1. Confederation
Ms. Dow
Socials 10

2. What is Confederation? In it’s simplest terms = an act of union
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3. Pros and Cons of Confederation Complete the chart using pages 100-111 in your textbook.

4. Pros to Confederation No tariffs Make own economic policies
National railways = better trade
Halifax port
An exciting, once in a lifetime opportunity
Can still maintain ties with Britain
Organize own defense – especially vs. USA
Efficient government because closer to home
Power with CAN instead of BRIT

5. Cons to Confederation Loss of ties with Britain (and its colonies)
French even more of a minority
Maritimes wouldn’t be equal in govt.
Maritimes already have close ties with US and EN
It would cost too much
Why mess with what is good?
Confederation came from “the top”, but the people need to agree

6. Political Parties Use your textbook (p
Political Parties Use your textbook (p ) and the supplemental notes to complete the G.O. on political parties.

7. Parti Rouge Louis-Joseph Papineau Platform Radical
Lower Canada/ Canada East
Rebel leader
French
Platform
Radical
French farmers and businesses
Wanted an American style of government
Against Act of Union
Against Confederation (wants a separate French speaking republic)
Anti-Catholic (separate church and state)

8. Tories John A. MacDonald Platform Becomes first Prime Minister
“Father of Confederation”
Platform
For Confederation
Against Rep by Pop
Supported economic development (railway)
Made a deal with the Parti Bleu to form the Liberal-Conservatives

9. Parti Bleu George-Etienne Cartier Platform
Lower Canada/Canada East
Businessman
Rebel
French
Platform
Supported by the Catholic Church and wealthy French speakers
Support Confederation
Support rights for the French
Supports economic development (Railway)
Supports bicultural party (with Tories)

10. Clear Grits George Brown Platform Published newspaper - The Globe
Anti-French and anti-Catholic
Upper Canada/Canada West
Platform
Radical party
Supported by farmers in Canada West
Attacked corruption in government and wanted democracy
Supported English Canadian interests
Representation by Population (places with more people get more votes)
Wanted to open up trade with the USA
Supports Confederation

11. Liberal Conservatives
Alliance between Parti Bleu (Cartier – Can East) and the Tories (MacDonald – Can West)
Platform
Came to power in 1854
Dealt with land issues in Can East and West
Reciprocity Treaty 1854 = free trade with US
Supported railways

12. George Brown and “Rep by Pop”
Act of Union assimilated French by giving Can East and Can West an equal number of seats
made an Eng majority, but not significant because Can East had a larger population
1852 census = Canada West now has a larger population, but they still get the same number of seats
George Brown and the Clear Grits demand “Rep by Pop”
Number of seats in parliament determined by population (the larger the population, the more the seats)
If this was passed, the English would get a significant majority and would be able to pass more laws in their own interests

13. The Great Coalition
Political Deadlock = no party with a majority means nothing gets accomplished.
1864 George Brown (Grits), MacDonald and Galt (Tories) and Cartier (Parti Bleu) form a coalition
Unlikely because they were all very different
Goal it to work together to unite all of British North America (Confederation)
Majority of power to the federal government
Lower house elected using ‘rep by pop’
Upper house appointed based on regional representation
Education and legal and cultural matters deemed provincial (this appeased the French)
Need to convince the Maritime provinces

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