The belief that many Americans had that it was their right to control all of North America.
What is manifest destiny?
100
Before 1856 this country was the colonies' guaranteed market and largest trading partner for their goods.
What is Britain?
100
This man joined forces with John A. Macdonald to help create Canada.
Who is George Etienne Cartier?
100
The third and final Conference was held in this city.
What is London?
100
The number of colonies that rebelled against Britain in 1775.
What is 13?
200
This was a trade agreement between the United States and Canada by which natural resources could flow both ways across the border free of any import taxes.
What is the Reciprocity Treaty?
200
This war, which broke out in 1861, led to certain states being suspicious of Britain and its colonies.
What is the Civil War?
200
This lady ruled Britain and signed the BNA Act to make Canada a nation.
Who is Queen Victoria?
200
The first conference in Charlottetown was held in this year.
What is 1864?
200
The Act of Union was proposed by this man.
Who is Lord Durham?
300
This Conference occurred on October 10-27, 1864.
What is the Quebec Conference?
300
This man was the mastermind of the British North America Act.
Who is John A. Macdonald?
300
These Irish Americans wanted Ireland to be free of Britain and so they attacked New Brunswick.
Who are the Fenians?
300
These two colonies did not agree with the union at the Quebec Conference.
What are Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island?
300
This is the reason so many Irish immigrated to Canada.
What is famine?
400
The idea in politics that elected members represent the same number of people.
What is representation by population or rep-by-pop?
400
The first conference that the leaders of the colonies attended was in this city.
What is Charlottetown?
400
The Maritime colonies consisted of these colonies.
What are New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland?
400
Representation by population or rep-by-pop was discussed and agreed upon at this Conference.
What is the Quebec Conference?
400
In this war the British invaded America and burned down their government buildings.
What is the War of 1812?
500
In the 1850's, this part of British North America was unhappy with its representation in the assembly because of its growing population.
What is Canada West?
500
The Dominion of Canada was made up of these first provinces in 1867.
What are Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia?
500
At this Conference the requirement of an intercontinental railway was added.
What is the London Conference?
500
These two leaders fought each other in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.