How Was Canada West Formed

It promoted trade and travel. The freedom of movement wasn’t always thinkable when America was under the control of Great Britain. This all has changed, though, when the Articles of Confederation implemented. People were allowed to travel throughout the 13 states and/ or trade with other people, which gives them the chance to seek a better life for themselves. Except for the people that have committed crimes.

In the year of 1867 the nation we know as Canada came into being. The Confederation in this year only came about after things had been overcome. Many political and economic pressures were exerted on the colonies and a federal union of the colonies seemed to be the most practical method of dealing with these pressures and conflicts. While Confederation was a solution to many of the problems, it was not a popular one for all the colonies involved. In the Maritime colonies views differed widely on the topic. Some were doubtful, some were pleased, others were annoyed and many were hopeful for a prosperous future.1

A decision had to be made. Newfoundland was in a position to make a choice for their future as a self-governing dominion, a british-governing dominion, or a maritime province as a part of Canada. Newfoundland chose to join the confederation of Canada, and it was quite necessary to do so. Newfoundland was already a dominion that stood outside of Canada, however could not exist on its own because of its lack of sustainability and ability to grow. Therefore, it was very necessary for Newfoundland to join the confederation of Canada.

“I believe, from all that I can learn that the Provinces will, ere long, be one great country or nation, from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Never before was there such an important meeting as this held in the history of British America; and it may yet be said that here, in little Prince Edward Island, was that Union formed which has produced one of the greatest nations on the face of God’s earth.” However the conference went undecided on a conclusion which led to the Quebec

We also needed this railroad because we also needed to bring in goods to help the people that live in British Columbia, to live safe, healthy and good lives. The railroad would also help bring in more people. This would help us fill more jobs and more of our goods could be traded out to other provinces for some of our needs such as money. British Columbia is also on the very west of Canada so we need this railroad to even be relevant to Canada and to help Canada be a great place.

Firstly, many groups of colonies worked in isolation because of different incentives. However during the War of 1812, the small communities from different locations of British North America united, securing relations. Prior to the war, many settlers in Upper Canada did not feel loyal to Great Britain. Some were United Empire Loyalists, who had arrived from the North after the American Revolution and believed that they would support and fight alongside with the Americans instead of British North America. Others were American and had felt no connection towards the Crown. But when the declaration for the war was given, both Upper and Lower Canada united and came together collectively to fight against a common enemy, for the sake of their land. The Montreal Gazette editor reports on the entire population of the city coming together to defend its frontier:

The Articles of Confederation was ratified on March 1, 1781. It limited Congress’s influence and power over the colonies, but allowed them to manage foreign relations or Indian affairs, coin money, maintain a postal service and as a last solution, intervene with any disputes between the states. After the Revolution, Americans wanted to avoid tyrannical or monarchy government, therefore letting each state rule over themselves would eliminate having to report to higher authorities, however this caused disorganization and no one or government to lead the states. The states believed in “a firm league of friendship”, never came true as each state would compete with other to increase their population, wealth and land. However, the most important fact about the Articles of Confederation is that it harmed America more than it help it as it kept the states separated. Without a plan, goal or a common purpose, the colonies fell apart, fighting for self glorification and improving themselves, instead of helping each other. Furthermore, the Articles of Confederation failed to address on the restoration of America, such as paying war debts and when “The Requisition of 1785”, was implemented, people protested by starting riots and states capitol printed more paper money than there was gold, thus liquidating the value of the dollar. This leads to an event that caused a turning point in the restoration of American during the 18th century, “Shays Rebellion”.

The Articles of Confederation helped to solve

1. There was support for confederation at the beginning, but it fizzled out. The main reason was that John Gray

Unfortunately, the Article of Confederation did not last long. The Articles ended up giving to mush power to the states, which crippled the National government. The reason for this is that the states did not have to pay taxes so the government quickly started to go bankrupt, another crippling force was that it required a 9 state vote for virtually everything, that which didn't require a 9 state vote did require a unanimous vote, both of which rarely happened. Basically there were some mistakes within the articles and they were unable to fix them, which ultimately led to the downfall of the Confederation. Fortunately, before the whole nation came tumbling down, the Constitution and the Amendments were made to replace the Articles of Confederation the Constitution Changed the major problems with the articles, for intense, the Constitution promoted that the people were sovereign not the states this led to Congress having a little more control over the new nation, it also promoted new ideas that were not even heard of in the Article of

Canadian confederation was a process in which the British colonies of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united into one government of Canada, on July 1 1867. However Canadian confederation did not just happen like that there were causes that lead to confederation. The causes which lead to confederation are; political deadlock, American civil war, the railway, cancellation of reciprocity treaty, and Britain creating her colonies self-sufficient. So today in this essay I will be discussing about the causes of confederation.

During the confederation there are a lot of issue that happened in the trading process. An example for that would be that since Newfoundland is surrounded by water, it means that they have a lot of fish. Fish is their number one trading source and they are afraid that the other colonies would stop by and take all of their fish. Then they could be left with nothing. Another example would be that Canada East’s number 1 trade is lumber and it’s a very popular manufacture. A popular manufacture item like this can be used to build a house and everybody needs a place to live. Then my last example would be that since Canada West has a lot of good trades such as logs, gold, steal, copper, iron, and other materials this would attracted other colonies which could led Canada West with a little bit of something

The road to confederation was the making of Canada it was the joining of Canadian colonies. The British colonies wanted to make one large British North America. Many people were with the idea and many people were against it this essay will discuss why people were against it. The threat of american expansion into canada happened because the Americans were against the confederation of 1867. Documents 1, 7 will be used as evidence to support the idea of how people were against the confederation.

Surrounding the United States were Spanish and British territories. There were military and administrative centers at the borders of these areas. These different centers were “St. Louis, Fort Michillimackinac, Fort Detroit, Natchez, and Fort Niagara” (Document 3). These areas allowed communication between the different nations, and helped them establish a sense of integrity with one another. The most substantial problem that the United States confronted during this time was the power of Congress. Congress could do many things, but they were also not able to do things of great significance. Being that Congress could not do many things, some Americans felt that the Articles of Confederation were not sufficient for the new nation. Congress could do things such as “declare war and make peace, raise a defense force, make foreign treaties and alliances, coin and borrow money, establish a post office, and regulate Indian affairs” (Document 5). But the major problems that arose during this time were due to things that were not in Congress’s power. Congress could not “levy taxes, regulate trade, settle disputes among states, collect state debts owed to it, and enforce any of its powers” (Document 5). If Congress was able to do these things the Articles of Confederation would have been a more long-term and suitable government for the new

Ever since I moved to Canada, I have constantly been taught about arguably the single most important event in the country's history - Confederation. In 1867, the Fathers of Confederation helped ratify the first British North America Act, the culminating product of a hard-fought political process which united Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick. The study of the Dominion of Canada's formation is typically fixated on the politicians' roles (3), and this deficient scope is a significant reason as to why Andrew Smith's monograph, British Business and Canadian Confederation, manifested itself so clearly to me. As I am studying Canadian history through a business context, this book seemed quite appropriate Instead of focusing on the usual suspects, such as the American threat or Anglophone-Francophone relations, Smith seeks to analyze the often neglected influence that British businessmen had on Confederation. As such, the piece's overriding argument is that had there not been support from prominent British investors, Canada's landmark federal unification would not have taken place, whether on July 1, 1867 or otherwise (3). By overtly and exhaustively presenting the prevailing contention in the opening paragraphs, Smith leaves no doubt in the reader's mind as to what the following chapters contain and validate.