"The Duties of neutrality": the impact of the American Civil War on British Columbia and Vancouver Island, 1861-1865

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dc.contributor.authorSouiedan, Racan
dc.contributor.supervisorLutz, John S.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-31T20:12:02Z
dc.date.available2012-08-31T20:12:02Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012-08-31
dc.degree.departmentDept. of Historyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe American Civil War resulted in lasting consequences for the British Empire’s remote Pacific colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island. Britons in the colonies mobilized to address the issue of defending against a potential American attack. Despite concerns surrounding the possibility of an American invasion, the conflict increased solidarity towards the United States, as public opinion in British Columbia and Vancouver Island became more pro-Union through the course of the American Civil War, with local residents regularly celebrating holidays like the Fourth of July. Local newspapers welcomed efforts by the American government to finally abolish slave labour, yet Victoria’s African American community continued to face racial discrimination, which was often blamed on resident Southerners. The conflict ultimately helped in improving public perceptions of the United States, but not without raising significant fears of American military might on the continent.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4232
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectAmerican Civil Waren_US
dc.subjectUnited States of Americaen_US
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectVancouver Islanden_US
dc.subjectMilitary Historyen_US
dc.subjectConfederationen_US
dc.subjectGreat Britainen_US
dc.subjectCanadian Historyen_US
dc.subjectAmerican Historyen_US
dc.subjectColonial Historyen_US
dc.title"The Duties of neutrality": the impact of the American Civil War on British Columbia and Vancouver Island, 1861-1865en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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