Rupert’s Land from the Hudson’s bay Company. That land became the Northwest Territories. Throughout the 1860’s MacDonald worked to build up Confederation. In 1866‚ New Brunswick‚ Nova Scotia and the province of Canada decided to confederate. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island didn’t want to yet. The British parliament added British Columbia to Confederation in1871‚ making it the sixth province. MacDonald had to convince them to join by promising to build a transcontinental railway. He created Canada’s
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Prime Minister. Joey Smallwood is known for being a father of confederation as he signed Newfoundland and Labrador to join Canada. Both‚ Mackenzie King and Joey Smallwood‚ were incredible leaders. Firstly‚ they both impacted a grand amount of people in different ways‚ the quantity of their actions. Secondly‚ they both impacted people in a profound way‚
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Canada i/ˈkænədə/ is a country in North America consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent‚ it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean. At 9.98 million square kilometres in total‚ Canada is the world ’s second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area. Its common border with the United States is the world ’s longest land border shared by the same two countries. The land that
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Canada ’s fight for independence was difference from that of the United States. Canada gradually evolved peacefully as a nation while the United States became an independent country through a war. During 1867‚ a Confederation of six colonies of the British North American joined to form a new country‚ Canada. Gradually‚ the military‚ financial and administrative support from the British slowly reduced as the new formed country took charge and more responsibility in the control of its future and destiny
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38 years (1885–1923) and approximately 82‚000 Chinese immigrants paid nearly $23 million in tax.In 1906‚ Newfoundland‚ still a British colony‚ passed the Act Respecting the Immigration of Chinese Persons‚ commonly known as the Newfoundland Chinese Immigration Act‚ which introduced a $300 head tax. Newfoundland’s head tax remained in effect until Newfoundland and Labrador joined Confederation in
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would be like to live on the beautiful island of Newfoundland and Labrador? This breathtaking province is located on the eastern edge of North America and is the youngest province to join Confederation in 1949 (Summers‚ 2010) to become a part of Canada. There are many attributes that make up this province. Physical‚ economical and human diversity play a large role in the makeup of this province. These various characteristics differentiate Newfoundland and Labrador from the other Canadian provinces
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Atlantic Canada exploited the rich cod fishery‚ but this resource has collapsed. Highly valued species‚ such as crab‚ lobster‚ and shrimp‚ and offshore oil and gas have brought new hope for economic development. ATLANTIC CANADA Maritimes and Newfoundland/Labrador are bound together by a rich "sense of place" The ocean dominates the culture and history of Atlantic Canada Economy is heavily dependent on primary activities (resource extraction: fisheries‚ forestry‚ agriculture‚ energy exploration)
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Simon Bolivar (1783-1830) (p.794) -- hailed as a liberator in Latin America. Worked for the establishment of a large confederation that would provide Latin America with the political‚ military‚ and economic strength to resist encroachment by foreign powers. Pofirio Diaz (p.805) -- dictator who ruled Mexico (1876-1911). Diaz represented the interests of large landowners‚ wealthy merchants‚ and foreign investors. Under his rule‚ Mexico industrialized as railroads and telegraphs connected all of Mexico
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drawbacks. Together‚ we are able to cover each other’s weaknesses and improve as a Confederation. Each province and territory contributes to the Canadian economy in its own special way because of its own unique resources and culture. The West provides oil resources and mining while Central Canada specializes in manufacturing. Nonetheless‚ if any‚ of the province’s or territory’s decide to leave the Confederation‚ both parties will suffer. Canada won’t
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Discovery and settlement In the Last Ice Age the level of the sea water lowed‚ and people from Central Asia crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia to Alaska. Five hundred years ago Indians in North America lived in scattered villages. Indians joined to protect themselves to common enemies. They founded the Iroquois leage and the Algonquin leage‚ later known as the Leage of the five Nations. They made only the simplest tools. There were no cities ando no white men. White men in Europe did not
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