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Confederation of Canada :flag-ca: (Factors that Impacted Our Independence,…
Confederation of Canada
:flag-ca:
Confederated in 1867
Factors that Impacted Our Independence
MOST IMPORTANT:
Fear of American Invasion (Power/Security) :fist-2::skin-tone-3:
Needed to be sure the British would be able to aid them
1765-1783:
Americans declared American Revolution because they did not want to be looked down upon by the British
Britain became tired of Americans not aiding them in return for help given
Americans began to boycott British goods in order to avoid taxes
Boston Tea Party: Americans board British ships transporting tea and dump bags of tea into the ocean
War of 1812
: lasted 32 months
Fought at sea (on Atlantic Coast), in Great Lakes, and around New Orleans
Declared by Americans, fighting BNA colonies
Americans wanted pride of defeating BNA
British were fighting Napoleonic wars (in Russion Soviet area), could not use all their troops to fight in one war
After war, a treaty was signed providing relative peace for 50 years
Canadian identity forming
Little Englanders:
British began to feel they did not have enough control
Began to withdraw troops from BNA colonies, causing Canadians to feel "little"
British had to deploy troops to fight in Korean wars
1861-1865:
US Civil War, fight for slavery
Not fight for human rights, but because the Southern states were making more money (from the labour of slaves) than the Northern states
Britain sided with the Southern states because slavery aided their economy
Union North vs Confederate South
BNA troops and Britain support Southern states, who loses, and there is remaining tension between BNA and Northern states
Northern states had 1 million experienced soldiers
Manifest Destiny:
Other countries believed US would eventually gain control of all of BNA
The Irish
Had bad relationship with British
Immigrated because of potato famine
Settled in Northern states, created secret society called Fenian Brotherhood, rebelling against British
D'arcy McGee spoke out against Fenian Brotherhood, which was supposed to be secret
Fenian Brotherhood raided McGee's town, strung him and hung him as a symbol of anti-traitorism
Economics
:money_with_wings:
Trading partners
Britain
Most powerful economy in the world, from colonies
Britain and Canada's Economy
Tariffs (Taxes)
Corn Laws
British laws charging fees to import grain/maize
Discouragement for not buying in Canada
Colonial Preference
Britain "likes" Canada as a British colony
1850:
Took away laws that helped Canada's economy, no longer of colonial preference
Still had free trades with US
US
Rapidly developing economy since after American Revolution (100 years)
1854:
Signed Reciprocity Treaty
1865:
US announces discontinuation of Reciprocity Treaty because of Britain's support of Southern states in US Civil War
Intercolonial Trading
Caused by differences in Upper & Lower Canada, religious differences in Catholics & Protestants
Had tariffs set up to discourage intercolonial trading
BNA forced to improve intercolonial trading because they no longer had two large trading partners
Transportation became difficult as winter came and snow fell
Created the
East-West Link:
Railroad allowing transportation of goods across 6 colonies
Railroad is expensive; BNA asks Britain for money
Britain lends BNA money if they unite as one nation
Britain does not want to have to go through all 6 colonies to collect money
Shared Vision & Values
Lineage (family, bloodlines, genetics, relatives)
No; mostly of French or British descent
Language (same language for communication, etc.)
No; either English or French
Religion (same beliefs/values)
No; either Catholic or Protestant