Part Two, The Capitalist Road from Colony to Nation, 1790-1890 and Contradictory Compulsions

Colonial Autocracy and Capitalist “Liberty,” 1791–1820

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From: Colonialism and Capitalism Canada's Origins 1500-1890

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This chapter reviews the continued expansion of British rule in North America and the establishment of Upper Canada and Lower Canada under the Constitutional Act of 1791

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Bryan D. Palmer

Bryan D. Palmer is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair, Canadian Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former editor of Labour/Le Travail, and has published extensively on the history of labour and the revolutionary left. Among his many books are Canada’s 1960s and the co-authored, Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History. He lives in Warkworth, Ontario.