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REASONS FOR CONFEDERATION

REASONS FOR CONFEDERATION. Internal and External Reasons. Political deadlock and the Great Coalition Railway linking the colonies Cancellation of the Reciprocity Treaty The threat of American Expansion Great Britain wanted the colonies to be more self-sufficient

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REASONS FOR CONFEDERATION

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  1. REASONS FOR CONFEDERATION Internal and External Reasons

  2. Political deadlock and the Great Coalition • Railway linking the colonies • Cancellation of the Reciprocity Treaty • The threat of American Expansion • Great Britain wanted the colonies to be more self-sufficient • Desire to expand settlement westwards *Try to determine which would be an INTERNAL or EXTERNAL force

  3. POLITICAL DEADLOCK AND THE GREAT COALITION • 1860S—difficult to get anything passed since “double majority” needed in both Canada East and Canada West • George Brown and John A. Macdonald and others agree to form a coalition to get the gov’t to work

  4. RAILWAY • Obstacles: -Can W, Can E, NS, and NB each had their own railways -No railway joined the colonies -St. Lawrence River froze in winter and prevented transport of goods between colonies

  5. Advantages: -intercontinental railway overcome the obstacles -distances between colonies shortened -move troops faster if US invaded

  6. CANCELLEATION OF RECIPROCITY TREATY • 1854-65 there was free trade between colonies and US no tariffs put on goods going to US stronger links to US than to colonies • 1865 Reciprocity Treaty cancelled colonies think about trading amongst themselves and increase economic prosperity

  7. THREAT OF AMERICAN EXPANSION • Colonies believed they could withstand a US attack if they were together • Britain had supported the losing South in the American Civil War -Fear the US would take revenge on the colonies -Fenian Raids (attacks by Irish Catholics in US into the colonies to protest British rule in Ireland) • Manifest Destiny (American belief that it was their destiny to occupy all of North America)

  8. GREAT BRITAIN WANTED COLONIES TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT • 1860s GB’s relationship with colonies began to change • Debate in GB about the benefits of keeping the colonies FOR: -source of raw materials - market for manufactured goods - opportunity to emigrate AGAINST: -burden on British tax-payers - colonies should pay for their own defence and government

  9. DESIRE TO EXPAND COLONIES WESTWARD • Can W running out of farmland and looking westward (Prairies) • Could counter any moves by the US who were also looking west Source: http://www.slideshare.net/brhughes/reasons-for-confederation

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