Why did Canada become a country? • Pressure from American and Britain • Political issues
Manifest Destiny • 1830’s divine destiny • 1830’s manifest destiny • Fear that while pushing with detour
North South Pull • Strong trading routes ran north-south, not east-west • Happened organically
Legislative grid lock • One of the main causes for confederation • British colony • 1840 o Active union on province Canada • Canada East & Canada West o Bills had come between (double majority)
|Canada West |Canada East |
|English |French |
|Protestant |Roman Catholic |
|Parliament tradition |Revolution tradition |
Rep by Pop • Canada East o 8 million • Canada West o 1.2 million • Collapsed bringing forth rep by pop • George Brown o Provincial government ▪ Separate legislative houses o Believed it would solve everything • George Brown, John A McDonald & George Etienne Cartier o Great coalition ▪ September 1864 in Charlottetown ▪ Continued loyalty to the crown ▪ Strong central government ▪ By-cameral legislation • House of commons • Senate • Agreed to meet in Quebec ▪ Quebec Conference ▪ 72 resolutions (Canadian Constitution) ▪ NFL declined