The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Henry Dodwell, Ernest Alfred Benians Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Accordingly , the building of an intercolonial railway became a central feature in the terms of confederation . ... of a system of railways , at first subsidiary to the St Lawrence route but afterwards largely independent of it .
Accordingly , the building of an intercolonial railway became a central feature in the terms of confederation . ... of a system of railways , at first subsidiary to the St Lawrence route but afterwards largely independent of it .
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The opening up of the country consequent upon the success of this immigration policy entailed on it a policy of railway expansion . The Canadian Pacific Railway had provided Canada with a transcontinental railway linking Halifax and ...
The opening up of the country consequent upon the success of this immigration policy entailed on it a policy of railway expansion . The Canadian Pacific Railway had provided Canada with a transcontinental railway linking Halifax and ...
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Before the building of the railway the chief means of transportation were canoe , Red River cart and sledge . The major trails ran westward from the Red River , the chief being the Portage trail . Minor trails connected the growing ...
Before the building of the railway the chief means of transportation were canoe , Red River cart and sledge . The major trails ran westward from the Red River , the chief being the Portage trail . Minor trails connected the growing ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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