Confederation Flashcards
The union of colonies of British North American act into the dominion of Canada is to referred to as ?
Confederation of Canada
What are the six reasons of confederation
Political deadlock, railway linking the colonies, reciprocity treaty, American expansion into BNA, Great Britain wanted colonies to be more self-sufficient, Some people (CW) wanted to expand settlement into ruperts land and the North-West Territories
Who decided to make Ottawa the capital city of Canada?
Queen Victoria
Name 3 reasons why queen Victoria chose this?
Far from u.s boarder and could be protected in attack, good water transportation, between Can. East and can. West so u.s would satisfy both parts of province
In the 1860’s _____% of the population of BNA lived beyond the few towns and cities, mainly on farms, in lumber camps, and in tiny sea coast villages
80%
What does BNA stand for?
British North America
What is a double shuffle?
Two governments were defeated in a non-confidence vote within 48 hours
What is political deadlock?
When a governments parties are evenly matched and neither sides win, members of the government vote against each other
What is reciprocity?
Is an agreement to allow trade in certain goods between countries without taxes
What is free trade?
Britain’s would allow goods from any country into its market without taxes
What is manifest destiny?
A belief that the United States would one day control all of North America
What province was Canada east?
Quebec
What province was Canada west?
Ontario
What date did Canada become a country?
July 1st 1867
The province of Canada was created from _______ and _______ Canada?
Upper and lower
