Confederation
BNA Act
Conferences
People
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100

This is the date of Confederation. 

July 1, 1867

100

Canada East would be renamed this province.

What is Quebec?

100

The original purpose of this conference was to discuss the union of the Maritime colonies.

What is the Charlottetown Conference?

100

This man was leader of the conservative party.

Who is John A. Macdonald?

100

This group was late to the London conference.

Who was the province of Canada?

200

This was named the capital of the new Dominion.

What is Ottawa?

200

Each province must have this person, who serves at the pleasure of the Governor General.

Who is the lieutenant governor?
200

From this conference 72 resolutions were made, and this would serve as the base of our constitution. 

What is the Quebec Conference?

200

Antoine-Aime Dorion, disagreed with Confederation and was a part of this political party. 

What is parti rouge?

200

Charlottetown Conference was held in this year.

When is 1864?

300

Canada East would be renamed this province.

What is Quebec?

300

The power and privileges of parliament in Canada were to be deemed no greater than those of which parliament?

What is British Parliament?

300

These two colonies declined joining Confederation at the London Conference.

Newfoundland & PEI

300

This man would only support Confederation if Canada East would maintain its religious and family law.

Who is George Etienne Cartier?

300

In order, name the provinces that joined Canada after Confederation.

Manitoba, British Columbia, PEI, NWT

400

These are the two chambers of Parliament and they are elected by...

Senate (Prime Minister) and House of Commons (Citizens)

400

Parliament was made up of 3 parts. These parts were...

The Queen, and two chambers (House of Commons and the senate). 

400

This was the real reason Province of Canada was late to the London conference.

Political technicalities, they were having difficulty deciding how Province of Canada would be divided. 

400

This man promoted representation by population.

Who is George Brown?

400

A potlatch is...

A gift giving feast practiced by Indigenous peoples.

500

Sir John A. Macdonald believed that the Americans underwent civil war because...

What is a weak central government?

500

The BNA Act outlined there would be this many Senators, and it would be equally divided among these 3 provinces. 

What are 72 Senators, and what are Ontario, Quebec and Maritime provinces.

500

This was a big debate at the Quebec conference, in how powers should be divided. 

Legislative union vs. Stronger provincial rights

500

George Brown was leader of this political party.

What is Clear Grit?

500

These provinces attended the Quebec Conference.

Who are New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Province of Canada and PEI