Factors leading to Confederation
Several factors played crucial roles in the movement towards Confederation in Canada. The Fenians, a group of Irish-American veterans, conducted raids against Canada, emphasizing the need for a united defense.
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Factors leading to Confederation Changing British atitudes Support for the colonies was weakaning Suport for the colonies was weakaning in Briten Free trade policy's Crushing below the econimy The fenians Veterans of the civil war were requited into the sisioty of america Atempted many raids against Canada they helped promot the union to become stronger The fenian force was lead by Jhon O'Niel in 1834 to 1878 Began the battle of the ridge way against the British Canadian solders after charging across the boarder and resulted in many deaths The fenians started with campobello island and New Brunswick in april 1866 Became a threat to the British and Canadian milatry United states expansionism: manifest destiny America were expanding across North America and went into Texas New mexico had allready bought Texas but america bought it from New Mexico America and new mexico had a war United states aquired New Mexico and California for $15 million Trouble with trade The trade law agreement between the BNA colonies and US ended in 1865 The BNA colonies will have to pay taxes vice versa The British had a preference trade law in 1846 Other country's had to pay tax when trading with the British Political dead lock Equal representation was supposed to help Canada East not feel dominated by Canada west The opoisit expectation which them in to political dead lock Canada West out numbered Canada East via population Causing Briten to declare that each side of the province will be sharing equal representation at the asembly Railway in British North America It was hard to build a rail way due to weather and land marks Much of the railway business was going to the american railway It was time when the canadians thought to build there own rail way If the colonies wanted to trade with each other they would need a railway It took more time to finish the railway and it would be risky
