Colonial Government Versus Responsible Government

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Colonial Government vs. Responsible Government Two very different types of government were seen in Canada throughout the 19th century: Colonial Government and Responsible Government. How were these systems different? Colonial government, for one, held the aristocratic people in high regards. It was mainly the rich that had influence over decisions made in the government. On the contrary, Responsible Government gave the majority of the people (who were of the middle or lower class) voice, because members of the parliament could be voted into office. Despite their many contrasts in opinions, each system still had its own advantages for the people living in the Canadas at the time. In order to fully understand what it meant to have Colonial Government, one must look past the people running it, to their intentions. Although the aristocrats were wealthier than the middle and lower class people, ultimately, as humans, they all wanted the same things: power, prestige, and privilege. Human society has evolved to the point that the bases of anything we do is dependent on money. Having the rich control the money regulations of the colony would mean that everything they did would benefit the rich (themselves). In many cases, it would also harm the rest of the people in the colony. But firstly, how did the aristocrats get rich in the first place? Looking at the modern world, the richest people such as Steve Jobs or Bill Gates only became so because they were capable of maintaining a large business. Furthermore, they did not just start a business on any random thing, but businesses in what dictates life the most today: technology. Going back to the 19th century, there were several extremely important things for living, and that included having land, and obtaining furs or whatever was the special export of the area. From this, it is inferable that the rich had businesses

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