the Americans would invade Canada in retaliation for Britain's actions and support of the Southern states during the course of the Civil War. The United Province of Canada was scared of the U.S civil war takeover since it was so deadly. The United States was a very powerful country. They had a very large and strong army that could easily take out many colonies. UPC feared America because if they agitated the Americans the slightest bit, they would fight back and strong very quickly, especially because the two colonies are so close to each other the United States could send troops and they could arrive in Canada in days. John A. Macdonald felt threatened because the U.S had such a large army and The United Province of Canada didn’t even have a fifth of their military. The American Threat was tension between the north and south after the American civil war. When the British took the south’s side to help protect BNA from the Americans who wanted to take over, the North was angry because the Britain did not help them Canada feared that the U.S would come and fight in order to own Rupert’s Land, which is owned by the British. Canada feared of the United States taking over what was left of British North America. This was presented in the movie when John A. was talking to the then Governor General about the U.S threat and how the colony was so powerful. In 1854, the British North American colonies had signed a Reciprocity Treaty with the U.S for a ten-year period. In 1865, the American government decided to end the treaty. The British North American
“John A - Birth of a Country”
Given the fact that the audience will take away from the movie an impression of the historical events or figures portrayed in the story,does the film improve the viewer’s understanding of historical events? Justify your conclusion. (1 to 3 paragraphs)
Yes, the film “John A - Birth of a Country” improves the viewer’s understanding of historical events. The film talks a lot about Political Deadlock in the United Province of Canada. It is presented all throughout the movie. The main political parties in the United Province of Canada were the Conservatives, led by John A. Macdonald (Tories), and the Liberals (Grits), led by George Brown. And the rivalry between those …show more content…
The British colonies of North America felt threatened by the United States. Manifest Destiny, the belief that all of North America should belong to the United States, was a view held by many Americans during the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). Canadians were afraid the Americans would invade Canada in retaliation for Britain's actions and support of the Southern states during the course of the Civil War. The United Province of Canada was scared of the U.S civil war takeover since it was so deadly. The United States was a very powerful country. They had a very large and strong army that could easily take out many colonies. UPC feared America because if they agitated the Americans the slightest bit, they would fight back and strong very quickly, especially because the two colonies are so close to each other the United States could send troops and they could arrive in Canada in days. John A. Macdonald felt threatened because the U.S had such a large army and The United Province of Canada didn’t even have a fifth of their military. The American Threat was tension between the north and south after the American civil war. When the British took the south’s side to help protect BNA from the Americans who wanted to take over, the North was angry because the Britain did not help them Canada feared that the U.S would come and fight in order to own Rupert’s Land, which is owned by the British. Canada feared of the United States taking over what was left of British North America. This was presented in the movie when John A. was talking to the then Governor General about the U.S threat and how the colony was so powerful. In 1854, the British North American colonies had signed a Reciprocity Treaty with the U.S for a ten-year period. In 1865, the American government decided to end the treaty. The British North American