The British government wanted their colonies to start paying their own ways.
What is Changing View of the Empire?
100
When the party with the Prime Minister has less overall seats than multiple parties together.
What is a minority government?
100
A leader of a Canada West party who wanted to develop English business and believed in protecting French rights.
Who is John A. McDonald?
100
A leader of a Canada West party that knew political deadlock in the United Province of Canada had to stop.
Who is George Brown?
100
The lowest of branch of the Federal Government which makes sure the laws passed are followed, consisting of the voters.
What is the Judiciary Branch?
200
Goods imported to Britain from British North America had lower taxes than goods that were imported from other countries.
What are the Corn Laws?
200
Mountains and great distances separated the colonies of British North America.
What is a geographical challenge?
200
A leader of a Canada East party who was against church in government and believed in the American form of government.
Who is Antoine-Aime Dorion?
200
The first of three conferences discussing creating a union of joined colonies, with representatives from each colony other than Newfoundland.
What is the Charlottetown Conference?
200
The second branch of the Federal Government which made the laws and consisted of Parliament, the House of Commons, and the Senate.
What is the Legislative Branch?
300
A Treaty that allowed the colonies of British North America and the United States to trade without taxes on imports or exports.
What is the Reciprocity Treaty?
300
There was not an inter colonial railway that connected colonies together, making colonies trade with the Americans and British instead of each other.
What is an economic challenge?
300
A leader of a Canada East party who was supported by the Catholic Church, did not believe in representation by population, and wanted to protect French rights and culture.
Who is George-Etienne Cartier?
300
The second of three conferences in which confederation of the colonies of British North America was discussed once again, with each colony having representatives in attendance. In the end, all colonies but Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island joined, and the 72 Resolutions were written.
What is the Quebec conference?
300
The top branch of the Federal Government that made and approved policies before they went to the second branch of government, consisting of the Governor General of Canada, Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Ministries.
What is the Executive Branch?
400
Irish Catholics living in the United States that sent failed raids into New Brunswick and United Province of Canada.
Who are the Fenians?
400
When voting ended in a tie, often due to the language barrier between Canada West and Canada East.
What is political deadlock?
400
The leader of a Canada West party who believed in representation by population and wanted the colony to expand West so representation would be even greater for Canada West.
Who is George Brown?
400
The final of three conferences in which the 72 Resolutions were signed, and Britain agreed to help pay for the inter colonial railway as well as give the Atlantic Colonies more funds.
What is the London Conference?
400
The smaller level of government, in charge of local issues like hospitals, land and resources, civil law, education, language, and culture.
What is the Provincial Level of government?
500
People in British North America were concerned about annexation by the United States and how to stop it.
What is Manifest Destiny?
500
The politicians of Canada West and Canada East almost always disagreed in votes because of their language barrier, often causing political deadlock.
What is a political challenge?
500
The idea of this was strongest in the 1860's, but many obstacles had to be overcome before this could happen.
What is Confederation?
500
When Queen Victoria signed the 72 Resolution, making the Dominion of Canada a country, the resolutions were named this.
What is the British North America Act?
500
The nation-wide government that had control over issues such as trade, Aboriginal peoples, defense, and taxation, holding the majority of the power.