Chapter 8 Flashcards
Political Deadlock
When groups of equally powerful people can’t make a decision
Guarantee
Something that will definitely happen because it has legal backing
Secure
Lock up, hold, keep, will happen,
Constitution
The Country’s rules about the government
Annexation
When a country takes over a territory
Mercantilism
When a country becomes rich from its colonies
Tariff
An extra charge
Jeopardize
To put something in trouble
Public School
Money for the school is paid by the governments taxes
Great depression
When the whole world had an economic set back between 1929 to 1939
World War II
War with the world happening between 1939 to 1945
Confederation issues (8 points)
- excludes the First Nations
- depended on cooperation of leaders
- political deadlocks
- Some Canadien leaders saw confederation as a threat
- Atlantic Colonies self governed and thought they would lose their independent character
- small islands thought it would be expensive to join
- afraid of American Annexation
Who are the 4 key leaders in Confederation
John A. Macdonald
George Etienne Cartier
George Brown
Etienne Paschal Tache
John A. Macdonald
Game time does first prime minister after confederation call mom came from Canada West and wanted to create a nation that stretched “sea to sea” while accommodating people to achieve agreement
George Eitenne Cartier
Came in from Canada east,, died five years after confederation supporting Catholics
George Brown
Canada West, founded Globe newspaper in Toronto, got shot
Etienne Pashal Tache
Canada east, part of the Graet Coalition, dies before final deal was struck
BNA act
John A. Macdonald and George Etienne Cartier wrote the act that established Confederation. Created a dominion of Canada, formed from the former colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Steps to reading a political cartoon
Look for labels in the caption: how the people are drawn/ symbols
Summarize situation in own words
Check the source: perspective/ the source it comes from
How a railway helped
- joined provinces together
- gave the ability to ship to each other when the rivers were frozen in the winter
- quicker/easier travel
