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In this war with the French republic the situation was in some respects more serious for British interests in Canada than it had been when the former country was actually allied with the Americans in the revolutionary struggle; for France was at that time still a monarchy, and her emissaries, even w...

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Published inSir Guy Carleton pp. 281 - 312
Main Author Bradley, A. G
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada University of Toronto Press 29.05.2015
Subjects
American minorities
Anthropology
Armed conflict
Arts
Behavioral sciences
Business
Business operations
Civil service
Cognitive psychology
Colonies
Commerce
Consuls
Diplomats
Emotion
Emotional states
Ethnic groups
Ethnology
Fear
Fees
Financial transactions
Foreign service
Government
Government officials
Governors
Human geography
International law
Law
Literary genres
Literature
Military science
Native Americans
Oral literature
Payments
Political geography
Political organizations
Political parties
Political science
Psychology
Public administration
Social sciences
Speeches
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War
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Summary:In this war with the French republic the situation was in some respects more serious for British interests in Canada than it had been when the former country was actually allied with the Americans in the revolutionary struggle; for France was at that time still a monarchy, and her emissaries, even with the utmost exercise of casuistry, could hardly make much of the retrospective blessings of the ancient regime as a stimulant to Canadian discontent, while the seigniors and the Church, who might have been susceptible, had been attached to the British connection by practical, and to them beneficent, measures.
ISBN:9781442652217
1442652217
DOI:10.3138/9781442632370-015