Interesting Facts
Became Canada’s first Prime Minister
Who is John A. Macdonald ?
They feared Confederation because they were afraid to loose their independence and have their taxes increased.
What are the Maritime Provinces ?
The inability to decide on a course of action because of disagreement among equally powerful decision makers
What is political Deadlock?
Joining together in a union
What is confederation?
PEI and Newfoundland declined to join Confederation due to fear of?
What are taxes?
They were left out of discussion about Confederation altogether.
Who are the First Nations People?
British North America (BNA) and later Canada, worried about being taken over by this country.
What is the United States ?
An extra charge on imported goods.
What is tariff?
A school whose funds come from “public money” (taxes paid to a government)
What is public school?
Confederation originally acknowledged two founding nations.
Who are the British and the French ?
The British North American colonies signed it with the United States in 1854.
What is the Reciprocity Treaty/Agreement?
By the 1860s, all the good farmland had been developed. Which land did the United States want to annex?
What is Rupert’s Land?
Takeover of a territory by another country.
What is annexation?
A regulated economic system that made a country rich from its colonies
What is mercantilism?
John A Macdonald and George Etienne Cartier wrote the BNA act that was passed in 1867 to create....
What is the Dominion of Canada?
The “Golden Age” in the Maritime colonies was the age of?
What are the wind, the wood, and the sail?
This treaty allowed British North America to sell its raw resources in the USA at good prices.
What is Resiprocity Treaty?
The official set of rules about how a country is governed.
What is constitution?
In 1864, this politician changed his mind because he feared annexation by the USA and wanted Canada to control Rupert’s Land.
Who is George Brown?
These provinces belonged to the Canadian Confederation as of 1867.
What are Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick?
This city situated on the border between Quebec and Ontario became the capital of the Dominion of Canada
What is Ottawa?
What crucial project in Canadian history linked the British North American colonies, influencing their decision to unite as a Dominion, and became a cornerstone of national identity?
What is the transcontinental railway?
Gave the federal government the power to make laws for “peace, order and good government.”
What is BNA Act?
He wanted to create a nation that stretched from sea to sea.
Who is John A. Macdonald ?
These four men were the Fathers of Confederation.
Who are John A Macdonald, George-Etienne Cartier, George Brown, and Etienne-Paschal Tache?