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Canadian Confederation

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  • Canada struggled with ________, which is the inability to decide on a course of action due to disagreement between two parties.
    Political deadlock
  • The BNA Act established "rep by pop". What is this referring to?
    Representation by population (in parliament)
  • Name one responsibility of the provincial governments that was established by the BNA Act
    Answers may vary
  • This man was a father of Confederation who was originally an enemy of John A. MacDonald.
    George Brown
  • This man was a father of Confederation and helped John A. MacDonald write the British North America Act.
    George Etienne-Cartier.
  • Who were the original four provinces that joined at Confederation?
    Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
  • The name of the legislation that established Canada as a country.
    The British North America Act
  • True or false: Ottawa was always the designated capital of Canada.
    False
  • Name one responsibility of the provincial governments that was established by the BNA Act
    Answers may vary
  • Name one responsibility of the federal government that was established by the BNA Act
    Answers may vary
  • Which province was the very last to join Canada?
    Newfoundland
  • Name one responsibility of the federal government that was established by the BNA Act
    Answers may vary
  • One driving force of Confederation was the threat of ...?
    American annexation
  • What was one reason some provinces did not join at first?
    Did not want to pay taxes, worried about losing independence
  • This man was a father of Confederation and became our first Prime Minister.
    John A. MacDonald
  • The date that Canada officially became a country?
    July 1, 1867
  • True or false: after Confederation, Canada became completely independent from Britain's control.
    False