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Act of Union creates United Province of Canada
Province of Canada
It united colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada under one government, creating the Province of Canada. -
John A. Macdonald
Lawyer from Kingston and entered politics in 1844. He wanted representation by population. He would help preserve French culture and took the ideas of Cartier and Brown and combined them. -
Corn Laws
Britian laws governed the imports and exports of grain, and then replealed. -
George Etienne Cartier
Lawyer of Montreal, and disagreed with representation by population. He feared English Canada would pass laws negatively affecting French culture. Was a bitter enemy of George Brown, and entered politics in 1848. -
Free Trade
Free Trade; History Text Pearson Means that all imported goods were allowed in duty free, which lowered costs to comsumers. -
George Brown
Led push for representation by population, represented Toronto, and entered politics in 1851. -
External Trade to United States
Signed Reciprocity Treaty in 1854. Mutual reduction of tariffs. Allowed free trade of natural products and growth in trade. -
Internal Trade
Business leaders and politicians thougth they could replace sales internally to expand intercolonial trade, selling goods in distant colonies applealed to colonies, and needed good railway systems. Their obstacle was different governments in each colony began to think about uniting colonies. -
United States Backed Out
They announced it will end traty, and thought BNA was benefiting more. They disliked tariffs for anufactured imports. Britian supported the South during the Civil War. -
Fenian Invasions
Some invasions occurred, and invaded Canada East in 1866. Largely ineffective without American assistance. -
Canada united in Confederation.
British colonies in North America are united under the British North American Act to become the Dominion of Canada. The Act, drafted by John A. Macdonald and signed on May 8, became effective on July 1, 1867.
