Confederation
confederation
-1864-colony not country
-john a mac= father of confederation
-voting (liberal- conservative) (1856?)
-voting consisted of buying votes
-john a mac wins again
- toronto was temporarily capital of canada
-rail road
-leader of government = premier
-active union help make canada
-confederation -building a nation
-4 provinces joined to form a union = upper and lower canada -quebec- ontario
nova scotia and new brunswick
-advantages of confederation
-reasons for united
- economic stability
-abolished trade between barriers
-intercontinental railway
-trade from an ice-free port (halifax)
-prevented regions from being annexed
-stop threats from the american civil war
-pre confederation politics (before 1867)
-coalitions (government were together)
-too many “loose fish”
-party whips did not exist yet
-government still divided strongly along ethnic lines
-laws were difficult to pass because a double majority was needed in canada
-canada west
-divided- clear grit party (george brown)
-tories party (john a macdonald)
-rep by population
-large population = representation
- macdonald made deal with parti bleu (french party)
-canada east
-major divide among english- french add catholic-protestant divide
-george etienne cartier lead parti bleu
-forced on economic development, canadian east invested in railways
-joined john a macdonald
the maritimes
-newfoundland had little trade and economic benefits
-PEI gained little from railway (bc joined 1873)
-worried about shipbuilding industry
-”confederation was more deal than ideal convincing took place to join these
selling confederation
-romantic nation of “sea to sea”
fathers of confederation
-george brown
-crossing the floor joining rivals (john a + george etienne)
-aka great coalition
- believed in rep by pop
-supported the underground railway
-assassinated by former employee
-george etienne cartier
- macdonald + cartier = twins
-acted as pm on occasian
-”negotiated” the sale of rupert’s land
-“negotiated” bc entry into confederation
-fought with patriots rebels in 1837
-thomas d’arcy mcgee
-advocate for confederation
-propagandists for macdonald
-interested in canada
-leonard tilley
-new brunswick
-charles tupper
-nova scotia
-john a macdonald
-writes 72 resolutions
-the fenian raids
-irish society that planned to harm canada due to british ties
-from usa
-wanted revenge for mistreatment by the british
-felt irish potato famine was caused by british
-raids of 1866
-american civil war
-attacked fort erie
-attacked quebec
-unsuccessful new brunswick raid
-macdonald used this to his advantage
the conferences
-quebec city, charlottetown, london
-convince maritimes
-unification
-1 million of alcohol
-quebec city
-2nd conference
-new framework of constitution
-drafter 72 resolutions
-allow provinces to have power
-melding of both american and british governments
-wives accompanied the men
-natives were not present
-london 1866
-new brunswick and nova scotia joined west and east canada
-london made official
-british north american act = constitution
-dominion of canada
British North american act
-the constitution
-based on the quebec resolution
-supreme authority (govern general
-both federal and provincial levels
-federal government powers
-roads
-postage
-currency
-banking
-military
-taxation
-provincial government + power
-hospitals
-roads
-provincial taxes
-education
-1864-colony not country
-john a mac= father of confederation
-voting (liberal- conservative) (1856?)
-voting consisted of buying votes
-john a mac wins again
- toronto was temporarily capital of canada
-rail road
-leader of government = premier
-active union help make canada
-confederation -building a nation
-4 provinces joined to form a union = upper and lower canada -quebec- ontario
nova scotia and new brunswick
-advantages of confederation
-reasons for united
- economic stability
-abolished trade between barriers
-intercontinental railway
-trade from an ice-free port (halifax)
-prevented regions from being annexed
-stop threats from the american civil war
-pre confederation politics (before 1867)
-coalitions (government were together)
-too many “loose fish”
-party whips did not exist yet
-government still divided strongly along ethnic lines
-laws were difficult to pass because a double majority was needed in canada
-canada west
-divided- clear grit party (george brown)
-tories party (john a macdonald)
-rep by population
-large population = representation
- macdonald made deal with parti bleu (french party)
-canada east
-major divide among english- french add catholic-protestant divide
-george etienne cartier lead parti bleu
-forced on economic development, canadian east invested in railways
-joined john a macdonald
the maritimes
-newfoundland had little trade and economic benefits
-PEI gained little from railway (bc joined 1873)
-worried about shipbuilding industry
-”confederation was more deal than ideal convincing took place to join these
selling confederation
-romantic nation of “sea to sea”
fathers of confederation
-george brown
-crossing the floor joining rivals (john a + george etienne)
-aka great coalition
- believed in rep by pop
-supported the underground railway
-assassinated by former employee
-george etienne cartier
- macdonald + cartier = twins
-acted as pm on occasian
-”negotiated” the sale of rupert’s land
-“negotiated” bc entry into confederation
-fought with patriots rebels in 1837
-thomas d’arcy mcgee
-advocate for confederation
-propagandists for macdonald
-interested in canada
-leonard tilley
-new brunswick
-charles tupper
-nova scotia
-john a macdonald
-writes 72 resolutions
-the fenian raids
-irish society that planned to harm canada due to british ties
-from usa
-wanted revenge for mistreatment by the british
-felt irish potato famine was caused by british
-raids of 1866
-american civil war
-attacked fort erie
-attacked quebec
-unsuccessful new brunswick raid
-macdonald used this to his advantage
the conferences
-quebec city, charlottetown, london
-convince maritimes
-unification
-1 million of alcohol
-quebec city
-2nd conference
-new framework of constitution
-drafter 72 resolutions
-allow provinces to have power
-melding of both american and british governments
-wives accompanied the men
-natives were not present
-london 1866
-new brunswick and nova scotia joined west and east canada
-london made official
-british north american act = constitution
-dominion of canada
British North american act
-the constitution
-based on the quebec resolution
-supreme authority (govern general
-both federal and provincial levels
-federal government powers
-roads
-postage
-currency
-banking
-military
-taxation
-provincial government + power
-hospitals
-roads
-provincial taxes
-education