Geography
The country to the south of BNA
What is USA
These two language groups in the Canadian colonies were constantly in conflict with each other
What is Sir John A. Macdonald
British North America supported both sides of this war, making everyone mad and heightening the need for defence
What is the American Civil War
Who are the 36 men who contributed to the Confederation Conference commonly known as?
What is Fathers of Confederation.
These were officially the first four provinces in the Dominion of Canada
What is Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick
A belief that the USA should expand to cover all of North America
What is Manifest Destiny
Canada West and Canada East continuously in conflict causing an unstable government that could not make decisions.
What is political dead lock
The end of this set of policies in the late 1840s by the British government caused an economic depression in Canada and forced Canadian leaders to seek new trade markets.
What is the Corn Laws
Who were the colonies included in the Confederation Conference?
Canada West, Canada East, New Brunswick, PEI, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia (and in our class, Selkirk Nation)
The original purpose of the Charlottetown Conference was to discuss
What is the union of the Maritime colonies into a country
How did the United States cause Confederation in Canada
1. US was looking for new land
2. American Civil War evoked new fears
3. Ended reciprocity agreement (took away free trade)
4. Fenian Raids were launched from there (weak defences)
When political representation is divided according to the amount of people in each colony
What is representation by population
This war ended in a “tie”, but highlighted the need for a common defence system in British North America
What is the War of 1812
Whose voices were left out of the confederation discussion despite being a sizable part of the population in North America at this time?
What is First Nations voices
Canada officially became a country in what year?
What is July 1, 1867
Great Britain influence on confederation
Lack of protection
Lack of trade benefits
They encouraged it
The conference discussing the union of Upper and Lower Canada, as well as the Maritime Provinces.
What is the Quebec Conference
A series of attacks on Atlantic Canada that also highlighted the need for a common defence system in British North America.
What is the Fenian Raids
Why were the Maritime's resistant to join confederation?
What is
1. They thought they were doing fine
2. They did not think they had much in common with the rest of Canada
3. Geographic differences
What is the Act of Union 1841
The recommendations made to deal with unfair oligarchies and rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada
What is the Durham Report
Political Deadlock in the colonies was caused by
What is equal representation
An economic trade agreement made with the United States that lasted for 10 years.
What is Reciprocity Agreement
Explain at least 4 of the proposal ideas
1. Free Trade
2. Maritime Subsidy
3. Absorb Debts
4. Intercolonial Railway
5. Intercontinental Railway
6. Buy Hudson's Bay land
7. United Defence
8. Federal and Provincial Governments