famous people
Who was the first Canadian prime minister?
Who is John A. Macdonald
What does BNA stand for?
British North America
What year was ruperts land purchased?
When was 1870
The political party that John A. Macdonald led
What is a conservative
Who was opposed of John A. Macdonald.
Who was George Brown?
This man was born on January 11th, 1815
Who is John A. Macdonald?
When was confederation in Canada started?
July 1st, 1867
What rebellion started in 1869?
What is the red river rebellion?
making citizens present (the fairest representation of people)
What is rep by pop
What is confederation?
a league of people
This man was born September 6th 1814
Who is George Etienne Cartier?
Queen victoria named the capital city when?
1868
Canadas fifth provice-- joined in 1870?
What is Manitoba?
shuffling of the government twice; started to embarrass Brown
What is a double shuffle?
This man was a lawyer
Who was George Cartier?
This man was born on November 29th, 1818
Who is George Brown?
What was Canada called in 1867?
Dominion of Canada
Who is Thomas scott?
When opposing political parties had equal votes and automatically voted against eachother
What is political deadlock?
This man was a journalist
Who was George Brown?
This man was born October 22th, 1844
Who is Louis Riel?
When did Fenians invade Canada?
June 1st, 1866
Who joined the confederation in 1873?
What is Prince edward island
The people of the USA believed they should own all of North America
What is Manifest Destiny?
What are the six reasons of Canadian confederation?
Canada could support itself
Intercolonial railway– aka the railway between colonies
defend against US invasion
Gain the land in the west (BC, North-west territories)
end of free trade between Canada and the US
to end political deadlock