a mass movement to an area where gold has been discovered in north of Canada

Canada west, canada east, maritimes, british columbia

railway system in BNA made it unsuitable for supporting an internal East- west trading system because BNA was benefiting more and disliked the tariffs on imports.

trade among the BNA colonies

first conference held here where all parts of BNA gathered to discuss confederation

People from the Netherlands and Germany settled
here. Others came here from Ireland because of the Great Irish Famine.

was sent by the queen and appointed members of the legislative council and the executive council.

an irish terrorist group that opposed the British

taxes on imported goods

this province decided not to join because they said they were too different and further than the rest of canada, saying they did not have a strong voice in their opinion

many people used it as a way to escape from the slavery of America to the free life in Canada

because 2 sides of the political party could not agree a way to solve or agree to a situation.

They couldn’t afford keeping troops in British North America so they decided to withdraw troops and send them back on steam boats when the need arises

an exchange of privileges or favours as a basis for
relations between two countries

relating to a system that has a central government as well as provincial or state governments

They had once been valued allies of the British in the fight against the Americans and important suppliers of furs to the Hudson’s Bay Company. later, they were pushed around and had wars with the European settlers.

railways, roads, and different air routes, with vast different distances and terrains all depended on the weather for people to transport goods across canada

combining Nova scotia and PEI -British government liked the idea because it would be less expensive to have one colonial government rather than few small ones, and would save money.

largest industry was textiles, then metal works – eventually Ontario became an industrial centre

In this house of parliament (appointed by the prime minister), each region (Ontario,
Québec, and the Maritimes) would have the same
number of seats. (equal representation)

women responsible for domestic chores, men for outdoor work, children wake up early to look after the farm and go to school, gather firewood. no plumbing, ovens were outdoors.

expansion or reduction of transportation and joining of the maritimes were 2 situations which BNA could not agree on a solution

Slavery was taking place in southern america, and the north opposed it, so it caused problems within america and also lead to problems in Canada. (BNA)

Shipbuilding, farming and logging were important. Factories needed a large population in order to run so they were a bit slower than the other colonies to develop.

On July 1, 1867, The Dominion of Canada contained four provinces: Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, and
Nova Scotia. capital: ottawa