1.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi1yh p-_x7A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi1yh p-_x7A

3. Aim: to create a federal union (Confederation) of the colonies of British North America, associated with Great Britain. (page 196 in textbook)

4.  Created the Dominion of Canada in 1867.  Stated the powers of the provincial and federal governments  Outlined the way in which the government would be structures  Guaranteed protection for minority groups.

6. The writers of the Act needed to decide if there should be both national and provincial levels of government, or just a national level. Some politicians did not want provincial governments Quebec thought if it lost it’s provincial government, it would loose it’s French identity; as well as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

7.  Federalism meant that the Dominion of Canada would have two levels of government: FEDERAL (National or Central Government) PROVINCIAL  The Federal Government has more power than the provincial governments.  The Provincial Governments have few rights and little power.