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The Short Life of a Local Protest Movement: The Annexation Crisis of 1849-50 in the Eastern Townships
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The Short Life of a Local Protest Movement: The Annexation Crisis of 1849-50 in the Eastern Townships
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| Abstract |
Annexationist sentiment in 1849-1850 was stronger in the largely American-settled border townships of Canada East than anywhere else in British North America. The American-descended majority of this part of the Eastern Townships felt that union with the United States would end their economic isolation and stagnation, as well as remove them from the growing threat of French-Canadian political domination. However, the author points out that proponents were careful not to appear disloyal to Britain, and expressed revulsion towards American slavery and militaristic expansionism. The movement died as quickly in the Eastern Townships as it did elsewhere in Canada East after Britain expressed its official disapproval, and trade with the United States began to increase.
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Journal of the Canadian Historical Association/Revue de la Société historique du Canada
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New Series Vol. 3
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45-67
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1992
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en
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Little, J. I. “The Short Life of a Local Protest Movement: The Annexation Crisis of 1849-50 in the Eastern Townships.” Journal of the Canadian Historical Association/Revue de la Société historique du Canada New Series Vol. 3 (1992): 45–67. http://www.erudit.org/revue/jcha/1992/v3/n1/031044ar.pdf.
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