In Britain and the Origins of Canadian Confederation, 1837-1867, Ged Martin offers a sceptical review of claims that Confederation answered all the problems facing the provinces, and examines in detail British perceptions of Canada and ideas about its future. The major British contribution to the coming of Confederation is to be found not in the aftermath of the Quebec conference, where the imperial role was mainly one of bluff and exhortation, but prior to 1864, in a vague consensus among opinion-formers that the provinces would one day unite. Faced with an inescapable need to secure legislation at Westminster for a new political structure, British North American politicians found they could work within the context of a metropolitan preference for intercolonial union.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.04/9
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 20
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn---
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- 9780774854320 0774804882
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- F1032
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- M37 1995eb
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- 1 electronic text (xi, 388 p.)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)jme00326425 (OCoLC)180704173 (CaOOCEL)404058
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Preface 8
- Map 14
- 1 British North America on the Eve of Confederation 16
- 2 Canadian Confederation and Historical Explanation 42
- 3 The Origins of British Support for Canadian Confederation 96
- 4 The British and their Perceptions 132
- 5 Motives and Expectations of The British 172
- 6 The Role of the British in the Launching of Confederation 218
- 7 The Role of the British in the Achievement of Confederation 1864-1867 252
- Conclusion 306
- Note on Sources 312
- Abbreviations 314
- Notes and References 318
- Index 390
- A 390
- B 390
- C 391
- D 393
- E 393
- F 394
- G 394
- H 395
- I 396
- J 396
- K 396
- L 396
- M 397
- N 398
- O 400
- P 400
- Q 400
- R 401
- S 401
- T 402
- U 402
- V 403
- W 403
- Y 403
