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Welcome to The London Conference. But first , how did we get here ?. Charlottetown Conference. DATE : September 1-9 1864 LO CATION : Charlottetown , P . E . I . KE Y PLAYERS : Martimes and Canadas LE FT OUT : British Columbia , Newfoundland , Aboriginals and Marginalized peoples
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CharlottetownConference DATE:September 1-9 1864 LOCATION: Charlottetown, P.E.I. KEYPLAYERS:Martimes and Canadas LEFTOUT: BritishColumbia, Newfoundland, AboriginalsandMarginalizedpeoples KEYDECISIONS: Reachedaconsensustocreatealargerunionofallfiveprovinces, andagreedtomeetinQuebecinonemonthtoworkouttheterms.
ConversationswithourClassroomDelegates: "Wefeeloutragedthatthiswasourlandoriginallyandwedon'tgetasayinanything." - TheAboriginals " WefeelgoodabouttheoutcomeoftheCharlottetownConferencebecausemostoftheMaritimecoloniesdecidedtounitewiththeCanadas." - CanadaEast "We feel a littleupsetbecausetheBritishColumbiansdidn'tgetinvitedandalotofthereallyimportantdecisionsweremadewithoutputtingusintoconsideration." - B.C.
ConversationswithourClassroomDelegates: "Mycolonywouldrathertheothercoloniesdropthetopicofjoiningtogether, becausetherearenobenefitstoit. Forexampletaxesmayberaised, anditwilldodamagetooureconomy." - Newfoundland " WefeelthattheoutcomeoftheconferenceweregoodbecausewedecidedtounitewithCanadaEastandCanadaWestandmeetinQuebectoworkoutthetermswhichwasbetterforusthanifwedidn'tunite." - Maritimes "Mygroupwasnotinvitedtoanyoftheconferences. Wedidn'tknowthemeetingswerehappening." - Marginalized "Mycolonyfeelsgreatabouttheoutcome." -CanadaWest
QuebecConference DATE: October 1864 LOCATION:QuebecCity KEYPLAYERS:Martimes, Canadas, andNewfoundland. LEFTOUT: BritishColumbia, AboriginalsandMarginalizedpeoples KEYDECISIONS: 1) SirJohnA. MacDonald's 72 Resolutions •SenateandHouseofCommons •Federal and provincial governments •OntarioandQuebec 2)ReactionsintheAtlanticColonies TheMaritimeswerelargelyopposedtothe 72 Resolutions. PrinceEdwardIslandandNewfoundlandrejectedConfederation.
ConversationswithourClassroomDelegates: "Mygroup isoverjoyedbecausemaybethewomanandtheex-slaveswillbetreatedequally." - Marginalized "Wewerenotveryexcitedabouttheideaatfirstbecauseifthecoloniesjoinedtheywouldspreadintoourlandandwehaveagoodtradesystemgoingandwedon'twantthattochange." -Aboriginals "Wearehappybecausewehopetohavethefirstprimeministerandwewerethe "topdogs" attheconference." - CanadaWest
ConversationswithourClassroomDelegates: "Mostpeoplethoughtthatbecausewearesuchsmallcolonieswewouldhaveverylittleimpactonanydecisionsmadefromthereonout. P.E.I. wasworriedthatwewouldn'treceiveasmanyseatsasotherlargercolonies. SomeofusthoughtifjustNovaScotia, P.E. I., andNewBrunswickformedaunionwewouldbebetteroff. Wecouldeasilysupportourselves." -Maritimes "Wearealittleupset, interestedandhavealittlebitofexcitement. Weareupsetbecauseforsomeoftheconfederationmeetingswewerenotinvited/included, andsomeofthechoicesthatweremadewerenotwhatwewouldhavechosentodo. Weareinterestedbecausewewanttoknowwhatsomeofthebigfinaldecisionswere, whichwemayormaynotbeincludedin. Weareexcitedbecausetherearenewsetsofrulesandpeoplethatruleoverothersandwewanttoseehoweverythingwillplayout." -B.C.
SettingtheScene... http://www.tubechop.com/watch/1686066
TrueorFalseConversations Withyourgroup, discussthequestionsand (uponthesignal) holdupyour "true" or "false" sign. 1. ThedelegateswereupsettheyhadtogoinLondon; theyfeltthewholethingwastooexpensive. 2. JohnA. MacDonaldonceagainprovedhisvalueasaleader. 3. ThiswasasimplecaseofquicklyapprovingtheQuebecdeal. 4. Only 4 resolutionsintotalwerechanged. 5. ThedelegateswereoncarefulguardtomakesuretheQuebecdealwasheldinplacewithfewtonochanges.
Somefinalitems before returning home... AftertheConference, CanadabecameBritain'sfirst "self- governingDominion" CanadaretainedtheMonarchy, butonlyasasymbolanditsplaceintheBritishEmpire Britainstillmaintainedcontroloverourforeignpolicyuntil 1923 Canadawasgivencontroloverinternalaffairs, althoughuntil 1982 (justover 20 yearsago!), theBritishgovernmenthadfinalpowerinmakingchangestotheCanadianConsititution Don'tforgettoaddtheseideastoyourgroup'sgraphicorganizer!