A Comparison Of Tensions In Canada East And Canada West

A New Country Is Born Tensions in Canada East and Canada West Canada East and Canada west both wanted a more democratic form of government. One major issue that occurred was when the Union Canada East and West were formed. The French in Canada East had a larger population, so they were under represented in the assembly, yet as the population of Canada West grew, the rates developed. Canada West had more people, so they wanted more representation. Canada East, now with fewer people, wanted to keep equal representation. In 1867, the British North American act created a new nation called the Dominion of Canada.

They each presented their separate viewpoints. The British government sent Lord Durham to study this case. In his report, Lord Durham recommended that Canada West and East should be united to compose a single province. The Act of Union was confirmed on July 23, 1840, by Queen Victoria, and came into effect on February 10, 1841. The Union gave equal representation to both parts of Canada.

At the point when the civil war ended, there was an American army that had nothing to do. The British colonies had a good reason to fear that the army might look north. In 1847, U.S.A had removed Texas and California away from Mexico in the south. Britain and the British colonies had permanently stopped slavery in 1827. The southern U.S.A was angry and threatened to come to the north and fight to reclaim their slaves. After the US civil war, the British colonies in the north looked more appealing to the Americans as an area for annexation. In 1864 some Confederate soldiers raided st. Albans, Vermont. They escaped to Canada. The Canadian government would not arrest them. The union government was so angry they closed the border to Canada and threatened not to renew the reciprocity agreement. Later, around 1865, the Fenians from the US conducted raid from across the