The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Their prosperity , in turn , was reflected in a greater demand for most of the products of the rural settlers . On more than one occasion during the years before the War of 1812 the political horizon of Nova Scotia became heavily ...
Their prosperity , in turn , was reflected in a greater demand for most of the products of the rural settlers . On more than one occasion during the years before the War of 1812 the political horizon of Nova Scotia became heavily ...
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Buffalo were numerous and fish could be procured in abundance , so that the settlers spent a comparatively comfortable winter . A second party of settlers came out in 1812 , recruited mainly from the Hebrides and the west of Ireland .
Buffalo were numerous and fish could be procured in abundance , so that the settlers spent a comparatively comfortable winter . A second party of settlers came out in 1812 , recruited mainly from the Hebrides and the west of Ireland .
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An attempt was made to bring in settlers through Colonisation Companies , which contracted with the Dominion Government to people reserved areas at the rate of $ 120 for each settler . Some Companies brought in not a single settler .
An attempt was made to bring in settlers through Colonisation Companies , which contracted with the Dominion Government to people reserved areas at the rate of $ 120 for each settler . Some Companies brought in not a single settler .
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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