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The Act of Union
Lord Durham recommends to unite Upper and Lower Canada with a responsible Govt. Britain agrees. Lord Sydenham declares the Act of union in 1840. Democracy, however, was too new of an idea for the Chateau Clique and the Family Compact -
Corn Laws repealed
Britain repealing the Corn Laws sent the colonies into an economic depression. Confederation would mean more industry and better transportation systems -
Rebellion Losses Bill passed by Lord Elgin
Elgin passed the RLB and English citizens of Montreal attack him and set fire to the Parliament Buildings -
Reciprocity Treaty
A trade treaty was signed between Britain and the U.S. which covered raw materials and represented a move towards free trade. -
Gradual Civilization Act
A treaty which enfranchised Aboriginals who could read or write French or English and declared them as British subjects. -
Infrastructure greatly improves trade routes
Confederation means more open trade routes especially considering the railroad and the ice-free port in halifax -
American Civil War starts
The industrialized North fought the agricultultural South. The South supported slavery, and th North didn't -
Manifest Destiny
The U.S.' belief that it was their fate to control all of North America scares Canadians -
The Great Coalition
The Clear Grits (George Brown), Parti bleu (George-Étienne Cartier), and the Liberal-Conservatives (John A. Mcdonald) worked together to combine Canada East and Canada West -
Charlottetown & Quebec conferences
Charlottetown: The fathers of confederation convinced Maritime colonies that confederation could work
Quebec: Deciding on operation and powers of Federal Govt.
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The American Civil War ends
The industrialized North fought the agricultultural South. The South supported slavery, and the North didn't.
