This man was a father of Confederation and became our first Prime Minister.
John A. MacDonald
This man was a father of Confederation and helped John A. MacDonald write the British North America Act.
George Etienne-Cartier.
This man was a father of Confederation who was originally an enemy of John A. MacDonald.
George Brown
The name of the legislation that established Canada as a country.
The British North America Act
The date that Canada officially became a country?
July 1, 1867
One driving force of Confederation was the threat of ...?
American annexation
Canada struggled with ________, which is the inability to decide on a course of action due to disagreement between two parties.
Political deadlock
True or false: after Confederation, Canada became completely independent from Britain's control.
False
Name one responsibility of the federal government that was established by the BNA Act
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Name one responsibility of the federal government that was established by the BNA Act
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Name one responsibility of the provincial governments that was established by the BNA Act
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Name one responsibility of the provincial governments that was established by the BNA Act
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True or false: Ottawa was always the designated capital of Canada.
False
The BNA Act established "rep by pop". What is this referring to?
Representation by population (in parliament)
Which province was the very last to join Canada?
Newfoundland
Who were the original four provinces that joined at Confederation?
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
