Document Type
Honors Thesis
Publication Date
Summer 7-10-2014
Course Name
HST 297
Advisor
Drew McCoy
Keywords
Canada, Canadian, Ontario, Upper, History, Foundation, Myth, Government, War, 1812
Abstract
Using the Canadian Government’s War of 1812 bicentennial commemoration campaign as a springboard this thesis will explore the events and effects of the War of 1812 on Canada by focusing on three of this campaign’s main assertions. These three areas are the Canadian population’s role in the defense of Upper Canada during the conflict, the role of Native Americans in the conflict and its long term effects on them as a group, and finally the War’s effects on the development of Canadian nationalism and nationhood. On these three topic areas this thesis seeks to accomplish three things. First, it will present the bicentennial’s message to the Canadian people. Second, it will then compare this message to the findings of notable secondary sources. Third and finally, it will present my own interpretation and reading of the primary sources.
Did the research upon which this submission is based involve human subjects/participants?
No
If yes, did the research receive Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval?
No
Recommended Citation
Wasson, Jeffrey, "Inventing a Foundation Myth: Upper Canada in the War of 1812" (2014). Student Works. 6.
https://commons.clarku.edu/studentworks/6
