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confederation
responsible/ rep gov
railway
Great fire/Bank crash
FPU
100
when did canada join confederation
1949
100
when did we get rep gov?
1832
100
when did the construction of the railway begin?
1881
100
what day is known as Black monday
dec 10th, 1894
100
who founded the FPU?
William Ford Coaker
200
who was the anti-confederate
charles fox bennant
200
when did we achieve responsible gov
1855
200
when was construction of the rail way finished
1897
200
which to banks closed on black monday?
commercail bank and union bank
200
what was the bonavista platform
reform in goveranance, the fishery and social policy
300
who was the confederate
Fredric Carter
300
who has more power is responsible goverment?
the people
300
which scot helped complete the rail way
Robert Reid
300
When was the Great fire, and why did it start
in 1892, a lit match or pipe fell into a pile of dry hay. Newfoundland had a dry season, and water was scarce.
300
why was the FPU formed
Because people believed fishermen should get more wealth for there labour
400
2 things against confederation
reduced taxation, no militia laws for young men
400
what is the meaning of disenfranchised
unable to vote
400
who was most negativly impacted by the railway
mi'kmaw
400
how did Newfoundland fix the problem
They joined confederation, and adopted Canadian currency
400
how many member has joined the FPU by 1914?
20,000
500
4 things for confederation
large number of people leave the country if it does not happen, capital is being withdrawn from the trade with no chance of maintaining it, population is in poverty, when a union of coutries take place, it is a union of strength and prosperty.
500
who has more power in a rep gov?
Britain
500
why did Newfoundland to go to st.georges as planned, but instead go to port aux basques
Because st.georges is part of the French shore, and all forigein affairs in Newfoundland is controlled by Britain, and tehy vetoed the idea.
500
why was Newfoundlands economy failing
because Newfoundland depended heavily on the cod fishery. When that started to fail, so did the economy
500
how many people did the FPU have elected to the house of commons?
8 people