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Corn Laws
Corn LawsThe corn laws were import tariffs designed to protect the prices from the United Kingdom which was repealed in 1846. British laws governed the import and export of grain. -
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Events of Confederation
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John A. Macdonald
John A. Macdonald was a lawyer from Kingston who had a reputation for fairness, political skill and entered politics in 1844. George-Etienne Cartier wanted to ensure protection for the Canadiens, their language and customs, not to preserve the voting system. Macdonald saw a better solution, something that, both Brown and Cartier wanted. Representation for George Brown and protection for George Etienne Cartier. -
George Etienne Cartier
George Etienne Cartier
George-Etienne Cartier was a lawyer from Montreal who entered the Legislature in 1848. When representation by population became a major issue, he became a strong enemy of proposal. Canada West was largely speaking in French. -
George Brown
In the 1850's, George Brown entered the politics. He was the leading suppoter of representation by population and owner of the Globe, Toronto's largest newspaper, he used its pages to write articles about the issue. When he entered the politics, he was becoming a representative for the Toronto area in the legislature. -
Manifest Destiny
Description of Manifest Destiny In the 1860's, a philosophy developed by the United States to take over what is now Canada. As the civil war continued, the fears were worsened. Those residing in the North of the Usnited States were sitting their sighs on further expanding their territory to the North. -
The Charlottetown Conference
Charlottetown Conference In September 1864, the Maritime colonies held a conference in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island to discuss the idea of a Maritime union. Represntatives from P.E.I., New Brunswick and Nova Scotia met with representatives from the Canadas. The Canadians soon persuaded the Maritimers to give up their original plans. -
The Quebec Conference
In October 1864, representatives of the colonies held a second conference in Quebec City. Newfoundland attended and British Columbia was too far to be included. They had settled on the idea of joining the colonies. But had not discussed the details of how this would be done. At the end of the conference, the delagates voted mostly in fsvour of the Quebec Resolutions. -
The London Conference
In December 1866, representatives of Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia visited London England. Newfoundland dropped out of the discussions. The delegates took part in a conference with the British officials, about the future of the colonies. Canada had control over its internal affairs, but Britain would have control over foreign policy, meaning that they would negotiate with other countries on Canada's behalf. -
Confederation
On June 1, 1867, a new country was created. Canada contained four provinces: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Queen Victoria had already chose Ottawa as the capitol of the Canadas. A new parliament building had opened there in 1861. Which now became the capitol and parliament of the new nation.
