Confederation Leaders
Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?
John A. Macdonald
What is Confederation?
An agreement among the colonies to join together in a country
Why did Upper and Lower Canada start to rebel?
They wanted a democratic government and less British involvement
What did many of the people who arrived on the coffin ships during the Great Migration have to do when they arrived?
Quarantine
What year did Confederation happen?
1867
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What were 2 advantages of joining Confederation for the colonies?
Help paying off their debts, would get a railway, economic benefits through trade
Who were the two main reformers involved in the Rebellions?
Louis Joseph Papineau, William Lyon Mackenzie
What was the name of the group in charge of the council in Lower Canada?
Chateau Clique
Who is your favourite teacher?
Cassidy.... obviously
What is a political deadlock and how did Confederation solve this?
It established rep. by pop.
What was one of the fears from the colonies if they were to join Confederation?
Increased taxes
What was the purpose of the Act of Union?
Assimilate the Canadiens
What is the name the group in charge of the council in Upper Canada?
Family Compact
Who is responsible for establishing democratic government in Canada?
Lafontaine & Baldwin
Name 2 things that the British North America Act did.
Gave federal government power to make laws for peace & order, divided powers between federal and provincial government, established French & English as the languages, protected rights of Catholic and protestants, allowed religious schools, representation by population, railway for the colonies
What is the name of the act that established Confederation?
British North America Act
Name 2 things that the Act of Union did.
Combined Upper & Lower Canada into the province on Canada, created a council appointed by the governor, created an assembly with equal number of seats for Canada E & W, made English the official language of Canada
What was the name of the event that finally made there to be more British people in British North America than French?
The Great Migration
What is the biggest difference between a colonial government and a democractic government?
Colonial - britain/governor/council has power
Democratic - voters have power
Name 3 of the 4 key leaders of Confederation
John A Macdonald, George Brown, Étienne-Paschal Taché, George-Etienne Cartier
What were the first four colonies that joined Confederation?
Name the 3 recommendations made by Lord Durham
Assimilate the Canadiens, Unite Lower and Upper Canada, Make a democratic government
Name the THREE main reasons many British people moved to BNA during the Great Migration
Industrial Revolution, poverty, unemployment, more opportunities in the colonies
What did First Nations peoples have to do in order to become a citizen in the Dominion of Canada?