tianni ivey a4. background established in 1867 founding father(s) unknown o because of 3...
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CANADA’S ROAD TO NATIONHOOD
Tianni Ivey A4
Background
Established in 1867
Founding father(s) unknown
o Because of 3 Conferences of
Confederation
Before the Confederation
Britain and France in North America
France gives land to Britain after war (1763)
Britain lost its land after American
Revolution
Left over land would later become “Canada”
Political Issues
Language disputes in the Province
of Canada
o Representation in government
How should the government be
run?
Military Issues
Relations between Britain and
America after Revolution
Britain feared America would attack
the colonies
o Encouraged forming one country
Creating the Confederation
Preceded by 3 conferences
Charlottetown Conference
Quebec Conference
London Conference
Confederation in 1867
Charlottetown Conference
September 1864
Form Maritime colonies
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince
Edward Is.
Quebec Conference
October 1864
How would this new country be
run?
“Quebec Resolutions”
London Conference
December 1866
Final agreements
“British North America Act”
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
Province of Canada
The Official Confederation
July 1, 1867
Country of 4 provinces
Other provinces and territories
added later
Commonwealth Concept
Association of Britain and its former
colonies
Peace, equality and economic development
1949 – India and its split
Canada was the largest and strongest
Commonwealth Concept (cont.)
Dominions
Autonomous but with a voice
Mozambique (1995)
Suffrage
Women’s movement – 1878
Emily Stowe = Susan B. Anthony
Ontario – 1884 (widows and spinsters)
Nova Scotia – property-owning
Canadian Senate – 1929
Language Conflict
Francophone and Anglophones
Coexisted peacefully
Underrepresentation of French
Canadians
Language and Religion
Civil Law (and Catholicism) – French
Common Law (and Protestantism) –
English
Would not send their children to
schools
Ethnic Corners
Population separates
Ethnic corners form
Montreal and Quebec
Sources
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/confederation/kids/index-e.html
http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/ukandireland/a/commonwealth.htm
Faculty.marianopolis.edu/c.belanger/quebechistroy/encyclopedia/Canada-WomensVote-WomenSuffrage.htm
www.slmc.uottawa.ca/?q=early_conflict_lower
http://www.canadiana.ca/citm/specifique/lois_e.html