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| What 4 Provinces and 1 Colony made up Canada in the 1860s |
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New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland
British North American Colonies of Canada |
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| Combined British upper Canada w/ French lower Canada |
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| Must achieve majority support from Canada West and Canada East |
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| Why was it thought that Britain supported the south in the US civil war? |
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Remained neutral
Completed British ship-building contract that gave South war-ship the Chesapeake |
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Allowed North-American British Colonies (Canada) to trade w/ US
Mistrust of Britain and British NA caused it to be cancelled when term was up |
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| Meetings in Charlottetown and Quebec city 1864 |
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Discussions of a confederation of existing colonies
Led to Canada becoming a country on July 1st |
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| Which problems would the unity (Confederation) solve? |
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Political deadlock
economic uncertainty
defence concerns |
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| Concerns of Province of Canada East |
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Preservation of way of life
Preservation of language |
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| Railway debt should be addressed by new union |
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What is Brown's cause of "rep by pop"?
Why did it become more popular with English Canadians and less with French Canadians? |
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Representation by Population
The population of Canada West got bigger than Canada East's |
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