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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
Pre-Confederation
the creation of canada -
Feb 1, 1500
Explorers from Europe discover North America
Explorers from Europe came to North Americato claim lands. they relized that this land was rich in resources. Soon settlement begain. -
Britain Vs France
When the 7 years war ended in 1763, france had to give its land in north america to Britain.
From this time on Britain had control of most north america -
Britain Vs America
The 13 colnies were anry with the way they were being treated, so in in 1775 they began a war with Britain for their independence. The americans won, the British were forced to recognize the United States as its own country. The land left over was called British North America. This would become Canada in about 100 years later. -
British North Amerca
In the 1860's there were many British Colonies in what is now Canada: British Columbia, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and the province of Canada. At this time the idea of all the colonies joining to make a new country became popular. -
Reasons for Confederation
Political problems: The government of the Province of Canada did not run smoothley because the English and French had diffrent ideas on how things should be run.
Economic Problems:in order for their economies to do well the colonies needed to be able to sell their goods to other markets. At this time there were very few places they could sell to.Military problems since America had fought Britain to gain its independence the relationship between B.N.A and the U.S had never been stable. -
Creation of Canada
Canada East, Canada West, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick joins together to form what is now known as Canada
