confederation shizzzzz Flashcards
in order to form a majority government, what did you have to do?
win a double majority
what is a double majority?
a gvt that had the majority in the legislative assembly in both canada east and Canada wes.
what happened in 1854?
the conservatives were the majority in lower canada and the minority in upper canada. they couldn’t have a majority government so they created a minority government.
what is a minority government?
a gvt formed by a party that had less than 50% of the elected members in the legislative assembly. it governs with the support from other parties.
what led to ministerial instability?
because neither the liberals nor conservatives won the majority in upper Canada, it made it difficult to run the colony.
why did George brown suggest rep by pop?
Canada west’s population was bigger than canada east. if rep by bop would be put in place, canada west would have more seats.
what is proportional representation?
a system in which the number of members elected to the legislative assembly had to be in proportion to the population of each region.
why did George brown propose an alliance among the conservatives?
he thought but having an alliance it would end ministerial instability
who was apart of the coalition government?
George Etienne cartier, john a macdonald, George brown
what did the coalition government introduce?
confederation
what is confederation?
the association of several states that delegate some of their powers to a central government while maintaining their political authority
what was the Charlottetown conference?
representatives from pei, newbrusnwick and nova Scotia met to discuss the unionization of those colonies
what was the result of the charlottetown conference?
the maritime provinces ended up joining the province of Canada
what happened in the Quebec conference?
federalism was created, the 72 resolutions was created. the railway was linked to all the provinces
what is federalism?
the power is divided between the 2 levels of gvt (federal and provincial)
what is the 72 resolutions?
division of powers between federal and provincial
why did Newfoundland and pei not like the idea of confederation?
because they were the least populated and would have the least members in the legislative assembly
did nova Scotia agree to confederation?
only if a railway would be built between nova Scotia and canada
what did upper canada think about confederation?
most legislative members supported it. rep by pop would benefit them.
what did lower Canada think about confederation?
the bleus supported it and the rouges were opposed to it
why were the rouges opposed to confederation?
they were scared that the French would lose their influence
how come confederation ended up passing for the province of canada?
because the three other political parties wanted it
what happened in the London conference?
people from British North America went to London to get approval for confederation. they made a bill based on the 72 resolutions
why did each colony join confederartion?
pei- they were in debt
Nova Scotia- railway was built between nova Scotia and canada
province of canada- mostly everyone wanted it because rep by pop would help them
