REASONS FOR CONFEDERATION
This issue prevented confederation because there were an equal number of representatives from Canada East and Canada West which made it difficult to make a decision.
What is Political Deadlock.
What is the BNA Act and what year was it created?
What is the act that created the union of all the colonies to form the country Canada. It also outlined provincial and federal responsibilities. It was created in 1867.
This colony did not join confederation until 1949.
What is Newfoundland.
NewFoundland’s main economic industry.
What is fishing.
Who is Sir John A Macdonald?
Who is the first Prime Minister of Canada
What promises did the Canadian Government make in order to get British Columbia to join confederation?
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway to connect British Columbia to other provinces.
What is Representation by Population.
What is seats are give to the colony based on population so decisions are made when majority rules.
What 2 provinces joined confederation in 1870.
What is North West Territories & Manitoba?
For this colony, farming & fishing was the main economic industry.
What is PEI.
What year was the Charlottetown & Quebec Conference?
What is 1864.
The British believed that Canada was a burden.
What is the Changing Attitudes of Britain.
This idea was proposed by George Brown to end Political Deadlock.
What is Coalition Government.
What colonies make up the Maritimes?
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island & Newfoundland.
Rupert's Land main economic industry.
What is the Fur Trade.
Name the main Political Parties in Canada East.
What is Parti Bleu & Parti Rouge.
British North America began to worry when this event took place south of the border as they did not want to take sides.
What is Civil War (Threat of American invasion are between Southern & Northern States Confederacy vs Union).
The term refers to British laws that governed the imports and exports of grain.
What are the Corn Laws.
The Province of Canada was made up of what colonies?
What is Canada East and Canada West.
In this region, fishing and trade over sea was significant, so shipbuilding was a main economic industry.
What is the Maritimes.
Name the main Political Parties in Canada West.
What is Conservatives & Clear Grits.
What was the Reciprocity Treaty?
What is free trade between the United States and British North American colonies where imported goods are free of custom duties.
What was the Red River Settlement?
What is the colony that Metis people mainly lived in. Located in Manitoba.
How are Canada East and Canada West different?
What is Religion and Language.
Canada East (French & Catholicism)
Canada West (English & Protestantism)
This colony was rich in lumber and minerals such as gold, copper and coal.
What is British Columbia.
Ottawa was named the capital city of Canada because of its...
What is good location:
Close to Canada East & Canada West
Well protected in Case of American Attack
Close to waterways (Rideau Canal & Ottawa River)