Pre confederation
What group was the majority in BNA?
The English were the majority
What was the least populated colony?
Northwest Teritorries
What was the Irish potato famine
What was the colonies solution to transporting things on land?
Railways
How was the province of Canada created
The province of Canada was created by uniting Upper and Lower Canada
name The pacific coast and the base of the economy there
British Columbia, Vancouver Island
Fur trade
Groups of people in BNA?
English, French, aboriginal
What was the reciprocity treaty
It was a treaty signed by usa and BNA to establish free trade in BNA and fishing rights in usa
name the most populous colonies
Canada west, Canada east, New Brunswick
name The north and the prairies and the base of the economy there
Ruperts land, red river settlement, northwest territories
Fur trade.
What were "coffin ships"
coffin ships were the nickname given to the ships going from Ireland to BNA. Conditions on the ship were horrible which prompted the nickname
What was the preferential tariff Britain had on BNA before 1846?
The British government collected less tax from BNA because it was a colony
What problems might uniting colonies create
The fench Canadian minority believed its religious and cultural rights would be lost if a union occurred
name the Central colonies and the base of the economy there
United Province of Canada, Canada East, Canada west
Farming, Fur trade
what was the great migration
a flood of people immigrating to BNA from Europe (mainly from Ireland)
What were the no corn laws?
this law helped get rid of preferental tariffs by abolishing the special rates the colonies got
what was the economy in the colonies like
the economies in each colony were diverse and different from each other with different departments
name the Atlantic colonies and the base of the economy there
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI.
Ship Building, logging,
What did the great migration have an effect on
It created and filled more jobs within BNA, helping the economy
What were the effects of the railway?
Political: Heavy debts and increased taxes
Economic: Increased trade, helped cities grow, made more jobs
Social: Less travel time, people could visit family, could work far away