HIST-261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Canadian Confederation, Responsible Government
10 Jul 2020
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In 1866, british north america consisted of a number of independent colonies whose economic and social ties to britain and the united states were often stronger than their ties to each other. Each colony had a distinct history, shaped by climate and natural resources, the first nations who inhabited the region, the timing of contact with europeans, and the immigrant groups that had settled there. As colonies of britain, however, they had basic political, social, and legal structures in common. Confederation was not inevitable, and it could have taken a very different form. Discussions of confederation took place in the shadow of the american civil war, and the architects of. Canadian confederation wanted to ensure that the federal government would be strong enough to hold the new nation together, while balancing the desire especially strong among french-canadian and. Maritime leaders for regional governments to control local affairs. Columbia): confederation was only one stage in a larger process of nation-building.
