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BNA in the mid-1840s

  • Act of Union creates United Province of Canada

    Act of Union creates United Province of Canada

    Province of Canada
    It united colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada under one government, creating the Province of Canada.
  • John A. Macdonald

    John A. Macdonald

    Lawyer from Kingston and entered politics in 1844. He wanted representation by population. He would help preserve French culture and took the ideas of Cartier and Brown and combined them.
  • Corn Laws

    Corn Laws

    Britian laws governed the imports and exports of grain, and then replealed.
  • George Etienne Cartier

    George Etienne Cartier

    Lawyer of Montreal, and disagreed with representation by population. He feared English Canada would pass laws negatively affecting French culture. Was a bitter enemy of George Brown, and entered politics in 1848.
  • Free Trade

    Free Trade

    Free Trade; History Text Pearson Means that all imported goods were allowed in duty free, which lowered costs to comsumers.
  • George Brown

    George Brown

    Led push for representation by population, represented Toronto, and entered politics in 1851.
  • External Trade to United States

    External Trade to United States

    Signed Reciprocity Treaty in 1854. Mutual reduction of tariffs. Allowed free trade of natural products and growth in trade.
  • Internal Trade

    Internal Trade

    Business leaders and politicians thougth they could replace sales internally to expand intercolonial trade, selling goods in distant colonies applealed to colonies, and needed good railway systems. Their obstacle was different governments in each colony began to think about uniting colonies.
  • United States Backed Out

    United States Backed Out

    They announced it will end traty, and thought BNA was benefiting more. They disliked tariffs for anufactured imports. Britian supported the South during the Civil War.
  • Fenian Invasions

    Fenian Invasions

    Some invasions occurred, and invaded Canada East in 1866. Largely ineffective without American assistance.
  • Canada united in Confederation.

    Canada united in Confederation.

    British colonies in North America are united under the British North American Act to become the Dominion of Canada. The Act, drafted by John A. Macdonald and signed on May 8, became effective on July 1, 1867.