A Study of the Reciprocity Negotiations between the United States and Canada in 1911

Authors

Norma Archer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

7-20-1942

Document Type

Thesis

Citation

Thesis (M.A.)—University of Nebraska—Lincoln, 1942. Department of History.

Comments

Copyright 1942, the author. Used by permission.

Abstract

This thesis examines the reciprocity negotiations between Canada and the United States looking back as far as the mid 17^th century up until the 1911 Reciprocity Pact.The thesis also examines the Elgin Treaty and why it was later repealed.The author researches and examines the 1911 Reciprocity Pact and explores contemporary attitudes towards select sections of the treaty such as organized labor and the overall reaction Canada as a whole had in reaction to the passing of the 1911 reciprocity Pact. The thesis also examines the politics surrounding the reciprocity Pact both from the Canadian perspective and how the Reciprocity Pact of 1911 influenced the careers of prominent political figures such as William Taft and Edward Blake.