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Events Leading to Confederation

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    Events Leading to Confederation

    An illustrated timeline with events explaining how Confederation formed

  • Charles Tupper became the Premier of Nova Scotia

    Charles Tupper became the Premier of Nova Scotia
    He was one of the Fathers of Confederation, he helped confederation form with all of the other Fathers.

  • The Great Coalition

    The Great Coalition
    George Brown suggested to form a coalition government so there won't be anymore political deadlocks between the Conservatives and the Reform Pary. The plan was to form a strong union of Confederation.

  • The Charlottetown Conference

    The Charlottetown Conference
    The point of the Charlottetown Conference was to discuss the Maritime Union, but the Fathers of Confederation came and persuaded some of the Maritime colonies to think about joining Confederation

  • Quebec Conference

    Quebec Conference
    The Quebec Conference was about the plan to make the Union strong. So the Fathers of Confederation came up with the Seventy-Two Resolutions.

  • American Civil War Ends

    American Civil War Ends
    John A. Macdonald urges the colonies to join together to defend them selves against the Americans after the civil war. The Canadians were scared of the Manifest Destiny that the Americans speak of.

  • Reciprocity Treaty Ended With the Americans

    Reciprocity Treaty Ended With the Americans
    Now Canada don't have any trading partners anymore. So the only logical thing to do is to trade amongst themselves.

  • Fenian Raids

    Fenian Raids
    800 Irish-American Soldiers crossed the Niagara River and invaded Canada. They wanted to make Canada "New Ireland"

  • The London Conference

    The London Conference
    This Conference was a continuation of the Quebec Conference held earlier about the Seventy-Two Resolutions. It is the final conference that led to Confederation

  • British Nor America Act Introduced in British Parliament

    British Nor America Act Introduced in British Parliament
    This act is build on the Seventy-Two Resolutions worked out in the Quebec Conference. British parliament passed the act quickly without any major changes.

  • BNA Act Came to Effect: Confederation Won

    BNA Act Came to Effect: Confederation Won
    After Queen Victoria signs her royal signature on the act, Canada is now offically it's own country. Joe Howe tries to stop Confederation, but their attempt to stop it is hopeless.
    Canada celebrates its Dominion, This day becomes Canada Day.