Canadian Government
This branch of government is responsible for acting in the best interest of the province.
What is provincial government
What was the main reason for the Maritime provinces joining Confederation?
What is the creation of a railroad?
Who was the first Prime Minister of Canada?
Who is Sir John A Macdonald?
What day is Dominion Day?
July 1, 1867
What was “political deadlock” in the province of Canada before Confederation?
There was no majority in the decision making, so true democracy wasn’t achieved
The BNA Act split Canada's government into these 2 branches.
What is provincial and federal?
Why was defence important leading up to Confederation?
What is the fear of the civil war in the United States?
How did George Brown contribute to Confederation?
He promoted representation by population.
Which colonies joined Confederation in 1867?
What is Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia?
How was “political deadlock” solved?
Use of representation by population
This group of people had the right to vote in 1867.
What are married men and women over the age of 21 who owned property?
Why was Prince Edward Island not important for Confederation?
It did not have the possibility of a railway.
Why was George Etienne-Cartier important for Confederation?
He represented the French population and convinced French provinces to join.
What was the main goal of the British North America Act?
To establish Canada and two separate branches of government: provincial and federal.
Who joined Canada in 1949?
Newfoundland
This part of government was granted residual powers by the BNA Act.
What is the federal government?
Which of the following was NOT a deciding factor for Confederation?:
Shifting trade relations
Political deadlock
A need for defence
A need for one official language and culture
What is "a need for one official language and culture"?
Which term refers to a party of Irish Catholics raiding British Colonies?
Who are Fenians?
What did the BNA guarantee about schools?
There would be public schools for the Catholic minority in English provinces and public schools for Protestant minorities in French provinces.
Which was NOT a federal responsibility in the BNA Act?
Education
What was the reason for creating provincial governments?
What is preserving culture and language?
Why did Newfoundland NOT want to join Confederation?
They did not want to share their money and resources.
Who are the four men credited as the "Fathers of Confederation"?
George Brown, Sir John A Macdonald, George Etienne-Cartier, Etienne Paschal-Tache
What responsibilities did the BNA Act state the federal and provincial governments would share?
What is agriculture and immigration?
Why did Canada need a railroad?
To connect isolated colonies for purposes including trade