BNA
Economy in the colonies
What is the wealth and resources of the colony
Describe Atlantic colonies ( Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI )
Built a way of life based on fishing, shipbuilding, and logging
Groups of people in BNA
English, French, Aboriginal
Preferential tariffs
The British government collected taxes or tariffs on imported products, However, before 1846 it collected less tax from British North America because it was one of its colonies, this is known as preferential tariffs
How was the province of Canada created
what is the uniting of upper and lower canada
Describe Central colonies (Canada West, Canada East)
Depended on manufacturing, fur trade and farming. The people of Canada west were mostly English-speaking Protestants who wanted to dominate the people of Canada east, while the people of Canada east were mostly French-speaking catholics who were trying to hold onto their language and culture
The great migration
What is so many people coming to BNA at once, they named it The great migration causing more people to be located in canada east
Industrial Revolution
From 1750 to 1850, Britain was having an Industrial revolution, many people moved from the farms to the city to work in factories. They wanted free trade, This meant no taxes on imports so they would be cheaper to buy
What problems might the uniting the colonies cause
What is religious and cultural disagreements as well as government power and the economy.
The North and the Prairies (Rupert's Land, Red river settlement, Northwest Territories)
Made up of primarily first nations groups and fur traders. Their economy relied on the fur trade
The irish potato famine
In 1845 and 1846 a disease destroyed the main resource for the Irish, potatoes
No “corn laws”
The British called wheat “corn” in 1846, they took away the corn laws that gave special rate wheat to the colonies. This caused many wheat farmers to move to the United States since they couldn't compete with the cheap wheat from Britain
Most populous colonies
What is Canada west, Canada east and Nova scotia
The pacific coast ( British Columbia, Vancouver Island)
Most people were the first nations and fur traders. Their economy largely depended on the fur trade
African slaves and the underground railway
When the United States became a country in 1776, the southern states needed slaves to pick cotton. Causing the underground railway to be formed, so the slaves had a way to freedom.
Reciprocity Treaty
Lord Elgin wad the governor general in the province of Canada, in 1854 he persuaded the United States to sign a reciprocity treaty with Canada. There would be no taxes on Canadian wheat, timber, coal, fish, or potatoes going into the United States.
What groups were the minority
What is, British, French, First nations
Effects of the great migration
The great migration changed life in BNA, there were more English in Canada west than French in Canada east. As well as how the new immigrants needed food, jobs and shelter causing a drastic change in the economy
Water and railway transportation
During the industrial revolution, people began to think in new ways to improve transportation. Rivers had rapids that made travelling by ship very complicated. New canals were built, so ships could go around them. Ships could not travel n freshwater in the winter and some towns were not near water railways made travelling on land a lot faster and easier so they could run all year.
Effects of the railways
In the 1850s, the colonies began building railways between large towns. By the end of 1850, Canada west, Canada east. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia each had their own railway. Trade increased because more products could travel faster and farther. The railway created more work for everyone, travelling took less time, the government in each colony went into debt so for the government to recover they had to increase tax on imports and property taxes.