Heartland, Hinterland, and the Staple Trade
- What is a staple?
- What was Herald Innis’s theory on the
development of Canada?
- What is a staple thesis?
- What is the heartland?
- What is the hinterland?
- What is expansionism?
- What is mercantilism?
- According to Innis, a staple-based
economy can develop in three ways. Describe each way?
- Why was the Grand Banks of NFLD an
important investment for Europeans?
- What is “wet” fishing?
- What is “dry” fishing?
- Why were the English the first to set
up settlements in Newfoundland?
- What trade (staple) became the basis
of a commercial colony in New France?
- What was the dominated fur for the
French?
- What was the fur used for?
- Why was the fur trade harder than the
fishing industry? Explain?
- Who were the middle traders?
- Who established the beginning of
global industry?
- Why did the Wendat tribe acknowledge
the importance of an alliance with the French?
- How did this alliance affect the
region?
- Why were the English at a
disadvantage to the French in regards to the fur trade?
- What was a great significant
discovery for the English?
- What was one of the first corporate
takeovers in Canadian history? What two companies were involved?
- How did the fur trade lay the foundations of nationhood?
- How was the Aboriginal People’s sense
of identity affected by colonial expansion? Explain?
- Due to expansionism, in the 1800’s,
what were the two newest staple commodities?
- What was Preferential Trade Status?
- What significant impact did timber
have on the colonies during the nineteenth century?
- What are tariffs?
- Why did the grain and flour
production in Upper Canada
flourish for over 20 years?
- What impact did the wheat trade have
on Canada?
Name them.
- What impact did tariffs have on
Canadian farmers and what did this lead to?
- What was the Reciprocity Treaty?
- Did this treaty benefit Canada?
Why/why not?
- When did the Americans cancel the
Reciprocity Treaty?