History A-Level
Durham Report
What Durham Report means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Durham Report
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Report of 1839 recommending uniting the two Canadas, granting responsible government, and solving French–English tension by assimilation.
Topics that use Durham Report
- Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 3 Learning from past mistakes: Canada and the Durham Report, 1837–40 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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