Timeline of Events, Provinces, and Territories
- September 1st, 1864: The Charlottetown Conference opened to discuss about the confederation of every British North American province, territory, and colony.
- October 10th, 1864: The Quebec Conference opened for discussion of the Seventy-Two Resolutions, as well as the Confederation of Canada.
- December 4th, 1866: The London Conference opened (as the last conference) for discussion about passing resolution and redrafting the BNA (British North American) Act of 1867. Education and defense was also discussed during the conference.
- March 8th – 9th, 1867: The British Parliament passed the BNA Act for the Canadian Confederation.
- July 1st, 1867: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec joined Canada and the
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- The conference was held in the Confederation Chamber of the Province House.
- The Charlottetown Conference became the first meeting of the Fathers of Confederation.
- Newfoundland was not represented at the conference because it had been invited too late.
- Prince Edward Island was not interested in joining a union that would include the Province of Canada.
- George Monro Grant was a Canadian church minister, writer, and a political activist from Stellarton, Nova Scotia who wanted Canada to extend from ocean to ocean. It is said that he was a good orator and very persuasive.
Quebec
- The Quebec Conference took place between October 10 and October 27, 1864.
- The conference was held in Quebec City (a month after the Charlottetown Conference).
- A total of 16 delegates (people sent to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference) from the provinces that had participated in the previous (Charlottetown) conference attended this
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Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, making it the most recent province to became part of the country. Some historians argue that the delay is diffcult to understand, since Newfoundland had the chance to enter into Canada in 1867. This paper explores why Newfoundland did not join Confederation in 1867 and remained an independent political entitiy. In was not in their best interest given the overarching political debacle which unfolded between the colony’s Conservatives and Liberals. The decision to remain an independent political entitiy or join the federal govenrment was hindered by opposing poltical views. Despite having two men, known today as the Fathers of Confederation, at the Quebec Conference who supported the idea of union, Newfoundland itself did not. A general election to decide the fate of the colony resulted in ongoing dissatisfaction with the idea of joining the new dominion. The question of higher taxation and terrifies that would hinder the success of the colony was a risk people were not yet ready to take. Most of Newfoundland’s core industries began to suffer and fall apart, while the colonies government continued to disagree, despite a concerted effort made by Canadian officials to have them join the larger nation.
The date that the 13th Ammendement (prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude) was adopted. It was subsequently declared on the 19th of December 1865
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