Conferences Relating to Confederation

Question 1

Charlottetown Conference (1864):

Answer 1

Delegates from Maritime colonies (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) and the United Province of Canada Canada East and Canada West) discussed forming a unified government.
The Civil War

Question 2

Quebec Conference (1864):

Answer 2

The same delegates agreed on the Seventy-Two Resolutions, outlining for how the new Canadian government would work

Question 3

London Conference

Answer 3

Delegates from the United Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick presented these Resolutions in London, leading to some changes and the British government’s approval, leading to the formation of Canada in 1867