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Background  Established in 1867  Founding father(s) unknown o Because of 3 Conferences of Confederation

Before the Confederation  Britain and France in North America  France gives land to Britain after war (1763)  Britain lost its land after American Revolution  Left over land would later become “Canada”

Political Issues  Language disputes in the Province of Canada o Representation in government  How should the government be run?

Military Issues  Relations between Britain and America after Revolution  Britain feared America would attack the colonies o Encouraged forming one country

Creating the Confederation  Preceded by 3 conferences  Charlottetown Conference  Quebec Conference  London Conference  Confederation in 1867

Charlottetown Conference  September 1864  Form Maritime colonies  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Is.

Quebec Conference  October 1864  How would this new country be run?  “Quebec Resolutions”

London Conference  December 1866  Final agreements  “British North America Act”  New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Province of Canada

The Official Confederation  July 1, 1867  Country of 4 provinces  Other provinces and territories added later

Commonwealth Concept  Association of Britain and its former colonies  Peace, equality and economic development  1949 – India and its split  Canada was the largest and strongest

Commonwealth Concept (cont.)  Dominions  Autonomous but with a voice  Mozambique (1995)

Suffrage  Women’s movement – 1878  Emily Stowe = Susan B. Anthony  Ontario – 1884 (widows and spinsters)  Nova Scotia – property-owning  Canadian Senate – 1929

Language Conflict  Francophone and Anglophones  Coexisted peacefully  Underrepresentation of French Canadians

Language and Religion  Civil Law (and Catholicism) – French  Common Law (and Protestantism) – English  Would not send their children to schools

Ethnic Corners  Population separates  Ethnic corners form  Montreal and Quebec

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