Effects of Confederation
Number of conferences prior to confederation.
3
It started in 1861 and ended in 1865.
The US Civil War.
These men joined forces with John A. Macdonald to help create Canada.
George-Étienne Cartier and George Brown.
Canada was known as what prior to Confederation?
BNA or British North America.
What was Canada afraid would happen without unification?
An American invasion
The big swath of land that the colonies wanted to buy but didn't have enough money for individually.
Rupert's Land.
Some of the colonies were afraid of what happening to them as a result of confederation?
Losing political power/voice (bc of PR)
The colonies decided to unify because they needed more... (two possible answers)
Money or protection/army
The name of the three parties in the Great Coalition
Clear Grits, Blue Party, Liberal-Conservative Party
Other name for the Quebec Resolutions.
72 resolutions.
Which colony changed its mind about Confederation and didn't join for almost 100 years?
Newfoundland
This got an official green light and stamp of approval at the conferences, and became a condition of confederation.
An interprovincial railroad.
The Maritime colonies were...
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland?
Proportional Representation (PR) was discussed and agreed upon at this Conference.
The Quebec Conference.
After Confederation, the federal government assumed control of, and responsibility for...
Indigenous peoples.
Why was Britain losing interest in its Canadian colonies? (multiple reasons needed)
Because Canada was becoming a military, political and economic burden.