HIS263Y5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Red River Colony, Canadian Confederation, Responsible Government
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Nation-states do not emanate monolithic, unified identities. The canadian confederation epitomizes the challenges of connecting cultural identity in different geographical regions to the physical space of the nation state within the symbolic realm of nationalism. There were changing geographical dimensions in the history of canada as a colonial possession of the british empire, pre- and post-confederation, to 1870. In terms of the geography of confederation in 1867, the british north america act stated that, the provinces of canada, nova scotia, and new brunswick shall form and be one dominion under the name of canada. Soon after that there was a movement in nova scotia to exit the confederating arrangement. For at least seven years, confederation was not necessarily viewed as a lasting commitment. Duri(cid:374)g the sa(cid:373)e period, the possi(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) of e(cid:454)pa(cid:374)di(cid:374)g the (cid:374)e(cid:449) do(cid:373)i(cid:374)io(cid:374) of ca(cid:374)ada"s territor(cid:455) i(cid:374) a westward direction was successfully realized.
