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Confederation

Railway Issues

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The Railway was started to build to help with transporting goods faster from a destiniation to another. One of the main problems colonies and workers are facing is money. They also didnt treat the railway workers with respect, workers were not geting paid enough on a monthly bases.

Picture of the train moving throught the Canadian Rockies

Key People

  • John. A. Macdonald,
  • Sanford Fleming,
  • Sir William Mackenzie,
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
  • Sir Donald Mann,
  • Sir Henry Worth Thornton,
  • William Cornelius Van Horne

Key People

All these men contributed in many different ways. John A. Mcdonald proposed the idea of railways, this way he made the others think about it. William Conelius Van Horne was a telegraph operator and also very involved in the construction.

Key Events

Key Events

  • In 1871, British Columbia was offered a transcontinental railway

  • John A. Mcdonald had many ideas with the railways, one of them being connectiong east Atlantic to Upper and Lower Canada

How Would Confederation Help

How Would Confederation Help

The railroads would help confederation in terms of expansion as many provinces wanted to get in the benefits of the railroads. Confederation also can help many provinces with railroads though as some of them couldn’t afford to build railroads as a single cololny. Also its much more easy to trade. By joining confederation they will have combined efforts which will help with the economy.

Changing British Attitudes

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Changing British Attitudes

The Britsh left us alone, without their help in defence and in trade we wont be able to survive. To survive and fight we need to join all colonies and become one United Nation. We call all to join confederation.

Key People

Key People

  • John. A. Macdonald
  • George Brown
  • George Ettien Cartier
  • John Bright

John A. Mcdonald, George Brown and George Ettien Cartier were all leaders of their group during the time where the British attitudes changed. John Bright believed it was best if the trade was cut off, so all these men are significant to the British attitudes.

Key Events

  • British North American colonies; New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were considering to join confederation, this may help change British attitudes

  • Britain expressed how they believe they are not gaining much from the trade they have woth the colonies

  • John Bright supported that opinion leading to break the trade

How Would Confederation Help

How Would Confederation Help

Confederation could help change Britain’s attitude towards confederation itself was by proposing to release some of the military and economic burdens. Confederation can do this by giving money and other resources to help Britain’s military purposes and can also trade with them for economic purposes.

Political Deadlock

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Political Deadlock

We have not been making any progress due to the political deadlock we are in. This is causing for us to fall behind in politics. We need a solution and we need it fast to make improvements in our colonies and to move forward. The disagreement in the parliment should be solved fast.

Key People

  • John A Macdonald (leader of conservatives )
  • George Brown (leader of the liberal )
  • George Etienne Cartier (leader of bleus)
  • Aime Dorion (leader of the rogues )

These 4 leaders are the cause of Political deadlock, they do not agree in the amount of seats they have which doesnt allow progress to be done

Key Events

  • The 1860s were labeled as unstable in the province of Canada because of political deadlock

  • Since there were even numbers of seats neither of the sides could win, this created and arguement between the leaders, creating the political deadlock

  • Dissagreement in the party left open ways for other countrys to attack

How would Confederation Help?

The way confederation can help with political deadlock is by now having a united country, Canada will have to used the method of representation by population which is that each province will have a different amount of representatives depending on the amount of people living in the province. This way political deadlock will stop and Canada can become stable and let progress continue.

Threat Of American Invasion

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Threat Of American Invasion

Canada was looking forward to the threat of the Americans when the Civil War was over. It has come to attention that the Americans wants to take the land of ours. To prevent that and to be safe from any threats we have to be ne country, we have to be united.

Key People

  • John A. Mcdonald
  • George Brown
  • George Ettien Cartier
  • Aime Dorion

Key People

All of these men were significant to the threat of the Americans. This is because these 4 fathers of confederation are the leader of the parliment.

Key Events

  • The Americans decided to target Canada because the Britain decided to help the Southern states.
  • After the Civil war ended Canada was affraid that they may be the next target.
  • The American Civil war took place for 3 years (1861-1865)

How Would Confederation Help

How Would Confederation Help

If we were to have confederation, the chance of an American invasion will decrease as now they know our provinces are united and is now more dangerous together. If they do decide to attack we stand more of a chance of winning if we become one union because now instead of having one province only use their soldiers, guns, weapons, etc… with confederation other provinces can send help to increase chances of winning.

Cancellation Of The Reciprocity Treaty

Cancellation Of The Reciprocity Treaty

The Americans feel that BNA is benifiting too much from the Reciporcity Treaty. They are also the affraid that Nothern and Southern States will gain power. So they decided to cut out from the treaty. BNA's economy is decreasing and they have lost a good economic partner.

Key People

  • Franklin Pierce
  • James Bruce
  • John A. Mcdonald
  • George Brown
  • George Ettien Cartier
  • Aime Dorion

Franklin Pierce, James Bruce, John A. Mcdonald, George Brown, George Etienne Cartier and Aime Dorion are the ones to sign the treaty. John A. Macdonald, George Brown and George Etienne Cartier Bring the parliament leaders signed for Canada. United States President Franklin Pierce signed for United States and James Bruce signed with the United States .

Key Events

  • Hopes toward reciprocity began during 1846 to 1850
  • The Reciprocity Treaty was signed on June 6th 1854
  • Since Britain started free trade BNA let them go and decided to recrute United States as their new partner
  • The trade between BNA and United States lasted for 11 years

How Would Confederation Help

By ending reciprocity, Canada is now freed of trade barriers that were made by the agreement. If we do this then Canada can now trade with other countries other than just the United States of America.

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Citation

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