What is the abreviation of "representation by population"?
Rep by Pop.
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When did britain declare free trade?
1840
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what side (top or bottom half) of canada is canada east?
top half
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is the united states above or below british north america?
below
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who convinced polititions across the colonies to join confederation?
John A. Macdonald
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Was Representation by population the system in canada?
no.
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What does free trade mean?
to reduce or remove taxes on imported goods
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what side (top or bottom half) of canada is canada west?
bottom half
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after how many years of trading did the united states cancell the agreement?
10 years
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who did John A. Macdonald form an alliance with?
George-Etienne Cartier
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Who decided they wanted "representation by population"?
The responsible goverment
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who did britain decide to reduce or remove trading taxes with?
all countries.
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what does canada east consist of?
Canada East consists of Quebec, Montreal, and St. john
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how did the cancaling of the reciprocity agreement affect the colonies?
The canceling of the agreement caused the colonies to face an economic crisis
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what promises did francophones ricieve about confederation?
that their language and rights would be respected
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what is the definition of "representation by population"?
a system in which elected members all represent the same number of perple; the grreater the number of people, the more powera region has.
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what did free trade cause to the colonies?
Colonies had to pay for their own governments and defense, Britain in return gave them greater control over their own affairs, the colonies didn't have an assured market for their goods either.
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what does canada west consist of?
Canada West consists of Toronto, and Hamilton.
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after the cancelation what were the colonies considering?
they were considering uniting the colonies so that they could trade among themselves.
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what section of the BNA act gave the provinces control over education?
section 93
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Why was representation by population a problem in canada?
The act of union had given Canada east and Canada west the same number of seats in the assembly. Earlier in the 1840s Canada west had a smaller population than Canada east, as a result people in Canada west were happy to have the same number of seats, then in the 1850s the population in Canada west was outgrowing the population of Canada east and Canada west wanted rep by pop but Canada east objected because they would be out numbered if Canada west got more seats.
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why did britain declare free trade?
mercantilism system wasn’t working anymore and manufacturing industries were getting bigger. Britain needed more places to sell its goods
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where in british north america is canada located (1860)?(north,south,east,west,northeast,northwest,southeast,or southwest)
southeast
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why did british north america sign a reiprocity agreement with the united states?
British north America signed a reciprocity agreement with the united states So that fish, timber, and grain could go both ways across the US and Canadian border tax free.
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how many votes were in favor and how many votes were against section 93 the BNA act?