BC & Confederation!!! swag. Recap!  Fort Victoria established in 1843  James Douglas in charge  1857-58  GOLD ON THE FRASER!  1858  British Columbia.

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BC & Confederation!!! swag

Recap!  Fort Victoria established in 1843  James Douglas in charge   GOLD ON THE FRASER!  1858  British Columbia declare a colony  1860’s  Gold rush is in decline

What is Confederation?  Confederation was a political process that united the colonies across Canada in the 1860’s  Different provinces joined CONFEDERATION along the way

Who joined when?

The Journey to Confederation: #1 Charlottetown Conference #2 Quebec Conference #3 The London Conference

It was all a dream.. That began at the Charlottetown Conference! When: September 1864 Who: PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & the Province of Canada What: General approval of Confederation. Conference lasted 8 days

1862

Next Steps at the … Quebec Conference!! When: October 1864 Who: Everyone who was at the Charlottetown one What: Discussed structure of government for the new nation. How they would deal with federal and provincial powers

72 Resolutions  Came out of the Quebec Conference  The basis of Confederation  Composition of parliament  Distribution of federal and provincial governments

Final Round: London Conference When: 1866 Where: London, England Who: Province of Canada, New Brunswick, & Nova Scotia approved idea of Confederation What: 72 resolutions become London Resolutions

1867  Received Royal Assent in March  July 1, 1867, the date of union

Canada 1867

Meanwhile in BC…. Should we join?

Using the reading, research Your Viewpoint & complete your section of the table provided Victoria elite: Annexationists Amor de Cosmos: the Confederationists! J.S. Helmcken: The Anti- Confederationists

Annexationists Main Viewpoint:  Let’s join the U.S.!!  1866 Statement released by Victoria business men  Group of 104 business men  Confederation will not bring us population Reasons:  No benefits for our resources such as mines, forests or waters.  Canada will deepen our economic depression  The Dominion lacks people itself!!

The Anti-Confederationists Reasons  Loyal to Britain  Confederation was a crazy experiment!  Canada is too FAR!  No communication except through the United States Main Viewpoint Stay a British Colony Supported by Colonial officials who feared job loss Supported by J.S. Helmcken & Governor Seymour

Confederationists Main Viewpoint  Join Canada!  Supported by Amor de Cosmos & Governor Musgrave  Supported by British government for economic and military reasons Reasons  It is our destiny  Canada will pay our debts  The railroad will be great!  Population growth  Self-government granted  Freedom! Wealth! Prosperity!

What ended up happening?  Colonel Musgrave came up with the solution!  Convinced the others of how Confederation would actually benefit their standpoint  B.C. had two demands – take care of our debt & build a railway  Ottawa accepted, and promised the completion of RAILROAD in 2 years!

July 20, 1871 – BC JOINS CONFED! Became Canada’s sixth province, in the wake of a gold rush and on the promise of a transcontinental railway link

Canada in 1873