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Dixie and the Dominion :

155002468X

9781550024685

b419884

Dixie and the Dominion :

[Book]

Canada, the Confederacy, and the war for the Union /

Adam Mayers

Tonawanda, NY :

Dundurn Press,

©2003

255 pages :

illustrations, maps ;

24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-238) and index

"1864. The war had entered its third year, and the battle momentum had shifted towards the North. A Union victory seemed imminent. Desperate to keep the Confederate dream alive, Southern leaders concocted a last-ditch plan to turn the tide in their favour. They took advantage of the undefended border and used Canada as a base from which to launch a series of military attacks and terrifying raids on Northern states. In order to prevent further assaults, the United States imposed its first passport laws and threatened trade sanctions, a move that foreshadowed future actions the U.S. would take against Canada in order to defend its borders." "As the drama unfolded south of the border, Canada sought to establish its own independence in the form of Confederation. The coalition between Liberal reformer George Brown and Conservative chieftain John A. Macdonald was the force that would create the Dominion of Canada in 1867. The pressure of the Civil War, with its threat to the colonies' security, was a driving force behind this extraordinary pact."--Jacket

Dixie & the Dominion.

Dixie & the Dominion

Canada, Foreign relations, Confederate States of America

Canada, Foreign relations, United States

Canada, History, 1841-1867

Canada, Politics and government, 1841-1867

Confederate States of America, Foreign relations, Canada

United States, Foreign relations, 1861-1865

United States, Foreign relations, Canada

United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Underground movements

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