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Mel Watkins, who revived this theory in the 1960s, argued that it was “Canada’s most distinctive contribution to political economy.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this historiographical thesis developed by William Mackintosh and Harold Innis, which argued that the export of namesake trade goods characterized Canadian economic growth.
ANSWER: staples thesis [or staples theory; accept staple goods; accept “The Staple Theory of Development”]
[10e] Innis argued that the fur trade around this body of water fundamentally shaped early Canadian economic and political history. This bay, which also names a British trading company, is named for an English explorer.
ANSWER: Hudson Bay [or Hudson’s Bay; accept Hudson’s Bay Company or Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson; prompt on HBC]
[10m] Innis argued that this resource was Eastern Canada’s staple good. A 1997 Mark Kurlansky microhistory discusses three 20th-century pseudo-wars that Iceland and Britain fought over this good.
ANSWER: cod [accept Cod Wars; accept The Cod Fisheries: The History of an International Economy or Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World; prompt on fish]
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Northwestern AUChicago D0101020
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Purdue AUIUC C0101020
UIUC DPurdue C010010
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UIUC AUChicago B0101020
UIUC BPurdue D0101020
WashU BPurdue B0101020
WashU DSIUE A0101020