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12 The Upper Canada Proving Ground
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Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Tables and Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Preface: The Search Begins xv
- Definitions xxv
- Prologue 3
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Setting the Stage
- Obstacles to Equality for Religious Minorities in Britain in 1750 15
- The New World before 1740 34
- The Plantation Act, 1740: An Invitation to the Thirteen Colonies and the West Indies 52
- The Characters Take Their Places, 1747 62
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British North America 1749–1790
- Remember Halifax 73
- Founding People, 1760–1763 82
- The “Protestant” Jews of Quebec, 1763–1774 93
- The Liberty Boys 103
- Cries of War and Peace: The Establishment of a Permanent Jewish Community in Canada, 1775–1790 113
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Entr’Acte
- Exemptions from Oaths and Declarations: The Balancing Act for Colonial Equality 1750–1790 129
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British North America 1791–1860
- The Retrenchment: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back 145
- The Upper Canada Proving Ground 158
- Beyond the Wilderness: The Jews of Lower Canada, 1791–1831 171
- Colonial Legislatures and the Demise of the State Oaths and the Declaration, 1820–1860 190
- The Last “Little Spot” 218
- From Toleration to Equality 228
- Epilogue 235
- Notes 241
- Bibliography 351
- Index 379
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- Tables and Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Preface: The Search Begins xv
- Definitions xxv
- Prologue 3
-
Setting the Stage
- Obstacles to Equality for Religious Minorities in Britain in 1750 15
- The New World before 1740 34
- The Plantation Act, 1740: An Invitation to the Thirteen Colonies and the West Indies 52
- The Characters Take Their Places, 1747 62
-
British North America 1749–1790
- Remember Halifax 73
- Founding People, 1760–1763 82
- The “Protestant” Jews of Quebec, 1763–1774 93
- The Liberty Boys 103
- Cries of War and Peace: The Establishment of a Permanent Jewish Community in Canada, 1775–1790 113
-
Entr’Acte
- Exemptions from Oaths and Declarations: The Balancing Act for Colonial Equality 1750–1790 129
-
British North America 1791–1860
- The Retrenchment: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back 145
- The Upper Canada Proving Ground 158
- Beyond the Wilderness: The Jews of Lower Canada, 1791–1831 171
- Colonial Legislatures and the Demise of the State Oaths and the Declaration, 1820–1860 190
- The Last “Little Spot” 218
- From Toleration to Equality 228
- Epilogue 235
- Notes 241
- Bibliography 351
- Index 379