confederation Flashcards
what is confederation?
When a group of people or nations form an alliance, it is called a confederation, allowing each member to govern itself but agreeing to work together for common causes
who wanted to put an end to ministerial instability?
the clear grits leader: George Brown
what did George Etienne propose?
the clear grits, the parti bleu and and the canada west conservatives should come together
what was this new government called?
coalition government
what is a coalition gvt?
A coalition government is a government in which several parties cooperate.
when was the Charlottetown conference?
in 1864.
who came together to discuss what in the Charlotte town conference?
New Brunswick, PEI, nova Scotia came together of merging the maritime colonies
what did cartier, macondald and brown suggest in the Charlotte brown conference\?
all the colonies should just merge
when was the Quebec conference?
1864
what happened in the Quebec conference?
federalism was accepted
what is federalism?
a system which is divided in federal and provincial
what is the 72 resolutions?
division of power between federal and provincial
what was the reaction to confederation?
wasn’t unanimous.
