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The Conferences

The Conferences. Creating a Nation. Charlottetown Conference. O n September 1 st -9 th 1864, Maritime colonies held a Conference This conference was to discuss the union of maritime colonies Who were the M aritime colonies?

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The Conferences

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  1. The Conferences Creating a Nation

  2. Charlottetown Conference • On September 1st-9th 1864, Maritime colonies held a Conference • This conference was to discuss the union of maritime colonies • Who were the Maritime colonies? • The Canada’s were not maritime colonies, but they managed to invite themselves.

  3. Representatives from the Canada’s including Sir John A. Macdonald and George Brown attended. • They went to try and convince the maritime colonies to join a union together.

  4. The Atlantic colonies had mixed feelings • Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were interested in the idea, but they were divided • P.E.I representatives were mostly opposed • By the end of the conference, the decision was to spend more time to consider a union. A second meeting was needed to work out terms…

  5. Quebec Conference

  6. Delegates met again in October 1864, this time in Quebec City. Representatives from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI, and the Canada’s returned. Newfoundland also joined.

  7. This conference lasted two weeks • The result was a list called the Seventy-Two Resolutions • The new country of Canada would be built on the Seventy-Two Resolutions

  8. London Conference

  9. 16 delegates from The Canada’s, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick sailed to London in 1866 to present the Seventy-Two resolutions. • Nova Scotia and New Brunswick officials were able to change up the resolutions a bit to suit their own provincial needs (railway built). • On February 12, 1867, the Seventy Two Resolutions was passed and became known as the British North America Act. • On May 22, 1867, the Queen proclaimed that the Dominion of Canada would be created.

  10. The British North America Act

  11. Federalism • Would Canada have one central government, or a national and provincial level government? • A system of federalism resulted because of continued worries from Quebec, N.S., and N.B. to be represented fairly.

  12. A strong Central Government Because of the American Civil war, Canadians were afraid to give the provinces too much power. The federal Govt. had authority to: • Overturn any provincial law within a year of its creation • Power to appoint each provinces lieutenant governor.

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