Confederation
This term describes the situation in the United Province of Canada where the English and French sides were tied, making it impossible to pass laws.
What is Political Deadlock?
The Fenians were a group of people from this heritage living in America who wanted to hold Canada hostage to free their homeland.
Who are the Irish?
He was the first Prime Minister of Canada and a leader of the Conservative Party.
Who is John A. Macdonald?
The Metis share cultural heritage with Canada's First Nation and this European nationality.
Who are the French?
Along with Quebec and New Brunswick, this Atlantic province was one of the original four to join in 1867.
What is Nova Scotia?
This area, named after the then Prince of the Rhine, was purchased by Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company.
What is Rupert's Land?
Crossing the border from this growing nation allowed the Fenians to easily invade Canada.
What is the USA?
George Brown was a major supporter of this concept, which would give the region with the most people more seats in government.
What is Representation by Population?
Created as a result of pressure from the Metis, this province today borders Saskatchewan to the west, Ontario to the east, Nunavut to the north, and the Northwest Territories to the northwest.
What is Manitoba?
This territory was not created until 1999, 132 years after confederation.
What is Nunavut?
The Liberal and Conservative parties joined forces under this agreement for the good of their citizens.
What is the Great Coalition?
The Fenians invaded Canada to try to hurt the world's largest empire, which stemmed from this European country.
What is Britain?
This leader of Canada East worked to ensure that French rights, language, and religion would be protected in the new country.
Who is George-Étienne Cartier?
The land on which the Metis lived was "owned" by this trading organization.
What is the Hudson's Bay Company?
This island province hosted the first conference but didn't join until 1873 when Canada offered to pay off its absentee landlord debts.
What is Prince Edward Island?
This was the name of the act passed by the British Parliament that officially created the Dominion of Canada.
What is the British North America Act?
This June 1866 battle near Lake Erie was a rare victory for the Fenians against a group of Canadian volunteers.
What is the Battle of Ridgeway?
He was the owner of The Globe newspaper and Macdonald’s rival, who eventually joined the "Great Coalition" to make Confederation happen.
Who is George Brown?
This 1870 Act created Canada’s fifth province and promised land and French language rights to the Metis.
What is the Manitoba Act?
This province was the very last to join Confederation, waiting until 1949.
What is Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador)?
The nickname given to the Liberal party during confederation, transparently George Browns party.
Who are the Clear Grits?
During their invasion, the Fenians crossed this river from Buffalo, New York, into Fort Erie in then Canada West.
What is the Niagara River?
This person led the Metis people during the Red River Resistance and later the Northwest Resistance.
Who is Louis Riel?
This coup was staged by the Metis in what is today Manitoba.
What is the Red River Rebellion?
These two Prairie provinces were both created and joined Canada in the year 1905.
What are Alberta and Saskatchewan?