Confederation
Montāžas Apraksts
Canada's Confederation.
Montāžas Teksta
- Mommy, what is confederation?
- Well, confederation is the joining of British North America.
- I am John A. Macdonald
- We are Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
- Lets make a country!
- I am George-Étienne Cartier
- When and why did it happen?
- It happened during the 1860's, and there is 6 important reasons why...
- 1. Political Deadlock Canada West and Canada East had an equal number of representatives in the Legislative Assembly. Each group took opposite sides in discussions, leading to political deadlocks. Few changes could be made due to the bitter conflicts between the two groups.
- 2. American Expansion The people of British North America were worried about an American invasion. They felt that if they united, they would have a better chance of defending themselves and keeping their land.
- 3. A railway from east to west was needed. Each colony had its own railway system at this time, however, they were all in financial difficulty and unable to expand. To add to the problems, the St. Lawrence River froze in the winter, halting transportation and the Gaspé mountains made it almost impossible to get goods to the Atlantic colonies.
- 4. Great Britain wanted to break some ties. Great Britain was beginning to wonder if New France was of any use to them. Only some politicians saw the raw materials and a market for manufactured goods to be of use to Great Britain. Others saw it as a place to move to if war erupted. Great Britain encouraged Confederation in order to make the Canada's more self-sufficient, but still loyal to Britain.
- 5. Cancellation of the Reciprocity Treaty Between 1854 and 1865, there was a free trade agreement between the British North American colonies and the United States. Very low tariffs (taxes) were added to agricultural products and raw materials when they were sold across the border. In 1865, the United States ended this free trade so the colonies thought that by joining together they would increase their prosperity and increase free trade amongst themselves.
- 6. Expansion to the West Canada West and Canada East began looking for more available developable land and land for farming and settlement. Present-day Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta were still available. The two Canada's needed to expand but were required to act quickly as the threat of American expansion into these western lands was a pressing possibility.
- So, why do we speak French and English in Canada?
- At the time of confederation, there was about the same number of English and French speaking people in Canada.
- Didn't the Aboriginal people have there own language?
- Well, yes they had there own language BUT, they where excluded from confederation because, the English and French people wanted to control how Canada was formed.
- thanks ZZZ mommy ZZZ
- your welcome, and good night.
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