WDW101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 02: Red River Colony, Northern Pacific Railway, Intercolonial Railway
15 Jun 2013
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Nova scotia opposed union with canada from the beginning. When elections were held, anti-confederates with the exception of the. Premier charles tupper who barely won by 100 votes, held all legislative seats. The anti-confederation league, later renamed nova scotia party, was formed in 1866 and led by joseph howe. Howe along with others wanted to strengthen ties with britain and not weaken it through the bna union. After losing his seat in government, he headed a committee to london to get sanction for nova. Scotia"s release from confederation but was ultimately refused. Other anti-confederates with business ties favoured annexation to the. After britain adopted free trade in the 1840s, they developed lucrative trade with the us through the reciprocity treaty of 1854 until senate rescinded it in 1866. John a. macdonald saw howe opposed to unite with the us and incentivized him into joining canada instead, which included assisting him in getting a federal seat in government.
