vocabulary
guarantee
what is a promise with legal backing
which 2 leaders came from canada east
what is George-Etienne Cartier and Etienne-Paschal Tache
when there are an equal number of seats (which makes it hard to vote and have a winner)
what was the division of power between
what is federal and provincial government
in 1949 ________ joined as a province
tariff
what is an extra charge
which leader founded the globe newspaper
what is George Brown
The canadien saw confederation as a way to gain their right and keep their identity
what is rights for canadien
____________ had the power to protect the rights of catholic and protestant minorities
what is federal government
In 1871 ___________ joined as a province
what is British columbia
secure
what is to get or make sure of
which 2 leaders led t an alliance called the "Great Coalition"
what is Etienne-Paschal Tache and John A. Macdonald
British North America had worried that the United States would take over British North America if the colonies did not join together.
risk of American annexation
where did the BNA act guarantee a railway to connect?
What is Maritimes with central canada
in 1873 __________ joined as a province
what is Prince edward island
annexation
what is takeover of a territory by another country
Etienne-Paschal Tache was a_______ during the rebellions
what is patriote
by the mid-1860s all immigrants in Canada west had developed all o the good farmland. George Brown advocated expanding west into Rupert's land.
what is western expansion
The BNA act assured representation by population in the ___________________
what is house of commons
in 1905 _______ and _________ created from territory and transfered to Canada
what si Alberta and Saskatchewan
representation by population
what is representation in the House of Commons (government) in proportion to your share of the total population of the country
who became Canadas first prime minister
what is John A. Macdonald
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island were British colonies, but they governed themselves. They worried that they would lose their independent character by joining Canada East and Canada West.
what is independence for regions
______ and _________ were the official languages of canada parliment
what is french and english
__________ refused to be transferred to Canada as a territory. Demanded to join as a province
what is manitoba