Canadian Nation Building
Canadian nation building has been a long journey. Much of what we hear about this journey is the lack of independence and strength that the French had. Often times the British out numbered and out ruled the French. In the late 1600s through 1700s the French were conquered by the British along with the Native People who allied along side after the Queen Anne’s war. During this war Acadia became under Britain’s rule causing the Acadian’s to also fall under their rule. In my opinion, this was the beginning of the Canadian nation building because of French’s loss of Native people to Britain. Although at the time French still occupied Quebec, that was soon change. During this time I don’t think that the French had any …show more content…
The American Revolution was an incredibly changing event for both American and Canadian history. British colonies were invited to join the United States in the revolution and all declined the offer. This angered the Americans that those who decline were referred to as Tories. According to Canadian history, those who declined the offer are referred to as United Empire loyalists. These differing of idea seem to draw a line between Canada and the United States. I find that Canadian history is much more accepting of people and cultures. In my opinion, the United States expects more from its people than the Canadian nation. For example, due to the Treaty of Paris, many Iroquois from New York left for Ontario where they were given necessities for settlement. The French was still under British control at this time. Britain divided Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada, each having strong executive control, to receive more control over the French. Canada also shared a monarch with Great Britain which I find strange knowing the conquers and power that Britain has held on to. One of the ideas that I noticed while learning this material was the loss of power over time that the British obtained. The War of 1812 can help prove this thought. It was clear from the outcome that British attacks on the United States were not as successful as they had been early in time; In fact they were not successful at all. The outcome of the war being the Treaty of Ghent which left the boundaries of the two countries in place. The War of 1812 also was a progressing point for British North America as they then called themselves Canadians, to distinct themselves from
Canadian nation building has been a long journey. Much of what we hear about this journey is the lack of independence and strength that the French had. Often times the British out numbered and out ruled the French. In the late 1600s through 1700s the French were conquered by the British along with the Native People who allied along side after the Queen Anne’s war. During this war Acadia became under Britain’s rule causing the Acadian’s to also fall under their rule. In my opinion, this was the beginning of the Canadian nation building because of French’s loss of Native people to Britain. Although at the time French still occupied Quebec, that was soon change. During this time I don’t think that the French had any …show more content…
The American Revolution was an incredibly changing event for both American and Canadian history. British colonies were invited to join the United States in the revolution and all declined the offer. This angered the Americans that those who decline were referred to as Tories. According to Canadian history, those who declined the offer are referred to as United Empire loyalists. These differing of idea seem to draw a line between Canada and the United States. I find that Canadian history is much more accepting of people and cultures. In my opinion, the United States expects more from its people than the Canadian nation. For example, due to the Treaty of Paris, many Iroquois from New York left for Ontario where they were given necessities for settlement. The French was still under British control at this time. Britain divided Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada, each having strong executive control, to receive more control over the French. Canada also shared a monarch with Great Britain which I find strange knowing the conquers and power that Britain has held on to. One of the ideas that I noticed while learning this material was the loss of power over time that the British obtained. The War of 1812 can help prove this thought. It was clear from the outcome that British attacks on the United States were not as successful as they had been early in time; In fact they were not successful at all. The outcome of the war being the Treaty of Ghent which left the boundaries of the two countries in place. The War of 1812 also was a progressing point for British North America as they then called themselves Canadians, to distinct themselves from