ECONOMICAL CAUSES

Intercolonial Trade

Lack of intercolonial trade

Population of the colonies were still small

BNA colonies were still new

Taxes

To keep out other goods from other colonies

to protect our goods

Lack of Transportation

Transportation

bad transportation

Canals and railways were designed to ship to Brittan and the united states

in the winter bodies of water froze in the winter and railways and roads were covered in snow

in the summer roads and railways were covered in mud.

external trade

Economic development depended largely on external trade outside of bna

Brittan

brittan law allowed colonial products to be sold there free of tarrifs - colonial preference

brittan put a tariff on american goods since its a forgien country

because of this bna had an advantage over american goods

Brittan began to move towards free trade

BNA lost thier advantage over american goods.

united states

reciprocity treaty a traty signed by america and britan for bna since they couldnt sign it its a traty to have a mutual reduction of tarrifs

united states started to move away from the treaty because they thought it was in favor of BNA colonies.

defense causes

threats from the us

American settlers were claiming lands in BNA colonies

They wanted to expand there land

Manifest destiny

as America succeeded advancing west many Americans thought it was there destiny to take over BNA colonies

Civil war

britan was nutrul but the union believe britan supported the confederacy

a feeling america would take this as a reason to invade BNA colonies at the end of Civil war

Fennians

Wanted to gain independence from britan

because they thought that Brittan treated Ireland very bad

they thought attcking BNA would be revenge for brittan treating ireland bad

attacked in 1866

Withdrawal of troops

Brittan stationed troops all over the world to make sure it was safe

Brittan got into a war with Russia

this drainned troops from the bna colonies

Political causes

capital of canada

kept getting switched

queen victoria chose ontario as the fpermenant capital

Conflicts in canada

conservative and liberal party leader were enemy's

Over French rights

representation by population

canada west believed that equal repersentation was unfair

because they thought that because there colony had more people it should have more seats

With equal representation every bill was deadlocked because each side couldn't agree on the best path

political deadock

deadlock over transportation

Canada west wanted to improve transportation systems however Canada west did not feel it was necessary

The great collation

Macdonald, Brown and Cartier began to form a alliance and worked together towards Canadian confederation