Confederation Achieved Flashcards

1
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colonies were completely separated before what year?

A

1867

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How were the colonies before the confederation?

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They were often on friendly terms, economically and socially. But they had different legislatures

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What did the colonies all wanted to know when the idea of confederation came up?

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they wanted to know how confederation could benefit them

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MacDonald favor a strong national gov.t and having limited powers for the provincial gov.t. did other politicians agree on that?

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Very few colonial politicians agreed on the idea

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What were the thoughts of people living outside of central Canada?

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They were not eager to be ruled by a gov.t in central Canada

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What Are the maritime colonies and how did they view themselves?

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The maritime colonies are Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland. They saw themselves as mature and independent colonies

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How did the maritime colonies trade?

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They all had an independent trading relationships with Britain and the united States of America. There were no income of trade coming in for these colonies from Canada

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What was the United States planning to do with its Reciprocity treaty

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They were planning on ending it. which means that goods are not allowed to be passed through the border duty free. (1866)

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How was the shipbuilding industry affected?

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It was affected because of the steel technology from the united States. This threatened the maritime colonies and its business and industries

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What happened to Canada between 1849 and 1864?

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twelve different gov.t had been in power

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What did the leaders agree on

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They agreed that confederation was the only way to go

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What was the ‘Great Coalition’ and who was part of it?

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The ‘Great Coalition’ was the works of Brown, MacDonald and Cartier efforts to first save the gov.t of Canada and then unite the colonies

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What are ‘conferences’

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They were a series of meetings held to discuss about confederation with all the colonies

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How does the ‘conferences’ work?

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At the meetings, reps from all the colonies talk about the details they want for a new union

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When did the ‘conferences’ begin?

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1864 in Charlottetown, PEI

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16
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When was the Quebec Conference held?

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It was held in the fall of 1864

17
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What took place in London, England in 1866?

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New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada decided to join together as one nation