Ontario

1
Ontario

• Entered in July1, 1867
• Leaders were JA MacDonald
• William Lyon MacKenzie
• George Brown

2
Ontario

• Reasons to not join
• the new national government will take over all
  debts
• The railway would create a larger debt

• The trade would be better without taxes
• the railway cost could be shared
• deadlock could be solved

3
Newfoundland

• Joining of Confederation March 31, 1949
• our leaders
• Ambrose Shea
• James Smallwood
• Fredrick Carter

4
Newfoundland

• We said we disagreed because
• the freeze up of the River would isolate us
• they had little to do with other colonies
• railway would not help us over here

• We eventually said yes because
• because everyone else did
• they wanted to trade with others without taxes
• they wanted better defence for their soldiers

5
Metis

• Louis Reil was a leader that helped fight for the
  rights of the Metis during the times of
  Confederation
• Amos Cosmos also helped with this challenge

6
Metis

• Manitoba joined confederation in1870
• The metis in Manitoba were concerned that they
  would lose valuble farmland to Canadian settlers
  and lose their way of life.
• Louis Riel and William MacDougall siezed Upper
  Fort Garry and proclaimed themselves a
  provisional government.

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Prince Edward Island

• The year we joined was 1873
• The leaders were
• William Pope
• George Coles

8
PEI

• We joined because
• the British would support the joining
• Poor regions could get their debts paid
• Confederation would end the taxes between the
  colonies

• Not to join
• The freeze up of the River would stop travel
• Local power would have to be given away to the
  national government

9
Nova Scotia

• Came to Confederation July1, 1867
• Leaders of NS
• Joseph Howe
• Charles Tupper
• Robert Dickey

10
Nova Scotia

• Joined because
• The colonies could trade without the tariffs
• poor regions could be helped by richer ones
• British would support it

• The freeze of the St. Lawrence was isolating them
• They would lose their identity
• Ties with Britain might be hurt

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Quebec

• Quebec became part of Canada July 1, 1867
• Louis Papineau

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Quebec

• Reasons to join
• we wanted to trade between colonies without
  tariffs
• deadlock would be ended
• better defence against a US attack

• Not to join
• the new national government would have to pay
  others debts
• English would be more dominant
• The railway would be expensive