DAY 14 GROWTH OF A NATION
MAP OF CANADA 1867
POST 1867 GROWTH PURCHASE OF RUPERT’S LAND ADDED THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY IN 1869PURCHASE OF RUPERT’S LAND ADDED THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY IN 1869 MANITOBA ACT ADDED POSTAGE STAMP PROVINCE OF MANITOBA ON JULY 15, 1870MANITOBA ACT ADDED POSTAGE STAMP PROVINCE OF MANITOBA ON JULY 15, 1870
MAP OF CANADA 1870
BC AND PEI JOIN JULY 1871 BC CONVINCED TO JOIN CANADAJULY 1871 BC CONVINCED TO JOIN CANADA JULY 1873 PEI CONVINCED TO JOINJULY 1873 PEI CONVINCED TO JOIN NO OTHER ADDITIONS UNTIL NEWFOUNDLAND IN 1949NO OTHER ADDITIONS UNTIL NEWFOUNDLAND IN 1949
CANADA OF 1873
British Columbia enters Confederation 1867 SOME IN BC WANTED TO JOIN, BUT NOT PRACTICAL…WHY?1867 SOME IN BC WANTED TO JOIN, BUT NOT PRACTICAL…WHY? BY 1870 STILL ONLY 36,000 PEOPLE IN BC, 20,000 OF WHOM NATIVEBY 1870 STILL ONLY 36,000 PEOPLE IN BC, 20,000 OF WHOM NATIVE VICTORIA HBC PORT, NEW WESTMINSTER REALLY ONLY TWO WHITE POPULATED SITESVICTORIA HBC PORT, NEW WESTMINSTER REALLY ONLY TWO WHITE POPULATED SITES THREE IDEAS FOR FUTURE OF BCTHREE IDEAS FOR FUTURE OF BC A)STAY INDEPENDENT (MERCHANTS, LORD SEYMOUR) B)JOIN THE UNITED STATES SINCE SETTLED, SURROUNDED C)JOIN CANADA IF A LINK CAN BE ESTABLISHED BRITAIN WANTED THEM TO JOIN CANADABRITAIN WANTED THEM TO JOIN CANADA
WILLIAM SMITH (AMOR DE COSMOS) WAS A NOVA SCOTIAN IN BC WHO ADVOCATED FOR CONFEDERATIONWILLIAM SMITH (AMOR DE COSMOS) WAS A NOVA SCOTIAN IN BC WHO ADVOCATED FOR CONFEDERATION CONFEDERATION LEAGUE OF 1868CONFEDERATION LEAGUE OF 1868 SEYMOUR PLAYED PRO CDN AGAINST PRO US FORCES TO REMAIN INDSEYMOUR PLAYED PRO CDN AGAINST PRO US FORCES TO REMAIN IND 1869 SEYMOUR DIES, REPLACED BY ANTHONY MUSGRAVE1869 SEYMOUR DIES, REPLACED BY ANTHONY MUSGRAVE NEW GOV TOLD TO PROMOTE CONFED, (FAILED IN NFLD) DETERMINED TO SUCCEEDNEW GOV TOLD TO PROMOTE CONFED, (FAILED IN NFLD) DETERMINED TO SUCCEED
LORD SEYMOUR ABOVE LEFT, AND ANTHONY MUSGRAVE TO THE RIGHT.
WILLIAM SMITH AKA AMOR DE COSMOS. BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FATHER OF CONFEDERATION
MARCH 12,1870 LEG COUNCIL OF BC VOTE TO SEEK CONFEDMARCH 12,1870 LEG COUNCIL OF BC VOTE TO SEEK CONFED MACDONALD BUSY WITH MANITOBA SO SENDS GEORGES ETIENNES CARTIER TO NEGOTIATEMACDONALD BUSY WITH MANITOBA SO SENDS GEORGES ETIENNES CARTIER TO NEGOTIATE OFFERS MORE THAN BC HOPED TO GETOFFERS MORE THAN BC HOPED TO GET CANADA ASSUMES DEBT, PAYS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, SUBSIDY PER POPULATION, PROVINCIAL STATUS, 3 SENATORS, 6 MPs, RAILWAY (2/10 YRS)CANADA ASSUMES DEBT, PAYS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, SUBSIDY PER POPULATION, PROVINCIAL STATUS, 3 SENATORS, 6 MPs, RAILWAY (2/10 YRS) BC LEG COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTS. BC CANADA’S SIXTH PROVINCE JULY 20, 1871BC LEG COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ACCEPTS. BC CANADA’S SIXTH PROVINCE JULY 20, 1871 AMOR DE COSMOS BC PREMIER, AND MPAMOR DE COSMOS BC PREMIER, AND MP
PEI JOINS CONFED JOHN A HAD COMPLETED SEA UNTO SEA, NOW TURNS ATTENTION EASTJOHN A HAD COMPLETED SEA UNTO SEA, NOW TURNS ATTENTION EAST PEI HAD VOTED NO IN 1867PEI HAD VOTED NO IN 1867 AFTER STAGNATION, NO MONEY, NO MARKET, NO RAILWAY, ABSENTEE LANDLORDS, HUGE DEBTAFTER STAGNATION, NO MONEY, NO MARKET, NO RAILWAY, ABSENTEE LANDLORDS, HUGE DEBT JOHN A OFFERS SOLUTION, JOIN CANADAJOHN A OFFERS SOLUTION, JOIN CANADA
CANADA ASSUMES DEBTCANADA ASSUMES DEBT PERMANENT LINK TO MAINLANDPERMANENT LINK TO MAINLAND PROVINCIAL STATUSPROVINCIAL STATUS TELEGRAPH LINK TO MAINLANDTELEGRAPH LINK TO MAINLAND $ TO BUY OUT LANDLORDS GIVE LAND BACK TO ISLANDERS$ TO BUY OUT LANDLORDS GIVE LAND BACK TO ISLANDERS ANNUAL SUBSIDY FOR POPULATIONANNUAL SUBSIDY FOR POPULATION CANADA’S SEVENTH PROVINCE JULY 1, 1873CANADA’S SEVENTH PROVINCE JULY 1, 1873
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