Problem
A. What does Buchanan tell us about the experiences of these immigrants? Are officials holding to the spirit or the letter of regulations regarding passage?
B. Why might passengers be suspicious of assisted immigration schemes?
C. If you were a potential immigrant to the Canadas, how might you find Dunlop's information helpful?
D. Do you think that some of the letter writers that Errington discusses were really the best candidates for immigration after all? Why or why not?
E. How did anti-Irish nativism express itself in British North America? What factors explain the surge in nativism in the mid-nineteenth century?
F. Do you think the Loyalists were acting primarily out of loyalty to the Empire? What else might have affected their decisions?
G. What were the challenges faced by the free black settlers in Nova Scotia after the American Revolution?
H. Does Tiro's argument about why the War of 1812 is commemorated differently in Canada and the United States work for the memorials and celebrations of other historical events?