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This man was the Premier of Nova Scotia. He was the first to suggest a "Maritime Union", which was the idea that eventually led to Confederation.
Who is Charles Tupper?
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This colony was part of the Province of Canada. Even though they had doubts, part of the reason they supported Confederation was because they wanted the Province of Canada to separate again and have more independence and control over how their French culture was maintained, even if they were part of a larger union of colonies.
What is Canada East?
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This was the country that some people felt threatened by. They share a large border with many of the colonies that joined Confederation.
What is the United States?
100
This was where the first meeting was held. It was originally going to be about a Maritime Union, but the Province of Canada heard about it and sent representatives to talk about a union of all the British Colonies.
What is Charlottetown?
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This was done in Nova Scotia to protest the vote for Confederation being passed.

Burning effigies and having a fake funeral 

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This man was the Premier of New Brunswick. He supported Confederation, despite many people in his province being against it.
Who is Leonard Tilley?
200
This colony had very little interest in Confederation during the early meetings. The main reasons were because a railroad would not benefit them at all, and they were already dealing with their own problems involving land owners that lived in Britain and were not taking care of their land.
What is Prince Edward Island?
200
The United States stopped doing this for free with the British Colonies, and the colonies felt they could save money by doing it freely with each other.
What is trade?
200
There were this many resolutions made at the second meeting of delegates, which were eventually turned into the British North America Act
What is 72?
200

This group did not have the right to vote or have any say in the newly formed country of  Canada.

Women

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This man came from The Province of Canada. He pushed for a railroad that went across all of the colonies (in order to increase and facilitate trade) and was eventually the first Prime Minister of Canada.
Who is John A. Macdonald?
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This colony had mixed feelings about Confederation. There were coal and steel industries that would benefit from a railway, but a fishing industry that didn't have much need for it. They were also wary of having to take on the Province of Canada's large debt.
What is Nova Scotia?
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This was the main focus of Canada West, and a big part of unifying and connecting the country.
What is a railway?
300
This is where the resolutions were made. It was the second conference held by delegates and politicians from the colonies.
What is the Quebec Conference?
300
This was the main reason PEI eventually joined confederation.
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This man was once the Premier of Prince Edward Island. He was skeptical of a Maritime Union but eventually supported Confederation. He eventually resigned as Premier because there was so much disagreement about confederation among PEI politicians, even ones in his own party.
Who is John Gray?
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This colony was mostly against Confederation because they felt they would not have as much representation in a Federal government as the other colonies, and they already had good trade relations with the United States. Eventually, they did join as one of the first colonies in the Confederation.
What is New Brunswick?
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This was important for an increasing amount of people coming to British North America and for being able to defend against the American border.
What is getting more land?
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This is where the British North America Act was signed. Joseph Howe was going there to argue against Confederation, but he arrived too late!
What is Great Britain?
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This was the next colony to join into confederation after NB, NS, Canada East and Canada West.
What is Manitoba?
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This Nova Scotian was the leading voice against Confederation in the colony. He was no longer a politician, but still had a strong voice due to his newspaper and involvement in the media.
Who is Joseph Howe?
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This colony was mainly against Confederation because they wanted to maintain their strong ties with Britain and felt they had a strong enough fishing industry that they did not need the other colonies to support them.
What is Newfoundland?
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This group of people was largely responsible for New Brunswick joining Confederation. They tried to raid New Brunswick in order to take control and trade it back to Britain for Irish freedom.
Who are the Fenians?
500
This was one of the most important resolutions in the ones outlined in the BNA Act (hint: government)
What is establishing a leader/federal government?
500

This was a main reason the BNA Act was not fair for the First Nations people of Canada.

What is they were governed under the same laws as everyone else but not given equal rights AND their language and culture was not protected.