Relationship between metropolis and frontier
When Canada took shape from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, frontiers spread throughout the fish land settlements to form cities, towns, and other settlements. One of the biggest cities discovered and formed in this process is the metropolis. It is a large city, which had widespread urban areas and more developments than frontiers. The metropolis expanded and became more urban and developed and controlled their very existence. At first, frontiers represent and hold the meaning of humanity and their general existence (The interplay between region and city in Canadian history, 1978). However, they represent the urbanization, development, and settlement in the old age. They also explain the happenings and the activities that took place, leading to the existence and settling of Canada’s people in certain places, especially the north. This essay explains the understood relationship between metropolis and frontier.
Frontiers in Canada were the regions and human settlements that led to the arrangement of the country. However, this arrangement is not as perfect as it may seem. Frontiers played a significant role in ensuring that communities that settled together were independent. Metropolitans, on the other hand, led to the development of cities. According to the interplay between city and region in Canadian history, metropolitans were extensions of frontiers. People and communities in frontiers that decided to expand and work on their urbanization led to the development of cities which may not be as big as those in Australia or the united states but middle-sized cities that are notably recognizable.
During the British rule, in the early sixteen centuries, farming was one of Canada’s activities. The farming and lumbering activities in frontiers led to the communities‘ ability to tap into new resources; this was, however, under the excellent supervision of the British rule who resided in British metropolitans. These activities increase the organized settlements of humans. The new resources that were discovered helped the locals of these frontiers to come up with new ways and urbanization. The settlements in the farming communities also led to new cities and towns, including Montreal and Toronto.
In the twentieth century, Toronto grew even more through the emergence of new mining frontiers. The connections and relations between frontiers and metropolitans grew at this point. The mining frontiers connected the towns and urban areas since large urban companies had to depend on these frontiers for their income and operations to run. Eventually, the frontiers became the primary domain for the urban centers and metropolitans. In return, Toronto grew in size and outreach, and it became the main supply base of the southern frontier. Its primary focus was the rail transport and the government in the province that awarded mining lands. Besides, large urban centers, such as New York City, were willing to make significant investments in Toronto due to the mining activities.
In conclusion, the metropolis can quickly and be defined as a city or urban centers developed. In contrast, frontiers can be defined as rural areas that are still developed and trying to find their way into urbanization.
References
Careless, J. (1979). Metropolis and Region: The Interplay between City and Region in Canadian History before 1914. Urban History Review, (3-78), 99. https://doi.org/10.7202/1019408ar