In 1813, Prince Edward Island was a struggling colony that was far from perfect. The new Lieutenant Governor, Charles Douglass Smith, was seemingly a tyrannical and uncontrollable force trying to drive Prince Edward Island into the ground. He was widely unpopular and recalled from his position because of a petition at the end of his ten year streak. Although in most accounts Smith was said to be terrible and out of control, in a closer look, he can easily be seen as a great Lt. Governor that took action. Lieutenant Governor Charles Douglass Smith did what he had to to stop the massive corruption on the Island, solve the Land Question, and, while doing so, always had the Island's needs in mind. Although his personality gave him a bad reputation, Smith was set out to fix the Island and keep it safe. Even when Smith was doing questionable things his actions were all coming from his drive to help the Island be a protected, prepared, and functional colony. Smith's ten year governing of P.E.I. was the first attempt at a better Island, and Smith himself was surely misunderstood. His intentions were right and his actions are now understandable.
When Prince Edward Island was granted individual colony standing by the Motherland in 1769 it took on not only all the expenses of it's government, but also much corruption.1 The first of the three Lieutenant Governor's of Prince Edward Island, Walter Patterson, was not exempt from the corruption. When the Island was divvied up into 67 different lots in 1767, each lot was given to a proprietor who had their name in the lottery to gain land on Prince Edward Island. As P.E.I. progressed, the absentee landlords refused to sell to tenants who had cleared the land and built up its worth. This predicam...
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Bumstead, J.M. “The Loyal Electors of Prince Edward Island.” The Island Magazine 08 (1980): 8-14.
A journal article on the Loyal Electors, Joseph DesBarres, and mentioning Smith.
Bumstead, J.M. “One and a Half, Maybe Two, Cheers for Charles Douglass Smith.” The Island Magazine 40 (1996): 28-35.
A journal article solely defending C.D. Smith's time as governor and his actions.
MacKinnnon, Wayne E. The Life of the Party. Summerside:Williams and Crue LTD, 1973.
This source is against my argument but will be used to show on of the many negative opinions on C.D. Smith.
Morgan, R.J. “DesBARRES, JOSEPH FREDERICK WALLET.” Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. 6. University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003. A November 6, 2013. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/desbarres_joseph_frederick_wallet_6E.html.
Biography of Joseph DesBarres.
Wilhoite, Larry. Spotlight on History: Lawrence Sullivan Ross. Waxahachie Newspaper Inc., 30 November 2013. Web. 26 April 2014.
To begin Sprague argues that the Canadian Government disingenuously mismanaged Metis land organization. Sprague states that evidence of this can be seen in the Canadian government not allowing the Lieutenant Governor Adams G. Archibald to make changes to Section 31 and 32 of the Manitoba Act. Archibald proposed the government grant outlined in Section 31 should allocate each person of Aboriginal ancestry an allotment of “140 acres” (pg.75) of land. Archibald also suggested that the location of these allotments be in close proximity so as to “not disperse families throughout the province” (Pg. 75). Lastly Archibald proposed a suggestion in carrying out Section 32 which insured that land owned was not jeopardized during the process of confederacy. He recommended that Manitoba be recognized as an independent province such that affairs including land ownership would be dealt with on a provincial level. Therefore as Sprague argues Archibald’s words were not taken into consideration by both the governments of John A. Macdonald and Alexa...
This book is written in Samuel’s perspective, which is a page to Captain Smith. Samuel views Captain Smith as a noble leader that the colonies cannot survive without. He is able to tame his anger and meet the people’s needs, if I were to be a colonist I would act like Captain Smith. His knowledge in trade helped to make a peaceful alliance with the Indians. Captain Smith has seen different cultures and leaders that have taught him what an admirable leader looks like. He knows what the people want because he is both a commoner and a respected man. It is self-evident that there was only peace when Captain Smith was in power. President Radcliffe favored only the gentlemen while Captain Smith tried to please all people. When Captain Smith was booted off of the government, chaos ruled between the Indians and colonists.
Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, making it the most recent province to became part of the country. Some historians argue that the delay is diffcult to understand, since Newfoundland had the chance to enter into Canada in 1867. This paper explores why Newfoundland did not join Confederation in 1867 and remained an independent political entitiy. In was not in their best interest given the overarching political debacle which unfolded between the colony’s Conservatives and Liberals. The decision to remain an independent political entitiy or join the federal govenrment was hindered by opposing poltical views. Despite having two men, known today as the Fathers of Confederation, at the Quebec Conference who supported the idea of union, Newfoundland itself did not. A general election to decide the fate of the colony resulted in ongoing dissatisfaction with the idea of joining the new dominion. The question of higher taxation and terrifies that would hinder the success of the colony was a risk people were not yet ready to take. Most of Newfoundland’s core industries began to suffer and fall apart, while the colonies government continued to disagree, despite a concerted effort made by Canadian officials to have them join the larger nation.
During the 1750's, the most wealthy people in the town held the most property, meaning they obtained the most power and money. As time moved on, though, voting requiremen...
Rynard, P. (2001). Ally or colonizer?: The federal state, the cree nation and the james bay agreement. Journal of Canadian Studies, 36(2), 8.
Colonists from France came to Canada and settled in Acadia also known as present day east coast colonies during the seventeenth century. The name given to the French colonists from the time of arrival to Canada was the “Acadians”. The Acadians from France continued their formal lifestyle by farming, fishing and maintaining a close family oriented culture in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. The Acadians had created a prosperous agriculture economy up until the late eighteenth century, when there was a colonial struggle in power between the French and the British. British had conquered Port Royal and the Acadians refused to recognize British rule, wanting to keep their religious freedom and not wanting to be obliged to bears arms in the event of war. In this essay I will show that the impact from the England colonial rules led the Acadians to be deported and there they made a decision to settle in the Southern United states. This research essay will discuss why the they settles in the Maritime Provinces, what conflicts arise for in order for the British to exile them and why they chose the Southern United States to settle during the seventeenth and eighteenth century.
George Coles, a persistent politician, insisted that Prince Edward Island was not being provided with strong leadership, Gray was forced to drop the topic of Confederation. To the Islanders, a government dominated by Upper and Lower had little appeal. A colony as small as Prince Edward Island would have very few representatives in a federal government. They were not prepared to pay taxes to build an Intercolonial Railway, which could not run on their island. Islanders also opposed Confederation over the issue of absentee landlords. Their dislike of the landlords ...
Virginia in 1676 was a colony in turmoil. For a number of years the popularity of Governor Sir William Berkeley had suffered, especially among smaller farmers and those living on the edge of the frontier. Issues of complaint included land ownership, requirements on voting rights, high taxes, low tobacco prices, restrictive Navigation Acts, and, most importantly, lack of protection from attacks waged by Native Americans. Berkeley’s attempts to negotiate peace with the Native Americans caused him to avoid confronting violations of treaty obligations for fear of making the situation worse. As a result, as a greater percentage of the white population began to infiltrate Indian lands, more and more Virginians, especially unemployed colonists who had formerly been indent...
Milner, Henry. First Past the Post? Progress Report on Electoral Reform Initiatives in Canadian Provinces. Ottawa: Institute for Research and Public Policy, 5(9), 2004.
Kupperman, Karen Ordahl. “Thomas Morton, Historian”. The New England Quarterly, Vol. 50, No.4 (Dec., 1977), pp. 660-664. The New England Quarterly, Inc. .
The beginning of 1763 marked one of the major events that would contribute to the end of British colonial relations. On February 3, 1763 the French and Indian War finally ended in British victory, but while the British celebrated the French’s defeat, colonists feared the oncoming reverberations the war would have on them. The main motive behind the war was for possession over the French fur trade territory in North America. To the colonists, the war was being fought by and for Britain not the colonies. The benefits of the victory only pertained to Britain. The after effect of the war for the colonies was the trampling on their need for expansion. During the war, Native Americans had fought with the French because of how well they treated them. Britain was notorious for abusing the Native Americans, therefore once the French were defeated; they began attacking western settlements of colonists. To avoid confrontation, the Proclamation of 1763 was passed by Parliament. The Proclamation established a limit to the greatly needed colonial expansion. Specifically, the Proclamation forbid settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains. The passing of the Proclamation of 1763 infuriated colonists ...
In “ A Description of New England ”, Smith starts by describing the pleasure and content that risking your life for getting your own piece of land brings to men. On the other hand, Bradford reminds us how harsh and difficult the trip to the New World was for the p...
Let us begin by considering some factual information about Joe Smith, from the time of his birth,
Taylor, H. (1910). The constitutional crisis in Great Britain: Bicameral system should be retained with House of Lords reorganized on an elective basis. Concord, N.H: Rumford Press. 6th edition