Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Road to Confederation, 16854228 - Coggle Diagram
Road to Confederation
The Railway Revolution
Made Confederation possible
Completely changed the concept of time and distance
Trains could run all the time no matter the weather
Sped up the pace in which Canada was expanding
Could bring together regions that were far appart
Needed a seperate railway from the U.S. due to them being a growing threat
Political Deadlock
Act of union led to political deadlock
French Canadian position was strengthened by the union.
Stalemate in the province of Canada
The province of Canada was split into two opposing sides, the conservatives and the reformers
"Rep by Pop!"
Canada East refused to accept the proposal.
Needed to create a union between the british colonies
Canada was split right down the middle
Frustration with the current system
American Expansion
St Albian Raid
Criminals that attacked the United states fled to Canada
These criminals were captured in Canada, but were released soon after
The US became anti-Canada.
The Alabama Affair
Canada let Confederates build warships in Alabama
This cost the US 2 billion dollars and prolonged the civil war by 2 years
The united states wanted 2 billion dollars, or they would take Canada
American Civil war
Canada and Britain had a different opinion on the Civil War.
Strained relationship between Canada and Britian
Pressure
Impending end of free trade
confederation was made necessary.
Great Britain changed their attitude
Wanted to become a commercial empire
Focused on trade and profit instead of military and imperal properties
The colnies were now seen as a burden
The Trent Crisis
This act of piracy outraged Great Britain.
