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Reading Guide Colonies and Confederation

Students should use both the readings provided and their textbook to answer the questions below.
If the answer is not present in the readings, the group should discuss how to best answer the
question.

The Province of Canada

What were the Canadiens worried about? Why?
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How many elected representatives supported confederation in the Province of
Canada? What percent is this?
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New Brunswick
Why would people of New Brunswick want the railway?
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Why would people of New Brunswick oppose Confederation?

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Did they join Confederation in 1867?
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Nova Scotia
What was Joseph Howe worried about?
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Why would Nova Scotia want a railway?
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Prince Edward Island

How many people are in PEI in 1858? (refer to Page 149) Why was this a concern
for PEI when they were deciding if they should join Confederation?
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Does Cornelius Howatt support Confederation or oppose it? How do you know?
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Choosing a Capital
Why would the capital be Toronto for two years, then Quebec City for the next two
years?
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Why was Bytown the best location for the capital? (3 reasons)
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First Nations
What does section 91(24) of the BNA Act say?
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Why would the First Nations not be included?
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Should the politicians have consulted the First Nations about Confederation? Why
do you believe this?
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Lecture
Which colony was not included in any of these readings?
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Did they join Confederation? When?
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Lecture Guide
1. In 1864, George Brown, leader of the _________________, convinced his
party to join a ______________ with the______________ party of
Canadiens.
2. Federalism is:
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3. Federalism would_________ concerns in the Maritimes because
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4. In 1864, delegates from
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meet in Charlottetown.
5. All the delegates then met again in _____________ and the colonies agreed
to a consensus, which was drafted into_____________________________.
6. Now, the _____________________ had begun and it was up to the
politicians to decide if union was in each colonies best interest.