Choosing a Capital for Canada Flashcards
who did the government leave the decision to?
Queen Victoria
where were some of the places that the assembly met?
Kingston, Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto
what are some good reasons to have the capital where it was?
- Ottawa was right on the border between C. east and west and could satisfy both sides
- it had water transportation routes for moving U.S. troupes in an attack
- it was far from the U.S. border and could easily be protected from an attack
what were the parties and leaders of Canada west?
Tories- John a. macdonald
clear grits-George brown
what were the Tories’ beliefs?
they were proud of Canada’s connection to Britain and were loyal to Queen Vic
what were the clear grits beliefs?
want change and more say for ordinary people in government
what were the parties and leaders of Canada east?
Parti Bleu-George etienne-Cartier
Parti Rouge- AA Dorion
what were the beliefs of Parti Bleu?
support co-operation between French and English speaking Canadians
what were the beliefs of Parti Rouge?
support rights of French speaking Canadians
what is confederation?
the union of colonies under a central government
what is a non-confidence vote?
assembly is saying that they no longer support the government
what is a double shuffle?
when a government is voted in and then out within a short period of time
what is political deadlock?
when two political parties can’t reach an agreement and nothing gets done
what is rep by pop?
if they have a larger population, they should have more seats in the assembly
what is coalition government?
the joning of different political parties into one government in the time of an emergency
what did the people consider Ottawa?
a sub-arctic lumber village
