CONFEDERATION

CONFEDERATION

GOAL—TO DEFINE CONFEDERATION

HOW DOES THIS WORD RELATE TO CANADA-THE COUNTRY I LIVE IN

When is Your Birthday?

When is Canada’s?

What do you know about Canada’s Birthday?

CANADA AND CONFEDERATION WHAT DOES THE WORD

CONFEDERATION MEAN?

con·fed·er·a·tion (kənˌfedəˈrāSH(ə))

groups united as one    

Confederation and Synonyms What is a synonym? Word that has the

same meaning.

What words mean the same thing as CONFEDERATION?

UNSCRABLE TO WORDS BELOW TO HELP YOU LIST SOME SYNONYMS

1.ellaiance

2. etuni

3. noniu

HOW DID YOU DO WITH YOUR SYNONYMS?

1.ellaiance------alliance

2. etuni---------unite

3. noniu---------union

CANADA AND CONFEDERATION

IN 1867 3 COLONIES THAT WERE UNDER BRITISH CONTROL CAME TOGETHER TO UNITE AS 1 TO CREATE THE COUNTRY

1. How many years ago is that?

2. That makes Canada how old?

Canada in 1867

In the beginning Canada was made up of 3 colonies that came together

What is a colony?

A Colony

 country or area under the full or partial political control of another country, typically a distant one, and occupied by settlers from that country.

SO—if a colony was called a BRITISH COLONY who would have control?

If you said the BRITISH YOU ARE CORRECT!

Match the colony with the country with the POWER

French Colony Australia Australian Colony France

CANADA IN 1867

In the beginning the 3 colonies that came together to create Canada were

All BRITISH COLONIES

Since the colonies that came together to create Canada were British that

meant that what area had control of these lands?

THE BRITISH / BRITIAN

In the beginning the 3 colonies that came together to create Canada were

called……..

1. avoN Stcoia

2. weN Bursickwn

3. ehT Province of anadaC

avoN Stcoia Nova Scotia

weN Bursickwn New Brunswick

ehT Province of anadaC The Province of Canada

Colonies Turning INTO a Country

Look at the map above

What we call Canada today had some names that were used in 1867.

What are those names?

Canada, July 1st 1867

If you listed: North-West Territories Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia

YOU ARE CORRECT!

CANADA AT BIRTH—JULY 1ST 1867

Canada, July 1st, 1867 consisted of the

CANADA 1867-VERSUS TODAY

Now, compare Canada today to Canada on its birthday

What is Similar?

What do you notice that is the same ?

What is Different?

List as many differences as you can when comparing Canada from 1867 to today.

WHY UNITE?

MAKE A PREDICTION….

WHY DO YOU THINK THESE 3 COLONIES WOULD COME TOGETHER TO CREATE

A COUNTRY?

WHY CONFEDERATION?

There were many reasons for this union but 3 main reasons were

1. FEAR FROM THE U.S 2. RAILWAY 3. MORE LAND

LOOK AT THE CHART BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Reasons

Fear from the United States

Trade Railway

What is a railway?What is trading?What does

fear mean?

Fear Means– to be afraid-to shy away

Trading- exchanging goods –that usually have value-buying something

Railway- type of transportation used to move goods and people

Fear-to shy away-to pull aware

Have you ever been afraid of something?

Share an experience where you felt this way and what did you do?

Trading-exchanging-buying

Share a time where you traded something for something of value

Railway—transportation to move goods and people

Have you ever seen a train before?

What did it look like?

Did it look like it would carry peopleor goods, or perhaps both?

Share your experience

Reasons

Fear from the United States

Trade Railway

Why would a railway be important?

Why would trading be important ?

Why would they fear the United

States?

Reasons

Fear from the United States

Trade Railway

Why would a railway be important?

Why would trading be important ?

Why would they fear the United

States?

Did not want theUnited States to

move up and take over

How people made money

To move items toMake money andTo help people

move across the land

Charles Tupper – Premier- Nova Scotiahad this idea for a union

What is a Premier?

Premier is the leader for the Province

Who is Nova Scotia’s Premier?

Do you know where the meeting was held to discuss a union?

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Have you ever been to Prince Edward Island? If so,what are some of your memories?

Do you know who is in this picture?

Hint—a local high school is named after him

SIR JOHN A MACDONALD

Sir John A Macdonald was the Premier of the Province of Canada, he asked the Maritime colonies if the Province of Canada could join in their discussion of a union – THERE WOULD BE GREAT GAINS FOR THE PROVINCE OF CANADA

AFTER PEI’S MEETING THERE

WERE TWO MORE BIG MEETINGS

1. QUEBEC AND THE OTHER IN LONDON

PRIME MINISTER’S JOB The prime minister is the 

head of government in Canada.

The Canadian prime minister is usually the leader of the political party that wins the most seats in the House of Commons in a general election.

It is the most powerful role in Canadian politics.

Canada’ s Prime Minister Today

Who is Canada’s Prime Minister today?

FINALLY OFFICIAL……. The bill was finally signed by Queen Victoria.

On July 1, 1867, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada were proclaimed AS THE COUNTRY OF Canada AND with John A. Macdonald its first prime minister

WHAT IS A PRIME MINISTER?

THE LEADER OF THE COUNTRY

WHAT IS THEIR JOB?

Steven HarperCanada’s Prime Minister

EXPANDING CONFEDERATION Over the years, colonies and territories continued to join Confederation

to form the country we have today.

Manitoba 1870 Northwest Territories 1870 British Columbia 1871 Prince Edward Island 1873 Yukon 1898 Saskatchewan 1905 Alberta 1905 Newfoundland 1949—name changed at that time to Newfoundland and

Labrador Nunuvat 1999

CANADA TODAY