HIS263Y1 Lecture 19: Lecture 19-November 27.docx
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It brings distinct political bodies together-doesn"t necessarily create a hierarchy. The idea of confederation, not a new one. There was similar confederacies among first nations people, confederacy of the iroquois, political union where there is some power sharing. The reason you make a confederacy, is to deal with external problems-you want to maintain local sovereignty, local control, local autonomy. Confederation might be your answer-it becomes an idea when it is talked about in canada in the 1850"s and realized in 1867. Lower canada + upper canada-together made the colonies of the canada"s . Trading territory of the hudson bays company in 1867-3 colonies, the canada"s, new brunswick, and. Nova scotia, come together to make 3 provinces,-3 become 4. The canadas break apart and become canada and the ontarios and quebec in confederation. 1870, manitoba joings 1871 bc joins, pei 1873. This gives us a sense of the set of possibilities, it was not a foregone conclusion.
