Reasons Why Confederation Occur
There are many reasons why Confederation happened but amongst them there are three that I think are the most important: The Chesapeake Incident, The Reciprocity Treaty, and The Civil War. Confederation is the uniting of all colonies that were in British North America (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick).
My first reason is The Reciprocity Treaty. The Treaty is made to eliminate all tariffs for bringing American goods into Canada. The treaty was signed on June 5th 1854 and ended in 1865. It was signed by Governor Elgin (James Bruce). This relates to confederation because it is one of the biggest economic reasons to unite all colonies. If all the colonies united they could trade within Canada without import taxes because it would
be in the same country. It would also utilize the St. Lawrence River, which would have made that a lot easier to go between all colonies. It was signed with Great Britain and U.S.A; however, it affected Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
My second reason is The Chesapeake Incident. The Chesapeake Incident is when 16 confederate soldiers seized a ship call The Chesapeake. It happened on December 7th 1863. The incident was between the confederate soldier and Great Britain. It took place in British waters and really angered the British. They decided to seize the ship because the confederates needed the weapons and goods that were on the ship – so, when they saw the opportunity they took it. This relates to confederation because the 4 colonies realized that U.S.A had a lot of power.
My last reason is The Civil War. The Civil War started on April 12th 1861 and ended on April 9th 1865. It was between Great Britain and U.S.A. Personally, I think this was the biggest reason to unite all colonies. At that time the colonies thought that if U.S.A won, they would take over all 4 colonies. The war was a symbol to the colonies that U.S.A kept getting stronger; so they had to unite. In my opinion, those were few reasons confederation happened.
My first reason is The Reciprocity Treaty. The Treaty is made to eliminate all tariffs for bringing American goods into Canada. The treaty was signed on June 5th 1854 and ended in 1865. It was signed by Governor Elgin (James Bruce). This relates to confederation because it is one of the biggest economic reasons to unite all colonies. If all the colonies united they could trade within Canada without import taxes because it would
be in the same country. It would also utilize the St. Lawrence River, which would have made that a lot easier to go between all colonies. It was signed with Great Britain and U.S.A; however, it affected Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick.
My second reason is The Chesapeake Incident. The Chesapeake Incident is when 16 confederate soldiers seized a ship call The Chesapeake. It happened on December 7th 1863. The incident was between the confederate soldier and Great Britain. It took place in British waters and really angered the British. They decided to seize the ship because the confederates needed the weapons and goods that were on the ship – so, when they saw the opportunity they took it. This relates to confederation because the 4 colonies realized that U.S.A had a lot of power.
My last reason is The Civil War. The Civil War started on April 12th 1861 and ended on April 9th 1865. It was between Great Britain and U.S.A. Personally, I think this was the biggest reason to unite all colonies. At that time the colonies thought that if U.S.A won, they would take over all 4 colonies. The war was a symbol to the colonies that U.S.A kept getting stronger; so they had to unite. In my opinion, those were few reasons confederation happened.