For this assignment you are to analyze “Document 9: A Toronto Ethnic Riot” Answer the following question: What is the historical significance of this document? Frame your response in the form of an argument. In preparing your answer, consider the following: • how this document contributes to our understanding of the broader issue of immigration to British North America in the 19th century • the diversity of Irish immigrants, the circumstances that brought them to British North America, and their lived experience there • the integration, or lack of it, of Irish immigrants—especially Irish Catholics—into Canadian society – what prevailing prejudices against Irish Catholics existed at the time? • the historical context of the “ethnic riot” – what was being celebrated in the city that day? If you use a direct quotation, be sure to note where the quote came from when you integrate the quote into your text. For instance, you might do it like this: “As Rosalyn Trigger claims …”
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