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Mercantilism
-BNA colonies recieved special protective trading status (lower tariffs) when most of their products entered Great Britain -
Repeal Corn Laws
-from 1791 to 1846 tariffs on grains imported into Britain were set according to a part of the mercantile system
-BNA colonies imported grains to Britain for lower tariffs than grains from other colonies -
Confederation
-BNA and USA were affected by change internaly
-Great Britain was also affected by the change -
Reciprocity Treaty
-Certain resources were traded without tariffs between BNA colonies and USA
-Lack of transportation was difficult to trade plus the manufactured goods were available from USA and BNA -
Charlettetown conference
-Colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward island got together to discuss about making a Maritime Union
-Maritime colonies met up in Charlettetown to hold there meeting there -
Quebec conference
-The Québec Conference was the second conference leading to creation of the Dominion of Canada in 1867.
-Delegates from the colonies created the Québec Resolutions -
London conference
-Once New Brunswick and Nova Scotia had passed union resolutions in 1866, a conference was held in London
-The purpose was to draft the text of the British North America Act. This was also when they decided on the name Canada -
British North American Act
-The BNA act created the Dominion of Canada in 1867
-The BNA act was the first canadain constitution -
The Red River Settlement
-The Metis of the Red river settlement were farmers, HBC employees, fur traders, and trappers
-French was the main language of the settlement
-Non-metis were roman catholic missionaries, scottish famers, HBC employees, and english speaking Protestants -
Manitoba joining confederation
-Manitoba became apart of the Confederation after much negotiation
-Manitoba was to express there claims with the "List of Rights" which demands like how Manitoba is to be admitted into Confederation as a province, not a territory.