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Toward Confederation

Toward Confederation. The Shaping of Canada. Exploration and Colonization. In the 1500s explorers from Europe came to North America to claim lands for their home country. They realized that this land was rich in resources opportunity.

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Toward Confederation

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  1. Toward Confederation The Shaping of Canada

  2. Exploration and Colonization • In the 1500s explorers from Europe came to North America to claim lands for their home country. • They realized that this land was rich in resources opportunity. • Soon settlement began, with people seeking a new life in the new world. • The two main countries wanting territory were Britain and France • They met native people that had been living for thousands of years in what is now Canada. • These First Nations and Britain and France often had difficult relations. They often went to war with each other but sometimes they were friends.

  3. Britain vs. France • When the Seven Years War ended in 1763, France had to surrender its land in North America to Britain. • From this time on Britain had control of most of North America. • Seven Years War – Crash Course (advanced but from a US perspective)

  4. Britain vs. America • At the time of the war with France most of Britain's colonies in North America were in what we now call the United States. • However, these thirteen colonies were angry at the way Britain had been treating them, so in 1775 they began a war with Britain for their independence. • The Americans won the war and the British were forced to recognize the United States as its own country in 1776 • Because of the war Britain lost much of its land, and had a bad relationship with the United States. The land left over was called British North America. • This would become Canada almost 100 years later.

  5. British North America • In the 1860s there were many British colonies in what is now Canada • British Columbia, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the Province of Canada. (p.118) • At this time the idea of all the colonies joining to make a new country became popular. Why do you think this idea became popular?

  6. Why Confederation? • In the 1860s the British colonies were facing many different kinds of problems. • One solution for all of these was for the colonies to come together to form one country. • What kind of problems do you think there were?

  7. Types of Problems • Political – Disagreements on how things should be run.(Province of Canada, English/French, Durham, Ontario/Quebec) • Economic – Economies needed more markets (options to buy and sell) Bringing colonies together grows opportunities. • Military - America had fought Britain to gain its independence and the relationship between BNA andthe United States had never been stable. Made worse during American Civil War (1861-1865, North vs. South, North won, anger toward Britain, fear of potential takeover) Joining together would help protect colonies.

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