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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Confederation Delegates Parliament Referendum Resolution . when people give their opinion directly on a certain matter by voting for or against it a union of the colonies the government of Canada people who are chosen to go to meetings on behalf of others

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  1. Vocabulary • Confederation • Delegates • Parliament • Referendum • Resolution • when people give their opinion directly on a certain matter by voting for or against it • a union of the colonies • the government of Canada • people who are chosen to go to meetings on behalf of others • a formal decision made by a group

  2. Multiple Choice • These are the four main reasons given for why the colonies should join together: • Better defence, easier trade between colonies, more railways, and more land. • Better defence, more trade with the U.S.A., more airplanes, and more oceans. • More wars, easier trade between colonies, more railways, and more land.

  3. Multiple Choice • French Canadians were not sure about Confederation because they would lose power and their culture because they would be in: • The majority (bigger numbers). • The way of the English Canadian members. • The minority (smaller numbers).

  4. Multiple Choice • P.E.I. was not interested in Confederation because: • They would not benefit from a railway and they had problems with landlords. • They already had a railway and they had problems with landlords. • They would not benefit from a railway and they solved their own problem with the landlords.

  5. Multiple Choice • Newfoundland was not interested in Confederation because: • They had already built a railway and stopped fishing. • They would not benefit from a railway and already traded fish in Europe. • Already had a strong army for defence and had lots of land for new settlers.

  6. Multiple Choice • Some Nova Scotians (including Joseph Howe) were not interested in Confederation because: • They wanted to stop trading fish and they would not benefit from a railway. • They would have too many representatives and they had many debts to pay off before joining Confederation. • They would have few representatives and they didn’t want to pay for the Province of Canada’s debts.

  7. Confederation Achieved These four provinces formed Canada after Confederation: Quebec (used to be Canada East) Ontario (used to be Canada West) Nova Scotia New Brunswick

  8. Confederation Achieved • These two colonies decided not to join in Confederation: Newfoundland Prince Edward Island

  9. Confederation Achieved Name the date (day, month, year) of Confederation: July 1, 1867

  10. Confederation Achieved Name the document/act that created the Dominion of Canada: British North America Act

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