REASONS AND CONFEDERATION

Question 0

What is reason 2?

Answer 0

A railway was needed to link the colonies

Question 1

What is Reason 1?

Answer 1

political deadlock

Question 2

What was Reason 3?

Answer 2

Cancellation of the Reciprocity treaty

Question 3

What was reason 4?

Answer 3

Threat of American expansion into BNA

Question 4

What was Reason 5?

Answer 4

GBR wanted her colonies to be more self sufficent

Question 5

what was reason 6?

Answer 5

Some wanted to expand settlement jnto Ruperts Land

Question 6

What is the Great Coalition?

Answer 6

in 1864 when George B agreed to work with John A M and George E C to end the Political Deadlock

Question 7

Name two obstacles and two advantages for reason 2

Answer 7

obstacles- mountains( gaspe)
no connected railways

advantages- move troops quickly
increase trade amond colonies

Question 8

What is the Grand Trunk Railway and great western rail?

Answer 8

the grand trunk railway ran from Sarnia to Riviere du loup and became bankrupt in 1860

the great western rail ran from niagra falls to windsor and had financial trouble

Question 9

what happened in 1864 and 1865?

Answer 9

there was free trade between BNA and USA under the R treaty, which allowed raw materials and agricultural products to be sold without high tariff

Question 10

what happened in 1865?

Answer 10

the usa cancelled the treaty which caused people in BNA to think of joining together to trade among themselves with no tariffs

Question 11

name one reason about the american civil war, the fenians, manifest destiny, americans in the red river settlement and the colony of British Columbia

Answer 11

american civil war- southern raiders used canadian territory as a base

the fenians- a group of catholics in the us wanted to end british rule over ireland

Manifest destiny- policy of expansion based on the belief that north american comtinent should belong to the US

americans in the red river settlement-wanted to join the us

colony of British Columbia-
danger to be taken over by the US

Question 12

name gbrs attitude and why they should keep the colonies and why they shouldnt

Answer 12

gbrs attitude- changed in the 1860s

why they should- provide military bases
good source of raw materials and manufactured goods

shouldnt-burden on British tax payers
pay for their own government

Question 13

what about the loyalty to britain?

Answer 13

many BNAS were loyal to britain and favoured confederation

Question 14

what was happening to good available farmland?

Answer 14

it was dwindling

Question 15

where dod many people look as a possible area of settlement?

Answer 15

they looked to the west ( manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta)

Question 16

when was the charlottetown conference?

Answer 16

september 1st 1864

Question 17

who was at the c conference and whT were they doing?

Answer 17

nb, ns, and pei were discissing a maritime union

Question 18

who asked to join the c conference

Answer 18

ce and cw

Question 19

what were the colonies opionion on coalition?

Answer 19

nb, ns, divided, pei opposed

Question 20

who met at the q conference?

Answer 20

all colonies including newfoundland

Question 21

when was the q conference?

Answer 21

october 1864, it lasted over 2 weeks

Question 22

what dod the q conference result in?

Answer 22

the 72 resolutions- strong central government would handle economic development and defence

Question 23

when was the L conference?

Answer 23

dec 1866- feb1867

Question 24

who was at the L conference?

Answer 24

16 delegates from all colonies but newfoindland presented the 72 res to the british officials

Question 25

when were the72 res passed?

Answer 25

feb12 1867, also known as BNA act

Question 26

when did queen vic create the domonion of canada?

Answer 26

may 22 1867