Leaders
The first prime minister of Canada in 1867 after the BNA.
Who was John A. Macdonald?
This event occurred decades before confederation and allowed Canada to be recognized as different from the United States.
What is the War of 1812?
This government is in charge of rights like healthcare, education and transportation.
What is the provincial government?
These two people wrote the British North America Act that established Confederation in 1867.
Who were John A. Macdonald and George-Etienne Cartier?
This report was sent to Britain on how to best manage the ongoing conflicts in British North America in 1838.
What is the Durham report?
This man, along with John A. MacDonald, was one of the Fathers of Confederacy and an English-Canadian.
Who was George Brown?
This organization helped support the importance of French language and culture by travelling across cities and communities.
What is the Catholic church?
This government was in charge of trade between other countries.
What is the federal government?
The BNA Act created a division of powers between these two governments.
What is federal and provincial?
Who are the maritime colonies?
Who is Lord Durham?
In a partnership with Canada, these colonies worried that they would be dominated and they would no longer have power to make decisions for themselves.
What are the maritime colonies?
This type of government ensures provinces with larger populations have more seats.
What is representation by population?
The BNA Act had combined provinces of Canada into this state.
At the time, many colonists hoped to join this country.
What is the United States?
This man lived in exile after fighting in a rebellion. He advocated for the continuation for the French language and the Catholic religion.
Who was George Etienne Cartier?
This person fought to protect Rupert's land in present day Manitoba.
Who was Louis Riel?
This was a problem English-Canadians and French-Canadians faced when making any decisions prior to confederation.
What is political deadlock?
These are the first four provinces to join Canada in confederation.
What are: Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick?
Because of this, the United States believed they should take over all of North America.
What is manifest destiny?
In 1864, Macdonald, Brown and Cartier led this alliance that became central to the success of Confederation.
What is The Great Coalition?
This type of government means elected politicians would control the government, appointed legislative council and lieutenant governor would not be able to oppose the wishes of the elected legislative assembly.
What is responsible government?
This town was where the BNA was first discussed.
These were Irish nationalists who wanted Ireland to be independent from Britain.
Who were the Fenians?