Land, Power, and Economics on the Frontier of Upper CanadaThe prevailing ideology in Ontario at the time was a conservative culture that rejected everything American and attempted to preserve the best of the British world in the new Eden. Those building the state believed that a social and political hierarchy composed of those possessing a "natural virtue" would serve society best. In consequence, a few individuals at the top of the hierarchy, through their access to power, came to control the bulk of the land, the basis of the economy. At the other end of the spectrum from the elite were those transforming the land and themselves through their own labour. How did the physical environment and government land policy affect the pattern of settlement and the choice of land for a viable farm? What was the price of land, and how common was credit? Did the presence of reserved lands hinder or promote development? How extensive was land speculation and how did it operate? Clark brings these issues and more to the forefront, integrating concepts and substantive issues through a problem-oriented approach. Blending qualitative and quantitative approaches, he weaves together surveyors' records, personal and government correspondence, assessment rolls, and land records to measure the pulse of this pre-industrial society. |
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... appear authoritative and persuasive; or it may take the form of pressure to conform or adapt to the prevailing economic and social systems. Conversely, freedom or liberty is freedom from the will of others; the individual, who from the ...
... appear authoritative and persuasive; or it may take the form of pressure to conform or adapt to the prevailing economic and social systems. Conversely, freedom or liberty is freedom from the will of others; the individual, who from the ...
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... appear to have purely pedagogic value, though that, of itself, is not to be discredited. A number are embodied in this text; two are identified below. The book claims to be a historical geography because that is the tradition of its ...
... appear to have purely pedagogic value, though that, of itself, is not to be discredited. A number are embodied in this text; two are identified below. The book claims to be a historical geography because that is the tradition of its ...
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... appear in Figure 1.3, which displays crop adaptability under modern conditions. The marsh has been drained and is now part of what Richards, Caldwell, and Morwick, writing in 1949, considered the best farmland in Essex.9 Similar Figure ...
... appear in Figure 1.3, which displays crop adaptability under modern conditions. The marsh has been drained and is now part of what Richards, Caldwell, and Morwick, writing in 1949, considered the best farmland in Essex.9 Similar Figure ...
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Contents
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2 | 8 |
Acquiring Indian Land in the | 94 |
European Land Acquisition after the First | 155 |
Sales in Essex | 208 |
The Upper Canadian | 264 |
12 | 277 |
Who Were the Speculators and How Extensive | 295 |
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