National Identity in Great Britain and British North America, 1815-1851: The Role of Nineteenth-Century Periodicals (review)

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-243
Author(s):  
Peter C. Grosvenor
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
National Identity ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
North America ◽  
British North America

The Naming of British Columbia

1978 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ged Martin
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
North America ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Gold Rush ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
British North America ◽  
New Hebrides ◽  
The Government

Selecting a name for the gold rush colony of British Columbia, although apparently trivial, embarrassed the government, threatened to become the focus for a groundswell of opposition to the whole idea of establishing a new colony, and offers a curious sidelight on the role of the Crown.On 24 June 1858 Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, the Colonial Secretary in Lord Derby's second ministry, wrote to the Queen to inform her that “in consequence of the recent discovery of Gold in the Neighbourhood of Fraser's River, on the Western Coast of British North America, rendering expedient the immediate establishment of Civil Government,” the government had decided “to erect at once a New Colony there.” Parliament had to authorize this, “& it is desirable that the name of the new Colony shall be inserted in the Bill.” Since the measure was to be introduced within a week, the procedure was slapdash. In asking the Queen to select a name, Lytton informed her that explorers had used the name “New Caledonia,” but did point out that the name had been used elsewhere, most notably for “the chief island of the New Hebrides Group in the South Seas where the French have lately signified their intention to form an establishment.” He added that the names New Cornwall and New Hanover had also been applied to parts of the coast by some mapmakers. While the monarch retained a significant role in mid-nineteenth century government, this hardly extended to, acting as a cartographical research institute for the Colonial Office. On 27 June the Queen informed her minister that she had settled on New Caledonia as the most generally accepted name.

Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Bill Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Early Nineteenth Century ◽  
Evolutionary Theories ◽  
Evolutionary Thought ◽  
History Of

The introduction sets the scene by exploring the role of Edinburgh as a centre for the development and propagation of pre-Darwinian evolutionary theories. It gives essential background on natural history in the Scottish capital in early nineteenth century and the history of evolutionary thought and outlines the aims and objectives of the book. In addition, it explores some of the historiographical issues raised by earlier historians of science who have discussed the role of Edinburgh in the development of evolutionary thought in Great Britain.

Global Peppermint

2020 ◽  
pp. 213-230
Author(s):  
Dan Allosso
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
North America ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Peppermint Oil ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
International Scope ◽  
Personal Stories ◽  
British Colonies

This chapter reviews how peppermint began its history in North America when roots of the recently discovered hybrid were imported to newly independent British colonies at the start of the nineteenth century. It recounts the Ranney family that concentrated on bringing medicinal peppermint essence to American consumers, as well as the Hotchkiss brothers and Albert May Todd that exported large quantities of peppermint oil back to Great Britain and to Europe. The chapter examines the national and international scope of the peppermint oil industry in the recent past. It reviews the significance pf growing peppermint and distilling oil as a personal, day-to-day activity that changed the lives of many individual American farmers. It also mentions Mary Clark of Galien from Michigan as one of the farmers whose personal stories included peppermint oil.

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