HISB40H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Fenian Raids, Trent Affair, Clear Grits
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Territory and trade challenges from the united states. The movement for maritime union and the charlottetown conference. G(cid:396)oup (cid:1005)(cid:1004): b(cid:396)itish colu(cid:373)(cid:271)ia"s e(cid:374)t(cid:396)(cid:455) i(cid:374)to co(cid:374)fede(cid:396)atio(cid:374), (cid:1005)(cid:1012)6(cid:1013)-1871. Challenges facing british north america in the years before confederation. Following act of union (1841), canada west and canada east have equal representation in parliament, resulting in political deadlock as members for each side can effectively block legislation introduced by the other. With a growing population in canada west, politician george brown suggests (cid:396)ep(cid:396)ese(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) (cid:271)(cid:455) populatio(cid:374) (cid:894)(cid:862)(cid:396)ep (cid:271)(cid:455) pop(cid:863)(cid:895) Co-premiers john a. macdonald (canada west) and georges etienne cartier (canada. East) work together in the assembly; they believe rep by pop is not the answer but a union of the bna colonies. B(cid:396)itai(cid:374) (cid:396)epeals its (cid:862)co(cid:396)(cid:374) la(cid:449)s(cid:863) i(cid:374) (cid:1005)(cid:1012)46, (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h (cid:396)e(cid:373)o(cid:448)es b(cid:396)itish t(cid:396)ade p(cid:396)efe(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)es o(cid:374) Canadians begin to start thinking about encouraging inter-colonial trade in bna to help offset loss of trade with britain.
