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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