The Confederation of Newfoundland On March 31‚ 1949‚ Newfoundland became Canada’s tenth and youngest province. Joseph Smallwood played a crucial role in bringing Newfoundland into confederation. Smallwood was a journalist with an unquenchable ambition to become a father of confederation. Before confederation‚ Newfoundland was a colony of Great Britain‚ but it was Joey Smallwood and all his efforts‚ that changed that. Because of his leadership‚ Newfoundland came into confederation and
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DBQ "From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government." During those years the United States government was still an "infant" and the Articles of Confederation was not an effective form of government. Each state had a strong complaint against the Articles of Confederation. During the crucial years from 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation was not a government well suited for the developing United States. In Document A‚ which is a
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Chapter 9 The Confederation and the Constitution 1776-1790 The Pursuit of Equality The Continental Army officers formed an exclusive hereditary order called the Society of the Cincinnati. Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom- created in 1786 by Thomas Jefferson and his co-reformers; stated that religion should not be imposed on anybody and that each person decided his/her own faith. The Philadelphia Quakers in 1775 founded the first anti-slavery society. The 1st Continental Congress called
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If there wasn’t the Confederation of Canada‚ we would still be a colony of Britain or part of the United States. There were many reasons for the Confederation of Canada. Three of them were the need for railroads‚ the threat of American expansion and the desire to expand settlement west. As I stated before‚ one of the reasons for confederation was a need for railroads. There were many obstacles separating the United Province of Canada from the Atlantic colonies. Some of these obstacles were the
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that land from being used for farming. Confederation could create a system that would limit immigrants and others from using all the land. The proposed intercolonial railway is essential to mobilizing troops (to better protect ourselves in the Fenian raids) in addition to transporting goods from coast to coast year-round without having to go through America. The colonies becoming unified in a Dominion would have many advantages. Disadvantages to confederation include Canada West having to learn French
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It all began with the rebellions of 1837-1838‚ when discontent citizens of Canada were tired of the oppression brought upon by the ruling classes‚ Family Compact and Château Clique. After trying to change their “irresponsible government” and failing to do so‚ frustration turned to fury‚ their patience waning thin‚ and reformers took arms against the government. These rebellions were drastic actions taken because reformers wanted political reform in the Colonies‚ limiting the power of the oligarchies
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competing interests with justice‚ and stabilize the nation’s finances. The Articles were formed as a week way of governing ourselves. Now it’s time for us to rid ourselves of this burden and come out strong. Under the Articles we have no central government‚ which enables us to prosper. For us to grow as one country we must be united. As of now we are but more than one government‚ each with our own laws‚ money‚ and taxes. The Articles are not a strong enough backbone to help us thrive into one nation‚
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Introduction The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years‚ other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitution of 1848‚ subsequently modified in 1874‚ replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland’s sovereignty and neutrality
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The British North America Colonies were having problems in their economical structure‚ railway system‚ and their government. As problems in the colonies rises‚ the only solution at the time was to form a confederation between all the colonies and joining them into one unified nation. Therefore‚ Trade‚ transportation‚ and political are three very important factors affecting British North America. Trade is one of the key factors affecting British North America. This is because there is intercolonial
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this congress took an important first step to untie the former colonies by drafting the Articles of Confederation. They decided there needed to be some organization at the center of the colonies‚ but it couldn’t be too strong; therefore‚ they created a confederation of states‚ in which individuals from the different states would be diplomats. In just a few years‚ it’s clear that the Articles of Confederation do not provide enough power to a centralized government. In fact‚
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